INIT_DUMMY_NETDEV(9) Network device support INIT_DUMMY_NETDEV(9)
NAME
init_dummy_netdev - init a dummy network device for NAPI
SYNOPSIS
int init_dummy_netdev(struct net_device * dev);
ARGUMENTS
dev
device to init
DESCRIPTION
This takes a network device structure and initialize the minimum amount of fields so it can be used to schedule NAPI polls without
registering a full blown interface. This is to be used by drivers that need to tie several hardware interfaces to a single NAPI poll
scheduler due to HW limitations.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 INIT_DUMMY_NETDEV(9)
