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31 #ifndef _LINUX_MISCDEVICE_H_
32 #define _LINUX_MISCDEVICE_H_
34 #define MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR -1
36 #include <linux/device.h>
37 #include <linux/cdev.h>
41 struct device *this_device;
42 const struct file_operations *fops;
49 extern struct class linux_class_misc;
52 misc_register(struct miscdevice *misc)
54 misc->this_device = device_create(&linux_class_misc,
55 &linux_root_device, 0, misc, misc->name);
56 misc->cdev = cdev_alloc();
57 if (misc->cdev == NULL)
59 misc->cdev->owner = THIS_MODULE;
60 misc->cdev->ops = misc->fops;
61 kobject_set_name(&misc->cdev->kobj, misc->name);
62 if (cdev_add(misc->cdev, misc->this_device->devt, 1))
68 misc_deregister(struct miscdevice *misc)
70 device_destroy(&linux_class_misc, misc->this_device->devt);
76 #endif /* _LINUX_MISCDEVICE_H_ */