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.\"      Date: January 2017
.\"    Manual: I2C and SMBus Subsystem
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "I2C_NEW_DEVICE" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "I2C and SMBus Subsystem"
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.SH "NAME"
i2c_new_device \- instantiate an i2c device
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'struct\ i2c_client\ *\ i2c_new_device('u
.BI "struct i2c_client * i2c_new_device(struct\ i2c_adapter\ *\ " "adap" ", struct\ i2c_board_info\ const\ *\ " "info" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIadap\fR
.RS 4
the adapter managing the device
.RE
.PP
\fIinfo\fR
.RS 4
describes one I2C device; bus_num is ignored
.RE
.SH "CONTEXT"
.PP
can sleep
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Create an i2c device\&. Binding is handled through driver model
\fBprobe\fR/\fBremove\fR
methods\&. A driver may be bound to this device when we return from this function, or any later moment (e\&.g\&. maybe hotplugging will load the driver module)\&. This call is not appropriate for use by mainboard initialization logic, which usually runs during an
\fBarch_initcall\fR
long before any i2c_adapter could exist\&.
.PP
This returns the new i2c client, which may be saved for later use with
\fBi2c_unregister_device\fR; or NULL to indicate an error\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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