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.\"    Manual: SCSI mid layer
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.11.3
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.TH "SCSI_ALLOC_SDEV" "9" "June 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.11\&" "SCSI mid layer"
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.SH "NAME"
scsi_alloc_sdev \- allocate and setup a scsi_Device
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'struct\ scsi_device\ *\ scsi_alloc_sdev('u
.BI "struct scsi_device * scsi_alloc_sdev(struct\ scsi_target\ *\ " "starget" ", u64\ " "lun" ", void\ *\ " "hostdata" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIstruct scsi_target * starget\fR
.RS 4
which target to allocate a &scsi_device for
.RE
.PP
\fIu64 lun\fR
.RS 4
which lun
.RE
.PP
\fIvoid * hostdata\fR
.RS 4
usually NULL and set by \->slave_alloc instead
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocate, initialize for io, and return a pointer to a scsi_Device\&. Stores the
\fIshost\fR,
\fIchannel\fR,
\fIid\fR, and
\fIlun\fR
in the scsi_Device, and adds scsi_Device to the appropriate list\&.
.PP
Return value: scsi_Device pointer, or NULL on failure\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBJames Bottomley\fR <\&James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com\&>
.RS 4
Author.
.RE
.PP
\fBRob Landley\fR <\&rob@landley.net\&>
.RS 4
Author.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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