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31.Dd September 10, 2010
32.Dt DEVCLASS_GET_MAXUNIT 9
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm devclass_get_maxunit
36.Nd find the maximum unit number in the class
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.In sys/param.h
39.In sys/bus.h
40.Ft int
41.Fn devclass_get_maxunit "devclass_t dc"
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43Returns the next unit number to be allocated to device instances in the
44.Dv devclass .
45This is one greater than the highest currently allocated unit.
46.Sh RETURN VALUES
47The
48.Fn devclass_get_maxunit
49function returns -1 if
50.Fa dc
51is
52.Dv NULL ,
53otherwise it returns the next unit
54number in
55.Fa dc's
56devclass.
57.Sh ERRORS
58None.
59.Sh SEE ALSO
60.Xr devclass 9 ,
61.Xr device 9
62.Sh AUTHORS
63This manual page was written by
64.An Doug Rabson .
65.Sh BUGS
66The name is confusing since it is one greater than the maximum unit.
67