1KOBJECT_ADD(9) Driver Basics KOBJECT_ADD(9)
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6 kobject_add - the main kobject add function
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9 int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj, struct kobject * parent,
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13 kobj
14 the kobject to add
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17 pointer to the parent of the kobject.
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20 format to name the kobject with.
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26 The kobject name is set and added to the kobject hierarchy in this
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29 If parent is set, then the parent of the kobj will be set to it. If
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35 If this function returns an error, kobject_put must be called to
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38 freed with a call to kfree, that can leak memory.
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40 Note, no “add” uevent will be created with this call, the caller should
41 set up all of the necessary sysfs files for the object and then call
42 kobject_uevent with the UEVENT_ADD parameter to ensure that userspace
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46Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. November 2011 KOBJECT_ADD(9)