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.TH "DEVICE_INITIALIZE" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
device_initialize \- init device structure.
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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\fB
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void device_initialize  (struct device * \fIdev\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIdev\fB\fR
device.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This prepares the device for use by other layers,
including adding it to the device hierarchy.
It is the first half of \fBdevice_register\fR, if called by
that, though it can also be called separately, so one
may use \fIdev\fR\&'s fields (e.g. the refcount).