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NETDEV_MASTER_UPPER_(9) Network device support NETDEV_MASTER_UPPER_(9)

NAME

netdev_master_upper_dev_link - Add a master link to the upper device

SYNOPSIS

int netdev_master_upper_dev_link(struct net_device * dev, struct net_device * upper_dev, void * upper_priv, void * upper_info);

ARGUMENTS

struct net_device * dev

device

struct net_device * upper_dev

new upper device

void * upper_priv

upper device private

void * upper_info

upper info to be passed down via notifier

DESCRIPTION

Adds a link to device which is upper to this one. In this case, only one master upper device can be linked, although other non-master devices might be linked as well. The caller must hold the RTNL lock. On a failure a negative errno code is returned. On success the reference counts are adjusted and the function returns zero.

COPYRIGHT

September 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.12