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.TH "ALLOC_NETDEV" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
alloc_netdev \- allocate network device
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
struct net_device * alloc_netdev  (int \fIsizeof_priv\fB, const char * \fIname\fB, void (*\fIsetup\fB)
struct net_device *);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIsizeof_priv\fB\fR
size of private data to allocate space for
.TP
\fB\fIname\fB\fR
device name format string
.TP
\fB\fIsetup\fB\fR
callback to initialize device
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Allocates a struct net_device with private data area for driver use
and performs basic initialization.