alloc_etherdev
Section: Kernel Hacker's Manual (9)
Updated: alloc_etherdev
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NAME
alloc_etherdev - Allocates and sets up an ethernet device
SYNOPSIS
struct net_device * alloc_etherdev
(int sizeof_priv);
ARGUMENTS
- sizeof_priv
-
Size of additional driver-private structure to be allocated
for this ethernet device
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.
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