1DEVICE_INITIALIZE(9)     Device drivers infrastructure    DEVICE_INITIALIZE(9)
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NAME

6       device_initialize - init device structure.
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SYNOPSIS

9       void device_initialize(struct device * dev);
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ARGUMENTS

12       dev
13           device.
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DESCRIPTION

16       This prepares the device for use by other layers by initializing its
17       fields. It is the first half of device_register, if called by that
18       function, though it can also be called separately, so one may use dev's
19       fields. In particular, get_device/put_device may be used for reference
20       counting of dev after calling this function.
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NOTE

23       Use put_device to give up your reference instead of freeing dev
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27Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011            DEVICE_INITIALIZE(9)
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