NETDEV_RX_HANDLER_RE

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

netdev_rx_handler_register - register receive handler  

SYNOPSIS

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
 

DESCRIPTION

Register a receive hander 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.  

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