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and then pass it to one of the <function>drm_*_init()</function> functions
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to register it with the DRM subsystem.
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</para>
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+ <para>
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+ Newer drivers that no longer require a <structname>drm_bus</structname>
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+ structure can alternatively use the low-level device initialization and
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+ registration functions such as <function>drm_dev_alloc()</function> and
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+ <function>drm_dev_register()</function> directly.
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+ </para>
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<para>
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The <structname>drm_driver</structname> structure contains static
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information that describes the driver and features it supports, and
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@@ -290,6 +296,26 @@ char *date;</synopsis>
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!Edrivers/gpu/drm/drm_pci.c
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!Edrivers/gpu/drm/drm_usb.c
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!Edrivers/gpu/drm/drm_platform.c
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+ <para>
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+ New drivers that no longer rely on the services provided by the
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+ <structname>drm_bus</structname> structure can call the low-level
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+ device registration functions directly. The
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+ <function>drm_dev_alloc()</function> function can be used to allocate
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+ and initialize a new <structname>drm_device</structname> structure.
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+ Drivers will typically want to perform some additional setup on this
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+ structure, such as allocating driver-specific data and storing a
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+ pointer to it in the DRM device's <structfield>dev_private</structfield>
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+ field. Drivers should also set the device's unique name using the
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+ <function>drm_dev_set_unique()</function> function. After it has been
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+ set up a device can be registered with the DRM subsystem by calling
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+ <function>drm_dev_register()</function>. This will cause the device to
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+ be exposed to userspace and will call the driver's
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+ <structfield>.load()</structfield> implementation. When a device is
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+ removed, the DRM device can safely be unregistered and freed by calling
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+ <function>drm_dev_unregister()</function> followed by a call to
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+ <function>drm_dev_unref()</function>.
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+ </para>
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+!Edrivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Driver Load</title>
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