REGISTER_NETDEVICE(9) Network device support REGISTER_NETDEVICE(9)NAMEregister_netdevice - register a network device
SYNOPSIS
int register_netdevice(struct net_device * dev);
ARGUMENTS
dev
device to register
DESCRIPTION
Take a completed network device structure and add it to the kernel
interfaces. A NETDEV_REGISTER message is sent to the netdev notifier
chain. 0 is returned on success. A negative errno code is returned on a
failure to set up the device, or if the name is a duplicate.
Callers must hold the rtnl semaphore. You may want register_netdev
instead of this.
BUGS
The locking appears insufficient to guarantee two parallel registers
will not get the same name.
COPYRIGHTKernel Hackers Manual 2.6. November 2013 REGISTER_NETDEVICE(9)