rio_dev_get(9) Increments the reference count of the RIO device structure

SYNOPSIS

struct rio_dev * rio_dev_get(struct rio_dev * rdev);

ARGUMENTS

rdev

RIO device being referenced

DESCRIPTION

Each live reference to a device should be refcounted.

Drivers for RIO devices should normally record such references in their probe methods, when they bind to a device, and release them by calling rio_dev_put, in their disconnect methods.

AUTHOR

Matt Porter <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>

Author.

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