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

6       device_add - add device to device hierarchy.
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SYNOPSIS

9       int device_add(struct device * dev);
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ARGUMENTS

12       dev
13           device.
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DESCRIPTION

16       This is part 2 of device_register, though may be called separately
17       _iff_ device_initialize has been called separately.
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19       This adds dev to the kobject hierarchy via kobject_add, adds it to the
20       global and sibling lists for the device, then adds it to the other
21       relevant subsystems of the driver model.
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NOTE

24       _Never_ directly free dev after calling this function, even if it
25       returned an error! Always use put_device to give up your reference
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29Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.         June 2019                     DEVICE_ADD(9)
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