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.TH "INIT_ETHERDEV" "9" "17 July 2003" "" ""

.SH NAME
init_etherdev \- Register ethernet device
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fB
.sp
struct net_device * init_etherdev  (struct net_device * \fIdev\fB, int \fIsizeof_priv\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIdev\fB\fR
An ethernet device structure to be filled in, or NULL if a new
struct should be allocated.
.TP
\fB\fIsizeof_priv\fB\fR
Size of additional driver-private structure to be allocated
for this ethernet device
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Fill in the fields of the device structure with ethernet-generic values.
.PP
If no device structure is passed, a new one is constructed, complete with
a private data area of size \fIsizeof_priv\fR.  A 32-byte (not bit)
alignment is enforced for this private data area.
.PP
If an empty string area is passed as dev->name, or a new structure is made,
a new name string is constructed.
.SH "ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT"
.PP
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version.
.PP
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See the GNU General Public License for more details.
.PP
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.PP
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.PP
If you have comments on the formatting of this manpage, then please contact
Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com).
.PP
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.5.75.