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authorkib <kib@FreeBSD.org>2010-05-06 19:23:49 +0000
committerkib <kib@FreeBSD.org>2010-05-06 19:23:49 +0000
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Document MAKEDEV_NOWAIT flag for make_dev_credf(9).
Reviewed by: jh MFC after: 2 weeks
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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd September 28, 2008
+.Dd May 6, 2010
.Dt MAKE_DEV 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -133,9 +133,18 @@ The following values are currently accepted:
.Pp
.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
MAKEDEV_REF reference the created device
+MAKEDEV_NOWAIT do not sleep, may return NULL
+MAKEDEV_WAITOK allow the function to sleep to satisfy malloc
.Ed
.Pp
The
+.Dv MAKEDEV_WAITOK
+flag is assumed if none of
+.Dv MAKEDEV_WAITOK ,
+.Dv MAKEDEV_NOWAIT
+is specified.
+.Pp
+The
.Xr dev_clone 9
event handler shall specify
.Dv MAKEDEV_REF
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