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REGISTER_NETDEVICE_N(9) | Network device support | REGISTER_NETDEVICE_N(9) |
NAME¶
register_netdevice_notifier - register a network notifier block
SYNOPSIS¶
int register_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block * nb);
ARGUMENTS¶
struct notifier_block * nb
DESCRIPTION¶
Register a notifier to be called when network device events occur. The notifier passed is linked into the kernel structures and must not be reused until it has been unregistered. A negative errno code is returned on a failure.
When registered all registration and up events are replayed to the new notifier to allow device to have a race free view of the network device list.
COPYRIGHT¶
June 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.11 |