netdev_rx_handler_register(9)

netdev_rx_handler_register9

Register receive handler

Usage

int netdev_rx_handler_register(struct net_device * dev, rx_handler_func_t * rx_handler, void * rx_handler_data);

Arguments

dev

device to register a handler for

rx_handler

receive handler to register

rx_handler_data

data pointer that is used by rx handler

Overview

Register a receive handler for a device. This handler will then be called from __netif_receive_skb. A negative errno code is returned on a failure.

The caller must hold the rtnl_mutex.

For a general description of rx_handler, see enum rx_handler_result.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9

From linux-manual-4.9 4.9.228-1 in Debian 9 (Stretch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.