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DRIVER_FIND(9) Device drivers infrastructure DRIVER_FIND(9)

NAME

driver_find - locate driver on a bus by its name.

SYNOPSIS

struct device_driver * driver_find(const char * name, struct bus_type * bus);

ARGUMENTS

name
name of the driver.
bus
bus to scan for the driver.

DESCRIPTION

Call kset_find_obj to iterate over list of drivers on a bus to find driver by name. Return driver if found.
Note that kset_find_obj increments driver's reference count.

COPYRIGHT

March 2016 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2.