---
name: "request_resource"
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/request_resource"
---

# request\_resource(9)

request and reserve an I/O or memory resource

## NAME

request\_resource - request and reserve an I/O or memory resource

## SYNOPSIS

**int request\_resource(struct resource \*** *root***, struct resource \*** *new***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*root*

root resource descriptor

*new*

resource descriptor desired by caller

## DESCRIPTION

Returns 0 for success, negative error code on error.

## COPYRIGHT