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Diffstat (limited to 'net/core/dev.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | net/core/dev.c | 20 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c index 91b7e7784da9..a601da3b4a7c 100644 --- a/net/core/dev.c +++ b/net/core/dev.c @@ -9927,22 +9927,14 @@ void netif_tx_stop_all_queues(struct net_device *dev) EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_tx_stop_all_queues); /** - * register_netdevice - register a network device - * @dev: device to register - * - * Take a completed network device structure and add it to the kernel - * interfaces. A %NETDEV_REGISTER message is sent to the netdev notifier - * chain. 0 is returned on success. A negative errno code is returned - * on a failure to set up the device, or if the name is a duplicate. + * register_netdevice() - register a network device + * @dev: device to register * - * Callers must hold the rtnl semaphore. You may want - * register_netdev() instead of this. - * - * BUGS: - * The locking appears insufficient to guarantee two parallel registers - * will not get the same name. + * Take a prepared network device structure and make it externally accessible. + * A %NETDEV_REGISTER message is sent to the netdev notifier chain. + * Callers must hold the rtnl lock - you may want register_netdev() + * instead of this. */ - int register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev) { int ret; |