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.TH "USB_GET_DEV" "9" "17 July 2003" "" ""

.SH NAME
usb_get_dev \- increments the reference count of the usb device structure
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fB
.sp
struct usb_device * usb_get_dev  (struct usb_device * \fIdev\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIdev\fB\fR
the device being referenced
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Each live reference to a device should be refcounted.
.PP
Drivers for USB interfaces should normally record such references in
their \fBprobe\fR methods, when they bind to an interface, and release
them by calling \fBusb_put_dev\fR, in their \fBdisconnect\fR methods.
.PP
A pointer to the device with the incremented reference counter is returned.
.SH "ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT"
.PP
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.PP
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.PP
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.PP
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.PP
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.PP
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.5.71.