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KOBJECT_INIT_AND_ADD(9) Driver Basics KOBJECT_INIT_AND_ADD(9)

NAME

kobject_init_and_add - initialize a kobject structure and add it to the kobject hierarchy

SYNOPSIS

int kobject_init_and_add(struct kobject * kobj, struct kobj_type * ktype, struct kobject * parent, const char * fmt, ...);

ARGUMENTS

kobj
pointer to the kobject to initialize
ktype
pointer to the ktype for this kobject.
parent
pointer to the parent of this kobject.
fmt
the name of the kobject.
...
variable arguments

DESCRIPTION

This function combines the call to kobject_init and kobject_add. The same type of error handling after a call to kobject_add and kobject lifetime rules are the same here.

COPYRIGHT

January 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.