Add a platform-level device with platform-specific data
struct platform_device * platform_device_register_data(struct device * parent, const char * name, int id, const void * data, size_t size);
parent
parent device for the device we're adding
name
base name of the device we're adding
id
instance id
data
platform specific data for this platform device
size
size of platform specific data
This function creates a simple platform device that requires minimal resource and memory management. Canned release function freeing memory allocated for the device allows drivers using such devices to be unloaded without waiting for the last reference to the device to be dropped.
Returns struct platform_device pointer on success, or ERR_PTR on error.