- sdi->driver = NULL;
- sdi->status = status;
- sdi->inst_type = -1;
- sdi->vendor = vendor ? g_strdup(vendor) : NULL;
- sdi->model = model ? g_strdup(model) : NULL;
- sdi->version = version ? g_strdup(version) : NULL;
- sdi->serial_num = NULL;
- sdi->connection_id = NULL;
- sdi->channels = NULL;
- sdi->channel_groups = NULL;
- sdi->session = NULL;
- sdi->conn = NULL;
- sdi->priv = NULL;
+/**
+ * Allocate and init a new user-generated device instance.
+ *
+ * @param vendor Device vendor
+ * @param model Device model
+ * @param version Device version
+ *
+ * @retval struct sr_dev_inst *. Dynamically allocated, free using
+ * sr_dev_inst_free().
+ */
+SR_API struct sr_dev_inst *sr_dev_inst_user_new(const char *vendor,
+ const char *model, const char *version)
+{
+ struct sr_dev_inst *sdi;
+
+ sdi = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct sr_dev_inst));
+
+ sdi->vendor = g_strdup(vendor);
+ sdi->model = g_strdup(model);
+ sdi->version = g_strdup(version);
+ sdi->inst_type = SR_INST_USER;