SPI_NEW_DEVICE(9)                 Serial Peripheral Interface (S                SPI_NEW_DEVICE(9)



NAME
       spi_new_device - instantiate one new SPI device

SYNOPSIS
       struct spi_device * spi_new_device(struct spi_master * master,
                                          struct spi_board_info * chip);

ARGUMENTS
       master
           Controller to which device is connected

       chip
           Describes the SPI device

CONTEXT
       can sleep

DESCRIPTION
       On typical mainboards, this is purely internal; and it's not needed after board init
       creates the hard-wired devices. Some development platforms may not be able to use
       spi_register_board_info though, and this is exported so that for example a USB or parport
       based adapter driver could add devices (which it would learn about out-of-band).

RETURN
       the new device, or NULL.

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