input_get_new_minor(9) - phpMan
INPUT_GET_NEW_MINOR(9) Input Subsystem INPUT_GET_NEW_MINOR(9)
NAME
input_get_new_minor - allocates a new input minor number
SYNOPSIS
int input_get_new_minor(int legacy_base, unsigned int legacy_num, bool allow_dynamic);
ARGUMENTS
legacy_base
beginning or the legacy range to be searched
legacy_num
size of legacy range
allow_dynamic
whether we can also take ID from the dynamic range
DESCRIPTION
This function allocates a new device minor for from input major namespace. Caller can
request legacy minor by specifying legacy_base and legacy_num parameters and whether ID
can be allocated from dynamic range if there are no free IDs in legacy range.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8. January 2017 INPUT_GET_NEW_MINOR(9)
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