alloc_chrdev_region解析

/**
 * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
 * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
 * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
 *
 * Allocates a range of char device numbers.  The major number will be
 * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
 * in @dev.  Returns zero or a negative error code.
 */
int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t *dev, unsigned baseminor, unsigned count,
			const char *name)
{
	struct char_device_struct *cd;	//定义变量
	cd = __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor, count, name); //0代表自动分配主设备号，次设备号，个数，名字
	if (IS_ERR(cd))				//如果出错
		return PTR_ERR(cd);			//返回
	*dev = MKDEV(cd->major, cd->baseminor);		//改变新的设备号
	return 0;
}

此函数相对于register_chrdev_region这个函数，优点在于不会出现重复的设备号，应该很少出错。

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