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| ALLOC_ETHERDEV_MQ(9) | Network device support | ALLOC_ETHERDEV_MQ(9) |
NAME¶
alloc_etherdev_mq - Allocates and sets up an Ethernet device
SYNOPSIS¶
struct net_device * alloc_etherdev_mq(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int queue_count);
ARGUMENTS¶
sizeof_priv
Size of additional driver-private structure to be
allocated for this Ethernet device
queue_count
The number of queues this device has.
DESCRIPTION¶
Fill in the fields of the device structure with Ethernet-generic values. Basically does everything except registering the device.
Constructs a new net device, complete with a private data area of size (sizeof_priv). A 32-byte (not bit) alignment is enforced for this private data area.
COPYRIGHT¶
| May 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |