device: added register_class_devname() API

this allows drivers to register generic device names for a device
class, with automatic class instance handling
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Andrew Tridgell
2013-12-10 11:31:04 +01:00
committed by Lorenz Meier
parent 895dc3a2bb
commit b2b9665e44
2 changed files with 58 additions and 0 deletions
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@@ -396,6 +396,25 @@ protected:
*/
virtual int close_last(struct file *filp);
/**
* Register a class device name, automatically adding device
* class instance suffix if need be.
*
* @param class_devname Device class name
* @return class_instamce Class instance created, or -errno on failure
*/
virtual int register_class_devname(const char *class_devname);
/**
* Register a class device name, automatically adding device
* class instance suffix if need be.
*
* @param class_devname Device class name
* @param class_instance Device class instance from register_class_devname()
* @return OK on success, -errno otherwise
*/
virtual int unregister_class_devname(const char *class_devname, unsigned class_instance);
private:
static const unsigned _max_pollwaiters = 8;
@@ -488,4 +507,7 @@ private:
} // namespace device
// class instance for primary driver of each class
#define CLASS_DEVICE_PRIMARY 0
#endif /* _DEVICE_DEVICE_H */