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.TH "PLATFORM_MATCH" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
platform_match \- bind platform device to platform driver.
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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int platform_match  (struct device * \fIdev\fB, struct device_driver * \fIdrv\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIdev\fB\fR
device.
.TP
\fB\fIdrv\fB\fR
driver.
.SH "PLATFORM DEVICE IDS ARE ASSUMED TO BE ENCODED LIKE THIS"
.PP
"<name><instance>``, where <name> is a short description of the
type of device, like ''pci`` or ''floppy``, and <instance> is the
enumerated instance of the device, like '0' or '42'.
Driver IDs are simply ''<name>".
So, extract the <name> from the platform_device structure,
and compare it against the name of the driver. Return whether
they match or not.