__INIT_ETHERDEV

Section: (9)
Updated: 09 April 2004
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NAME

__init_etherdev - Register ethernet device

SYNOPSIS

struct net_device * __init_etherdev (struct net_device * dev, int sizeof_priv);

ARGUMENTS

dev: An ethernet device structure to be filled in, or NULL if a new struct should be allocated.
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.

If no device structure is passed, a new one is constructed, complete with a private data area of size sizeof_priv. A 32-byte (not bit) alignment is enforced for this private data area.

If an empty string area is passed as dev->name, or a new structure is made, a new name string is constructed.

Deprecated because of exposed window between device registration and interfaces pointers that need to be set by driver. Use alloc_etherdev and register_netdev instead.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.6.0.

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Time: 12:49:18 GMT, April 09, 2004