Man page 9 : __pci_hp_register

__pci_hp_register - register a hotplug_slot with the PCI hotplug subsystem

int __pci_hp_register(struct hotplug_slot *  slot , struct pci_bus *  bus , int  devnr , const char *  name , struct module *  owner , const char *  mod_name );

slot
    pointer to the struct hotplug_slot to register

bus
    bus this slot is on

devnr
    device number

name
    name registered with kobject core

owner
    caller module owner

mod_name
    caller module name

Registers a hotplug slot with the pci hotplug subsystem, which will allow userspace interaction to the slot.

Returns 0 if successful, anything else for an error.