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Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man9/make_dev.9')
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man9/make_dev.9 b/share/man/man9/make_dev.9 index 9cc755f..2e35f5f 100644 --- a/share/man/man9/make_dev.9 +++ b/share/man/man9/make_dev.9 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd September 5, 2010 +.Dd October 7, 2010 .Dt MAKE_DEV 9 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -131,12 +131,18 @@ argument alters the operation of .Fn make_dev_credf . 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 -MAKEDEV_ETERNAL created device will be never destroyed -.Ed +.Bl -tag -width "MAKEDEV_CHECKNAME" -compact -offset indent +.It MAKEDEV_REF +reference the created device +.It MAKEDEV_NOWAIT +do not sleep, may return NULL +.It MAKEDEV_WAITOK +allow the function to sleep to satisfy malloc +.It MAKEDEV_ETERNAL +created device will be never destroyed +.It MAKEDEV_CHECKNAME +return NULL if the device name is invalid or already exists +.El .Pp The .Dv MAKEDEV_WAITOK @@ -166,6 +172,9 @@ For the convenience, use the flag for the code that can be compiled into kernel or loaded (and unloaded) as loadable module. .Pp +A panic will occur if the MAKEDEV_CHECKNAME flag is not specified +and the device name is invalid or already exists. +.Pp The .Fn make_dev_cred function is equivalent to the call |
