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.\"    Manual: Device drivers infrastructure
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "DEVICE_ATTACH" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Device drivers infrastructure"
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.SH "NAME"
device_attach \- try to attach device to a driver\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ device_attach('u
.BI "int device_attach(struct\ device\ *\ " "dev" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIdev\fR
.RS 4
device\&.
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Walk the list of drivers that the bus has and call
\fBdriver_probe_device\fR
for each pair\&. If a compatible pair is found, break out and return\&.
.PP
Returns 1 if the device was bound to a driver; 0 if no matching driver was found; \-ENODEV if the device is not registered\&.
.PP
When called for a USB interface,
\fIdev\fR\->parent lock must be held\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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