1PCI_DEV_GET(9)                Hardware Interfaces               PCI_DEV_GET(9)
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NAME

6       pci_dev_get - increments the reference count of the pci device
7       structure
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SYNOPSIS

10       struct pci_dev * pci_dev_get(struct pci_dev * dev);
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ARGUMENTS

13       dev
14           the device being referenced
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DESCRIPTION

17       Each live reference to a device should be refcounted.
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19       Drivers for PCI devices should normally record such references in their
20       probe methods, when they bind to a device, and release them by calling
21       pci_dev_put, in their disconnect methods.
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23       A pointer to the device with the incremented reference counter is
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