1REGISTER_NETDEVICE(9)       Network device support       REGISTER_NETDEVICE(9)
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NAME

6       register_netdevice - register a network device
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SYNOPSIS

9       int register_netdevice(struct net_device * dev);
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ARGUMENTS

12       dev
13           device to register
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DESCRIPTION

16       Take a completed network device structure and add it to the kernel
17       interfaces. A NETDEV_REGISTER message is sent to the netdev notifier
18       chain. 0 is returned on success. A negative errno code is returned on a
19       failure to set up the device, or if the name is a duplicate.
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21       Callers must hold the rtnl semaphore. You may want register_netdev
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BUGS

25       The locking appears insufficient to guarantee two parallel registers
26       will not get the same name.
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29Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019             REGISTER_NETDEVICE(9)
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