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.TH "INIT_SHARED_MEM" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
init_shared_mem \- Allocation and Initialization of Memory
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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int init_shared_mem  (struct s2io_nic * \fInic\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fInic\fB\fR
Device private variable.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The function allocates all the memory areas shared 
between the NIC and the driver. This includes Tx descriptors, 
Rx descriptors and the statistics block.