.TH "_devfs_alloc_entry" 9 "_devfs_alloc_entry" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
_devfs_alloc_entry \-  Allocate a devfs entry.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "struct devfs_entry *" _devfs_alloc_entry
.BI "(const char *" name ","
.BI "unsigned int " namelen ","
.BI "umode_t " mode ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "name" 12
  The name of the entry.
.IP "namelen" 12
  The number of characters in \fIname\fP.
.IP "mode" 12
-- undescribed --
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Allocate a devfs entry and returns a pointer to the entry on success, else
NULL.