alloc_etherdev_mq

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Version: June 2009 (debian - 07/07/09)

Section: 9 (Appels noyau Linux)

NAME

alloc_etherdev_mq - Allocates and sets up an Ethernet device

SYNOPSIS

struct net_device * alloc_etherdev_mq(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int queue_count);

ARGUMENTS

sizeof_priv

Size of additional driver-private structure to be allocated for this Ethernet device

queue_count

The number of queues this device has.

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.