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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/platform_device.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/platform_device.h | 62 |
1 files changed, 58 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_device.h b/include/linux/platform_device.h index 5417944..d7ecad0 100644 --- a/include/linux/platform_device.h +++ b/include/linux/platform_device.h @@ -43,10 +43,64 @@ extern struct resource *platform_get_resource_byname(struct platform_device *, u extern int platform_get_irq_byname(struct platform_device *, const char *); extern int platform_add_devices(struct platform_device **, int); -extern struct platform_device *platform_device_register_simple(const char *, int id, - const struct resource *, unsigned int); -extern struct platform_device *platform_device_register_data(struct device *, - const char *, int, const void *, size_t); +extern struct platform_device *platform_device_register_resndata( + struct device *parent, const char *name, int id, + const struct resource *res, unsigned int num, + const void *data, size_t size); + +/** + * platform_device_register_simple - add a platform-level device and its resources + * @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 + * + * 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". + * + * Returns &struct platform_device pointer on success, or ERR_PTR() on error. + */ +static inline struct platform_device *platform_device_register_simple( + const char *name, int id, + const struct resource *res, unsigned int num) +{ + return platform_device_register_resndata(NULL, name, id, + res, num, NULL, 0); +} + +/** + * platform_device_register_data - add a platform-level device with platform-specific data + * @parent: parent device for the device we're adding + * @name: base name of the device we're adding + * @id: instance id + * @data: platform specific data for this platform device + * @size: size of platform specific data + * + * 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. + * + * Returns &struct platform_device pointer on success, or ERR_PTR() on error. + */ +static inline struct platform_device *platform_device_register_data( + struct device *parent, const char *name, int id, + const void *data, size_t size) +{ + return platform_device_register_resndata(parent, name, id, + NULL, 0, data, size); +} extern struct platform_device *platform_device_alloc(const char *name, int id); extern int platform_device_add_resources(struct platform_device *pdev, |
