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MODULE_DRIVER(9) Device drivers infrastructure MODULE_DRIVER(9)

NAME

module_driver - Helper macro for drivers that don't do anything special in module init/exit. This eliminates a lot of boilerplate. Each module may only use this macro once, and calling it replaces module_init and module_exit.

SYNOPSIS

module_driver(__driver, __register, __unregister, ...);

ARGUMENTS

__driver

driver name

__register

register function for this driver type

__unregister

unregister function for this driver type @...: Additional arguments to be passed to __register and __unregister.

...

variable arguments

DESCRIPTION

Use this macro to construct bus specific macros for registering drivers, and do not use it on its own.

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January 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.