platform_device_regi(9)

NAME

platform_device_register_simple

SYNOPSIS

struct platform_device *
                                                         platform_device_register_simple(const char * name,
                                                         int id,
                                                         struct resource * res,
                                                         unsigned int num);

ARGUMENTS

name

base name of the device we´re adding

id

instance id

res

set of resources that needs to be allocated for the device

num

number of resources

DESCRIPTION

This function creates a simple platform device that requires minimal
resource and memory management. Canned release function freeing memory allocated for the device allows drivers using such devices to be
unloaded without waiting for the last reference to the device to be
dropped.

This interface is primarily intended for use with legacy drivers which probe hardware directly. Because such drivers create sysfs device nodes themselves, rather than letting system infrastructure handle such
device enumeration tasks, they don´t fully conform to the Linux driver model. In particular, when such drivers are built as modules, they
can´t be "hotplugged".

COPYRIGHT

Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. August 2009 PLATFORM_DEVICE_REGI(9)