CDEV_ALLOC(9)                              Char devices                             CDEV_ALLOC(9)



NAME
       cdev_alloc - allocate a cdev structure

SYNOPSIS
       struct cdev * cdev_alloc(void);

ARGUMENTS
       void
           no arguments

DESCRIPTION
       Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                             CDEV_ALLOC(9)