USB_ALLOC_URB(9) USB Core APIs USB_ALLOC_URB(9)NAMEusb_alloc_urb - creates a new urb for a USB driver to use
SYNOPSIS
struct urb * usb_alloc_urb(int iso_packets, gfp_t mem_flags);
ARGUMENTS
iso_packets
number of iso packets for this urb
mem_flags
the type of memory to allocate, see kmalloc for a list of valid
options for this.
DESCRIPTION
Creates an urb for the USB driver to use, initializes a few internal
structures, incrementes the usage counter, and returns a pointer to it.
If no memory is available, NULL is returned.
If the driver want to use this urb for interrupt, control, or bulk
endpoints, pass '0' as the number of iso packets.
The driver must call usb_free_urb when it is finished with the urb.
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