ALLOC_NETDEV_MQ

Section: Network device support (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

alloc_netdev_mq - allocate network device  

SYNOPSIS

struct net_device * alloc_netdev_mq(int sizeof_priv, const char * name, void (*setup) (struct net_device *), unsigned int queue_count);
 

ARGUMENTS

sizeof_priv

size of private data to allocate space for

name

device name format string

setup

callback to initialize device

queue_count

the number of subqueues to allocate
 

DESCRIPTION

Allocates a struct net_device with private data area for driver use and performs basic initialization. Also allocates subquue structs for each queue on the device at the end of the netdevice.  

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