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.\"      Date: January 2017
.\"    Manual: Management of Cards and Devices
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "SND_CARD_NEW" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Management of Cards and Device"
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.SH "NAME"
snd_card_new \- create and initialize a soundcard structure
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ snd_card_new('u
.BI "int snd_card_new(struct\ device\ *\ " "parent" ", int\ " "idx" ", const\ char\ *\ " "xid" ", struct\ module\ *\ " "module" ", int\ " "extra_size" ", struct\ snd_card\ **\ " "card_ret" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIparent\fR
.RS 4
the parent device object
.RE
.PP
\fIidx\fR
.RS 4
card index (address) [0 \&.\&.\&. (SNDRV_CARDS\-1)]
.RE
.PP
\fIxid\fR
.RS 4
card identification (ASCII string)
.RE
.PP
\fImodule\fR
.RS 4
top level module for locking
.RE
.PP
\fIextra_size\fR
.RS 4
allocate this extra size after the main soundcard structure
.RE
.PP
\fIcard_ret\fR
.RS 4
the pointer to store the created card instance
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Creates and initializes a soundcard structure\&.
.PP
The function allocates snd_card instance via kzalloc with the given space for the driver to use freely\&. The allocated struct is stored in the given card_ret pointer\&.
.SH "RETURN"
.PP
Zero if successful or a negative error code\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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