__media_device_register — Registers a media device element
int __media_device_register ( | struct media_device * mdev, |
struct module * owner); |
Users, should, instead, call the media_device_register macro.
The caller is responsible for initializing the media_device structure before registration. The following fields must be set:
- dev must point to the parent device (usually a pci_dev, usb_interface or platform_device instance).
- model must be filled with the device model name as a NUL-terminated UTF-8 string. The device/model revision must not be stored in this field.
- serial is a unique serial number stored as a NUL-terminated ASCII string. The field is big enough to store a GUID in text form. If the hardware doesn't provide a unique serial number this field must be left empty.
- bus_info represents the location of the device in the system as a
NUL-terminated ASCII string. For PCI/PCIe devices bus_info must be set to
“PCI:” (or “PCIe:”) followed by the value of pci_name. For USB devices,
the usb_make_path function must be used. This field is used by
applications to distinguish between otherwise identical devices that don't
provide a serial number.
- hw_revision is the hardware device revision in a driver-specific format. When possible the revision should be formatted with the KERNEL_VERSION macro.
- driver_version is formatted with the KERNEL_VERSION macro. The version minor must be incremented when new features are added to the userspace API without breaking binary compatibility. The version major must be incremented when binary compatibility is broken.