dev_open(9) [suse man page]

DEV_OPEN(9)						      Network device support						       DEV_OPEN(9)

NAME

       dev_open - prepare an interface for use.

SYNOPSIS

       int dev_open(struct net_device * dev);

ARGUMENTS

       dev
	   device to open

DESCRIPTION

       Takes a device from down to up state. The device's private open function is invoked and then the multicast lists are loaded. Finally the
       device is moved into the up state and a NETDEV_UP message is sent to the netdev notifier chain.

       Calling this function on an active interface is a nop. On a failure a negative errno code is returned.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							       DEV_OPEN(9)

DEVICE_CREATE(9)					   Device drivers infrastructure					  DEVICE_CREATE(9)

NAME

       device_create - creates a device and registers it with sysfs

SYNOPSIS

       struct device * device_create(struct class * class, struct device * parent, dev_t devt, void * drvdata, const char * fmt, ...);

ARGUMENTS

       class
	   pointer to the struct class that this device should be registered to

       parent
	   pointer to the parent struct device of this new device, if any

       devt
	   the dev_t for the char device to be added

       drvdata
	   the data to be added to the device for callbacks

       fmt
	   string for the device's name

       ...
	   variable arguments

DESCRIPTION

       This function can be used by char device classes. A struct device will be created in sysfs, registered to the specified class.

       A "dev" file will be created, showing the dev_t for the device, if the dev_t is not 0,0. If a pointer to a parent struct device is passed
       in, the newly created struct device will be a child of that device in sysfs. The pointer to the struct device will be returned from the
       call. Any further sysfs files that might be required can be created using this pointer.

       Returns struct device pointer on success, or ERR_PTR on error.

NOTE

       the struct class passed to this function must have previously been created with a call to class_create.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							  DEVICE_CREATE(9)