.TH "pci_enable_device" 9 "pci_enable_device" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX .SH NAME pci_enable_device \- Initialize device before it's used by a driver. .SH SYNOPSIS .B "int" pci_enable_device .BI "(struct pci_dev *" dev ");" .SH ARGUMENTS .IP "dev" 12 PCI device to be initialized .SH "DESCRIPTION" Initialize device before it's used by a driver. Ask low-level code to enable I/O and memory. Wake up the device if it was suspended. Beware, this function can fail.