Name

register_chrdev_region — register a range of device numbers

Synopsis

int register_chrdev_region (dev_t from,
 unsigned count,
 const char * name);
 

Arguments

from

the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include the major number.

count

the number of consecutive device numbers required

name

the name of the device or driver.

Description

Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.