ALLOC_ETHERDEV_MQ(9) Network device support ALLOC_ETHERDEV_MQ(9)
NAME
alloc_etherdev_mq - Allocates and sets up an Ethernet device
SYNOPSIS
struct net_device * alloc_etherdev_mq(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int queue_count);
ARGUMENTS
sizeof_priv
Size of additional driver-private structure to be allocated for this Ethernet device
queue_count
The number of 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
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 ALLOC_ETHERDEV_MQ(9)
