.TH "register_sound_mixer" 9 "register_sound_mixer" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
register_sound_mixer \-  register a mixer device
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "int" register_sound_mixer
.BI "(struct file_operations *" fops ","
.BI "int " dev ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "fops" 12
 File operations for the driver
.IP "dev" 12
 Unit number to allocate
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Allocate a mixer device. Unit is the number of the mixer requested.
Pass -1 to request the next free mixer unit. On success the allocated
number is returned, on failure a negative error code is returned.