NAME
alloc_etherdev - Allocates and sets up an ethernet device
SYNOPSIS
struct net_device * alloc_etherdev(int sizeof_priv);
ARGUMENTS
sizeof_priv
Size of additional driver-private structure to be allocated for this ethernet device
DESCRIPTION
Fill in the fields of the device structure with ethernet-generic values. Basically does everything except registering the device.
Constructs a new net device, complete with a private data area of size sizeof_priv. A 32-byte (not bit) alignment is enforced for this private data area.