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29.Dd September 10, 2010
30.Dt DEVCLASS_GET_MAXUNIT 9
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm devclass_get_maxunit
34.Nd find the maximum unit number in the class
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.In sys/param.h
37.In sys/bus.h
38.Ft int
39.Fn devclass_get_maxunit "devclass_t dc"
40.Sh DESCRIPTION
41Returns the next unit number to be allocated to device instances in the
42.Dv devclass .
43This is one greater than the highest currently allocated unit.
44.Sh RETURN VALUES
45The
46.Fn devclass_get_maxunit
47function returns -1 if
48.Fa dc
49is
50.Dv NULL ,
51otherwise it returns the next unit
52number in
53.Fa dc's
54devclass.
55.Sh ERRORS
56None.
57.Sh SEE ALSO
58.Xr devclass 9 ,
59.Xr device 9
60.Sh AUTHORS
61This manual page was written by
62.An Doug Rabson .
63.Sh BUGS
64The name is confusing since it is one greater than the maximum unit.
65