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.TH "IB_ALLOC_DEVICE" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
ib_alloc_device \- allocate an IB device struct
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
struct ib_device * ib_alloc_device  (size_t \fIsize\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIsize\fB\fR
size of structure to allocate
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Low-level drivers should use \fBib_alloc_device\fR to allocate &struct
ib_device.  \fIsize\fR is the size of the structure to be allocated,
including any private data used by the low-level driver.
\fBib_dealloc_device\fR must be used to free structures allocated with
\fBib_alloc_device\fR\&.