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.