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| ALLOC_ETHERDEV_MQS(9) | Network device support | ALLOC_ETHERDEV_MQS(9) |
NAME¶
alloc_etherdev_mqs - Allocates and sets up an Ethernet device
SYNOPSIS¶
struct net_device * alloc_etherdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int txqs, unsigned int rxqs);
ARGUMENTS¶
int sizeof_priv
Size of additional driver-private structure to be
allocated for this Ethernet device
unsigned int txqs
The number of TX queues this device has.
unsigned int rxqs
The number of RX 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.
COPYRIGHT¶
| July 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.12 |