---
name: "platform_device_add_data"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.16"
version: "3.16.56-1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/platform_device_add_data"
---

# platform\_device\_add\_data(9)

add platform-specific data to a platform device

## NAME

platform\_device\_add\_data - add platform-specific data to a platform device

## SYNOPSIS

**int platform\_device\_add\_data(struct platform\_device \*** *pdev***, const void \*** *data***, size\_t** *size***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*pdev*

platform device allocated by platform\_device\_alloc to add resources to

*data*

platform specific data for this platform device

*size*

size of platform specific data

## DESCRIPTION

Add a copy of platform specific data to the platform device's platform\_data pointer. The memory associated with the platform data will be freed when the platform device is released.

## COPYRIGHT