The Linux Kernel API
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Network device support
Driver Support
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alloc_etherdev
-- Allocates and sets up an ethernet device
alloc_fddidev
-- Register FDDI device
alloc_hippi_dev
-- Register HIPPI device
alloc_trdev
-- Register token ring device
alloc_fcdev
-- Register fibre channel device
dev_add_pack
-- add packet handler
__dev_remove_pack
-- remove packet handler
dev_remove_pack
-- remove packet handler
netdev_boot_setup_check
-- check boot time settings
__dev_get_by_name
-- find a device by its name
dev_get_by_name
-- find a device by its name
__dev_get
-- test if a device exists
__dev_get_by_index
-- find a device by its ifindex
dev_get_by_index
-- find a device by its ifindex
dev_getbyhwaddr
-- find a device by its hardware address
dev_get_by_flags
-- find any device with given flags
__dev_get_by_flags
-- find any device with given flags
dev_alloc_name
-- allocate a name for a device
netdev_state_change
-- device changes state
dev_load
-- load a network module
dev_open
-- prepare an interface for use.
dev_close
-- shutdown an interface.
register_netdevice_notifier
-- register a network notifier block
unregister_netdevice_notifier
-- unregister a network notifier block
call_netdevice_notifiers
-- call all network notifier blocks
dev_queue_xmit
-- transmit a buffer
netif_rx
-- post buffer to the network code
register_gifconf
-- register a SIOCGIF handler
netdev_set_master
-- set up master/slave pair
dev_set_promiscuity
-- update promiscuity count on a device
dev_set_allmulti
-- update allmulti count on a device
dev_ioctl
-- network device ioctl
dev_new_index
-- allocate an ifindex
register_netdevice
-- register a network device
free_netdev
-- free network device
unregister_netdevice
-- remove device from the kernel
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