__PCI_REGISTER_DRIVE

Section: Hardware Interfaces (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

__pci_register_driver - register a new pci driver  

SYNOPSIS

int __pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver * drv, struct module * owner, const char * mod_name);
 

ARGUMENTS

drv

the driver structure to register

owner

owner module of drv

mod_name

module name string
 

DESCRIPTION

Adds the driver structure to the list of registered drivers. Returns a negative value on error, otherwise 0. If no error occurred, the driver remains registered even if no device was claimed during registration.  

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