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.TH "STRUCT SUBSYS_INTERF" "9" "May 2018" "Kernel Hackers Manual 3\&.16\&" "Device drivers infrastructure"
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.SH "NAME"
struct_subsys_interface \- interfaces to device functions
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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struct subsys_interface {
  const char * name;
  struct bus_type * subsys;
  struct list_head node;
  int (* add_dev) (struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif);
  int (* remove_dev) (struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif);
};  
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.SH "MEMBERS"
.PP
name
.RS 4
name of the device function
.RE
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subsys
.RS 4
subsytem of the devices to attach to
.RE
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node
.RS 4
the list of functions registered at the subsystem
.RE
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add_dev
.RS 4
device hookup to device function handler
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.PP
remove_dev
.RS 4
device hookup to device function handler
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Simple interfaces attached to a subsystem\&. Multiple interfaces can attach to a subsystem and its devices\&. Unlike drivers, they do not exclusively claim or control devices\&. Interfaces usually represent a specific functionality of a subsystem/class of devices\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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