create_hdev(9)

💖 NAME

okay bestie, welcome to the create_hdev(9) page from the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one is all about create_hdev — the function that creates a habanalabs device instance 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS

int create_hdev (struct hl_device **dev , struct pci_dev *pdev );

🫶 ARGUMENTS

• dev — this one will hold the pointer to the new habanalabs device structure 💅
• pdev — pointer to the pci device 🌸

💫 DESCRIPTION

okay so here's the vibe: create_hdev allocates memory for a habanalabs device and initializes the basic fields ✨

then it identifies the ASIC type 🔍

and finally it allocates an ID (minor) for the device — and that minor-ID part is only for real devices, no cap 💅

👑 SEE ALSO

• Kernel file: ./drivers/accel/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_drv.c
• hl_pci_probe(9)
• hl_pci_err_detected(9)
• hl_pci_err_resume(9)
• hl_pci_err_slot_reset(9)

made with 💖 from the ./drivers/accel/habanalabs/common corner of the kernel, dated October 2026 — catch you in the next manpage, bestie 🫶🌈