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.TH "_DEVFS_ALLOC_ENTRY" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
_devfs_alloc_entry \- Allocate a devfs entry.
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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\fB
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struct devfs_entry * _devfs_alloc_entry  (const char * \fIname\fB, unsigned int \fInamelen\fB, umode_t \fImode\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIname\fB\fR
the name of the entry
.TP
\fB\fInamelen\fB\fR
the number of characters in \fIname\fR
.TP
\fB\fImode\fB\fR
the mode for the entry
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocate a devfs entry and returns a pointer to the entry on success, else
NULL\&.