mutex_unlock(&device_ctls_mutex);
}
+/*
+ * edac_device_alloc_index: Allocate a unique device index number
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * allocated index number
+ */
+int edac_device_alloc_index(void)
+{
+ static atomic_t device_indexes = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
+ return atomic_inc_return(&device_indexes) - 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(edac_device_alloc_index);
+
/**
* edac_device_add_device: Insert the 'edac_dev' structure into the
* edac_device global list and create sysfs entries associated with