1USB_GET_DEV(9)                   USB Core APIs                  USB_GET_DEV(9)
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NAME

6       usb_get_dev - increments the reference count of the usb device
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SYNOPSIS

10       struct usb_device * usb_get_dev(struct usb_device * 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 USB interfaces should normally record such references in
20       their probe methods, when they bind to an interface, and release them
21       by calling usb_put_dev, in their disconnect methods.
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23       A pointer to the device with the incremented reference counter is
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27Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011                  USB_GET_DEV(9)
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