__class_create9
Create a struct class structure
Usage
struct class * __class_create(struct module * owner, const char * name, struct lock_class_key * key);
Arguments
owner
pointer to the module that is to “own” this struct class
name
pointer to a string for the name of this class.
key
the lock_class_key for this class; used by mutex lock debugging
Overview
This is used to create a struct class pointer that can then be used in calls to device_create.
Returns struct class pointer on success, or ERR_PTR on error.
Note, the pointer created here is to be destroyed when finished by making a call to class_destroy.
Releases
3 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 2 times.