Name

dmi_find_device — find onboard device by type/name

Synopsis

const struct dmi_device * dmi_find_device (int type,
 const char * name,
 const struct dmi_device * from);
 

Arguments

int type

device type or DMI_DEV_TYPE_ANY to match all device types

const char * name

device name string or NULL to match all

const struct dmi_device * from

previous device found in search, or NULL for new search.

Description

Iterates through the list of known onboard devices. If a device is found with a matching type and name, a pointer to its device structure is returned. Otherwise, NULL is returned. A new search is initiated by passing NULL as the from argument. If from is not NULL, searches continue from next device.