netdev_master_upper_dev_link (9) - Linux Manuals

netdev_master_upper_dev_link: Add a master link to the upper device

Command to display netdev_master_upper_dev_link manual in Linux: $ man 9 netdev_master_upper_dev_link

NAME

netdev_master_upper_dev_link - Add a master link to the upper device

SYNOPSIS

int netdev_master_upper_dev_link(struct net_device * dev, struct net_device * upper_dev, void * upper_priv, void * upper_info);

ARGUMENTS

dev

: device

upper_dev

: new upper device

upper_priv

: upper device private

upper_info

: upper info to be passed down via notifier

DESCRIPTION

Adds a link to device which is upper to this one. In this case, only one master upper device can be linked, although other non-master devices might be linked as well. The caller must hold the RTNL lock. On a failure a negative errno code is returned. On success the reference counts are adjusted and the function returns zero.