.TH "devfs_register_chrdev" 9 "devfs_register_chrdev" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
devfs_register_chrdev \-  Optionally register a conventional character driver.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "int" devfs_register_chrdev
.BI "(unsigned int " major ","
.BI "const char *" name ","
.BI "struct file_operations *" fops ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "major" 12
 The major number for the driver.
.IP "name" 12
 The name of the driver (as seen in /proc/devices).
.IP "fops" 12
 The \fBfile_operations\fP structure pointer.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This function will register a character driver provided the "devfs=only"
option was not provided at boot time.
Returns 0 on success, else a negative error code on failure.