dev_open

Declaration

int dev_open(char *name, int *fd)

Parameter Description

Table 1 Parameter description

Parameter

Type

Description

name

char *

Character array used to pass the device name.

fd

int *

Pointer to the device file descriptor

Function Description

Opens a device, allocates a device file descriptor based on the input device name, and saves the descriptor in the address pointed by the pointer. The fd value is used as the unique identifier of the device in subsequent device operations.