PCI_DEV_GET
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NAME
pci_dev_get - increments the reference count of the pci device structure
SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
struct pci_dev * pci_dev_get (struct pci_dev * dev);
ARGUMENTS
- dev
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the device being referenced
DESCRIPTION
Each live reference to a device should be refcounted.
Drivers for PCI devices should normally record such references in
their probe methods, when they bind to a device, and release
them by calling pci_dev_put, in their disconnect methods.
A pointer to the device with the incremented reference counter is returned.
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