---
name: "iio_device_alloc"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/iio_device_alloc"
---

# iio\_device\_alloc(9)

allocate an iio\_dev from a driver

## NAME

iio\_device\_alloc - allocate an iio\_dev from a driver

## SYNOPSIS

**struct iio\_dev \* iio\_device\_alloc(int** *sizeof\_priv***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*sizeof\_priv*

Space to allocate for private structure.

## AUTHOR

**Daniel Baluta** \<daniel.baluta@intel.com\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT