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.TH "DRM_DEV_ALLOC" "9" "May 2018" "Kernel Hackers Manual 3\&.16\&" "DRM Core"
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.SH "NAME"
drm_dev_alloc \- Allocate new DRM device
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'struct\ drm_device\ *\ drm_dev_alloc('u
.BI "struct drm_device * drm_dev_alloc(struct\ drm_driver\ *\ " "driver" ", struct\ device\ *\ " "parent" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIdriver\fR
.RS 4
DRM driver to allocate device for
.RE
.PP
\fIparent\fR
.RS 4
Parent device object
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocate and initialize a new DRM device\&. No device registration is done\&. Call
\fBdrm_dev_register\fR
to advertice the device to user space and register it with other core subsystems\&.
.PP
The initial ref\-count of the object is 1\&. Use
\fBdrm_dev_ref\fR
and
\fBdrm_dev_unref\fR
to take and drop further ref\-counts\&.
.SH "RETURNS"
.PP
Pointer to new DRM device, or NULL if out of memory\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBJesse Barnes\fR <\&jesse.barnes@intel.com\&>
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Intel Corporation, 
	    
	  
.RS 4
Initial version
.RE
.PP
\fBLaurent Pinchart\fR <\&laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com\&>
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Ideas on board SPRL, 
	    
	  
.RS 4
Driver internals
.RE
.PP
\fBDaniel Vetter\fR <\&daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch\&>
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Intel Corporation, 
	    
	  
.RS 4
Contributions all over the place
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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