Name

alloc_netdev_mqs — allocate network device

Synopsis

struct net_device * alloc_netdev_mqs (int sizeof_priv,
 const char * name,
 void (*setup) (struct net_device *),
 unsigned int txqs,
 unsigned int rxqs);
 

Arguments

sizeof_priv

size of private data to allocate space for

name

device name format string

setup

callback to initialize device

txqs

the number of TX subqueues to allocate

rxqs

the number of RX 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.