Start
Starts the current device service and associates it with the specified provider object.
Declaration
virtual kern_return_t Start(IOService *provider);Parameters
- provider:
The provider object that matches the current service. This method requires that the provider be an Iousbhostinterface object, and returns an error if it isn’t. The system retains this object for the duration of the
Startmethod. The system continues to retain the object if your service starts successfully, releasing it only after calling your service’s Stop method.
Return Value
kIOReturnSuccess on success, or another value if an error occurs. See Error Codes.
Discussion
After successfully matching the specified provider to your device, the system instantiates your device object and calls this method. This method configures the USB device and sets up the pipes needed for communication.
Don’t override this method directly. Instead, implement your custom initialization code in the handleStart method.