Name
devfs_register_chrdev -- Optionally register a conventional character driver.
Synopsis
int devfs_register_chrdev (unsigned int major, const char * name, struct file_operations * fops);
Arguments
- major
The major number for the driver.
- name
The name of the driver (as seen in /proc/devices).
- fops
The &file_operations structure pointer.
Description
This function will register a character driver provided the "devfs=only"
option was not provided at boot time.
Returns 0 on success, else a negative error code on failure.