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.TH "ALLOC_HIPPI_DEV" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
alloc_hippi_dev \- Register HIPPI device
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
struct net_device * alloc_hippi_dev  (int \fIsizeof_priv\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIsizeof_priv\fB\fR
Size of additional driver-private structure to be allocated
for this HIPPI device
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Fill in the fields of the device structure with HIPPI-generic values.
.PP
Constructs a new net device, complete with a private data area of
size \fIsizeof_priv\fR\&.  A 32-byte (not bit) alignment is enforced for
this private data area.