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.TH "I2O_IOP_ALLOC" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
i2o_iop_alloc \- Allocate and initialize a i2o_controller struct
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
struct i2o_controller * i2o_iop_alloc  ( \fIvoid\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIvoid\fB\fR
no arguments
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
.PP
Allocate the necessary memory for a i2o_controller struct and
initialize the lists.
.PP
Returns a pointer to the I2O controller or a negative error code on
failure.