cdev_add9
Add a char device to the system
Usage
int cdev_add(struct cdev * p, dev_t dev, unsigned count);
Arguments
p
the cdev structure for the device
dev
the first device number for which this device is responsible
count
the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this device
Overview
cdev_add adds the device represented by p to the system, making it live immediately. A negative error code is returned on failure.
Releases
6 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 5 times.