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.TH "DEVICE_RELEASE" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
device_release \- free device structure.
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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void device_release  (struct kobject * \fIkobj\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIkobj\fB\fR
device's kobject.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This is called once the reference count for the object
reaches 0. We forward the call to the device's release
method, which should handle actually freeing the structure.