1. NAME▲

cdev_add - add a char device to the system

2. SYNOPSIS ▲

int cdev_add(struct cdev *  p , dev_t  dev , unsigned  count );

3. ARGUMENTS ▲

p
    the cdev structure for the device

dev
    the first device number for which this device is responsible

count
    the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this device

4. DESCRIPTION ▲

cdev_add adds the device represented by p to the system, making it live immediately. A negative error code is returned on failure.

5. COPYRIGHT ▲