INPUT_FREE_DEVICE(9) | Input Subsystem | INPUT_FREE_DEVICE(9) |
NAME¶
input_free_device - free memory occupied by input_dev structure
SYNOPSIS¶
void input_free_device(struct input_dev * dev);
ARGUMENTS¶
dev
input device to free
DESCRIPTION¶
This function should only be used if input_register_device was not called yet or if it failed. Once device was registered use input_unregister_device and memory will be freed once last reference to the device is dropped.
Device should be allocated by input_allocate_device.
NOTE¶
If there are references to the input device then memory will not be freed until last reference is dropped.
COPYRIGHT¶
May 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |