+struct pnp_card *pnp_alloc_card(struct pnp_protocol *protocol, int id, char *pnpid)
+{
+ struct pnp_card *card;
+ struct pnp_id *dev_id;
+
+ card = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pnp_card), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!card)
+ return NULL;
+
+ card->protocol = protocol;
+ card->number = id;
+
+ card->dev.parent = &card->protocol->dev;
+ sprintf(card->dev.bus_id, "%02x:%02x", card->protocol->number,
+ card->number);
+
+ dev_id = pnp_add_card_id(card, pnpid);
+ if (!dev_id) {
+ kfree(card);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ return card;
+}
+