1. NAME

parport_open - find a device by canonical device number

2. SYNOPSIS

struct pardevice * parport_open(int  devnum , const char *  name );

3. ARGUMENTS

devnum
    canonical device number

name
    name to associate with the device

4. DESCRIPTION

This function is similar to parport_register_device, except that it locates a device by its number rather than by the port it is attached to.

All parameters except for devnum are the same as for parport_register_device. The return value is the same as for parport_register_device.

5. COPYRIGHT