module_driver(9)

module_driver9

Helper macro for drivers that don't do anything special in module init/exit. this eliminates a lot of boilerplate. each module may only use this macro once, and calling it replaces module_init and module_exit.

Usage

module_driver(__driver, __register, __unregister, ...);

Arguments

__driver

driver name

__register

register function for this driver type

__unregister

unregister function for this driver type @...: Additional arguments to be passed to __register and __unregister.

...

variable arguments

Overview

Use this macro to construct bus specific macros for registering drivers, and do not use it on its own.

Releases

2 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 7
  2. 8

From linux-manual-3.16 3.16.56-1+deb8u1 in Debian 8 (Jessie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.