devfs_register_chrdev(9)
NAME
devfs_register_chrdev - Optionally register a conven
tional character driver.
SYNOPSIS
int devfs_register_chrdev (unsigned int major, const char *name, struct file_operations *fops);
ARGUMENTS
major The major number for the driver.
- name The name of the driver (as seen in
- /proc/devices).
- fops The file_operations structure pointer.
DESCRIPTION
- This function will register a character driver provided
the "devfs=only" option was not provided at boot time.
Returns 0 on success, else a negative error code on fail
ure.