.TH "ei_open" 9 "ei_open" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
ei_open \-  Open/initialize the board.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "int" ei_open
.BI "(struct net_device *" dev ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "dev" 12
 network device to initialize
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This routine goes all-out, setting everything
up anew at each open, even though many of these registers should only
need to be set once at boot.