1. NAME▲

snd_card_create - create and initialize a soundcard structure

2. SYNOPSIS ▲

int snd_card_create(int  idx , const char *  xid , struct module *  module , int  extra_size , struct snd_card **  card_ret );

3. ARGUMENTS ▲

idx
    card index (address) [0 ... (SNDRV_CARDS-1)]

xid
    card identification (ASCII string)

module
    top level module for locking

extra_size
    allocate this extra size after the main soundcard structure

card_ret
    the pointer to store the created card instance

4. DESCRIPTION ▲

Creates and initializes a soundcard structure.

The function allocates snd_card instance via kzalloc with the given space for the driver to use freely. The allocated struct is stored in the given card_ret pointer.

5. RETURN ▲

Zero if successful or a negative error code.

6. COPYRIGHT ▲