usb_get_intf (9) Linux Manual Page
usb_get_intf – increments the reference count of the usb interface structure
Synopsis
struct usb_interface *usb_get_intf(struct usb_interface *intf);Arguments
intf
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- the interface being referenced
Description
Each live reference to a interface must be refcounted.
Drivers for USB interfaces should normally record such references in their probe methods, when they bind to an interface, and release them by calling usb_put_intf, in their disconnect methods.
Return
A pointer to the interface with the incremented reference counter.