DEV_NEW_INDEX

Section: (9)
Updated: 09 April 2004
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NAME

dev_new_index - allocate an ifindex  

SYNOPSIS

int dev_new_index ( void);  

ARGUMENTS

void
no arguments
 

DESCRIPTION

Returns a suitable unique value for a new device interface number. The caller must hold the rtnl semaphore or the dev_base_lock to be sure it remains unique.  

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This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.6.0.


 

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