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.TH "PARPORT_ANNOUNCE_PORT" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
parport_announce_port \- tell device drivers about a parallel port
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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\fB
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void parport_announce_port  (struct parport * \fIport\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIport\fB\fR
parallel port to announce
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
After a port driver has registered a parallel port with
parport_register_port, and performed any necessary
initialisation or adjustments, it should call
\fBparport_announce_port\fR in order to notify all device drivers
that have called \fBparport_register_driver\fR\&.  Their \fBattach\fR
functions will be called, with \fIport\fR as the parameter.