Reference

alloc_netdev(9)

allocate network device

NAME

alloc_netdev - allocate network device

SYNOPSIS

struct net_device * alloc_netdev(int sizeof_priv, const char * name, void (*setup) (struct net_device *));

ARGUMENTS

sizeof_priv

size of private data to allocate space for

name

device name format string

setup

callback to initialize device

DESCRIPTION

Allocates a struct net_device with private data area for driver use and performs basic initialization.

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