| BLK_ALLOC_DEVT(9) | Block Devices | BLK_ALLOC_DEVT(9) |
NAME¶
blk_alloc_devt - allocate a dev_t for a partition
SYNOPSIS¶
int blk_alloc_devt(struct hd_struct * part, dev_t * devt);
ARGUMENTS¶
part
partition to allocate dev_t for
devt
out parameter for resulting dev_t
DESCRIPTION¶
Allocate a dev_t for block device.
RETURNS¶
0 on success, allocated dev_t is returned in *devt. -errno on failure.
CONTEXT¶
Might sleep.
COPYRIGHT¶
| May 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |