rio_dev_get (9) - Linux Manuals

rio_dev_get: Increments the reference count of the RIO device structure

Command to display rio_dev_get manual in Linux: $ man 9 rio_dev_get

NAME

rio_dev_get - Increments the reference count of the RIO device structure

SYNOPSIS

struct rio_dev * rio_dev_get(struct rio_dev * rdev);

ARGUMENTS

rdev

: RIO device being referenced

DESCRIPTION

Each live reference to a device should be refcounted.

Drivers for RIO devices should normally record such references in their probe methods, when they bind to a device, and release them by calling rio_dev_put, in their disconnect methods.

AUTHOR

Matt Porter <mporter [at] kernel.crashing.org>, <mporter [at] mvista.com>

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