alloc_netdev_mqs (9) Linux Manual Page
alloc_netdev_mqs – allocate network device
Synopsis
struct net_device *alloc_netdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, const char *name, unsigned char name_assign_type, 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
name_assign_type
- origin of device name
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 subqueue structs for each queue on the device.