alloc_chrdev_region
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## Name

alloc_chrdev_region — register a range of char device numbers

## Synopsis

`int alloc_chrdev_region (` | dev_t * dev,
| unsigned baseminor,
| unsigned count,
| const char * name`)`;

## Arguments

`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

## Description

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.

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