dev_load(9)

dev_load9

Load a network module

Usage

void dev_load(struct net * net, const char * name);

Arguments

net

the applicable net namespace

name

name of interface

Overview

If a network interface is not present and the process has suitable privileges this function loads the module. If module loading is not available in this kernel then it becomes a nop.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 7

From linux-manual-3.2 3.2.78-1 in Debian 7 (Wheezy). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.