1REGISTER_NETDEV(9) Network device support REGISTER_NETDEV(9)
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6 register_netdev - register a network device
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9 int register_netdev(struct net_device * dev);
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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
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21 This is a wrapper around register_netdevice that takes the rtnl
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26Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2019 REGISTER_NETDEV(9)