Network device support

Driver Support

Table of Contents
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_by_index --  find a device by its ifindex
dev_get_by_index --  find a device by its ifindex
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
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
register_netdevice --  register a network device
register_netdev --  register a network device
alloc_netdev --  allocate network device
free_netdev --  free network device
unregister_netdevice --  remove device from the kernel
unregister_netdev --  remove device from the kernel