pci_request_regions(9) Reserved PCI I/O and memory resources

SYNOPSIS

int pci_request_regions(struct pci_dev * pdev, const char * res_name);

ARGUMENTS

pdev

PCI device whose resources are to be reserved

res_name

Name to be associated with resource.

DESCRIPTION

Mark all PCI regions associated with PCI device pdev as being reserved by owner res_name. Do not access any address inside the PCI regions unless this call returns successfully.

Returns 0 on success, or EBUSY on error. A warning message is also printed on failure.

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