From f0db275a81ef184293ca7ef3646fe065b336efb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Hemminger Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:23:58 -0700 Subject: netdev: docbook comment update (revised) Add more docbook comments to network device functions and cleanup the comments. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/core/dev.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'net/core') diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c index 64f0d5b7cdf..2cc258b7acc 100644 --- a/net/core/dev.c +++ b/net/core/dev.c @@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ rollback: * dev_set_alias - change ifalias of a device * @dev: device * @alias: name up to IFALIASZ + * @len: limit of bytes to copy from info * * Set ifalias for a device, */ @@ -3330,6 +3331,12 @@ static void dev_addr_discard(struct net_device *dev) netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev); } +/** + * dev_get_flags - get flags reported to userspace + * @dev: device + * + * Get the combination of flag bits exported through APIs to userspace. + */ unsigned dev_get_flags(const struct net_device *dev) { unsigned flags; @@ -3354,6 +3361,14 @@ unsigned dev_get_flags(const struct net_device *dev) return flags; } +/** + * dev_change_flags - change device settings + * @dev: device + * @flags: device state flags + * + * Change settings on device based state flags. The flags are + * in the userspace exported format. + */ int dev_change_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned flags) { int ret, changes; @@ -3423,6 +3438,13 @@ int dev_change_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned flags) return ret; } +/** + * dev_set_mtu - Change maximum transfer unit + * @dev: device + * @new_mtu: new transfer unit + * + * Change the maximum transfer size of the network device. + */ int dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu) { int err; @@ -3447,6 +3469,13 @@ int dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu) return err; } +/** + * dev_set_mac_address - Change Media Access Control Address + * @dev: device + * @sa: new address + * + * Change the hardware (MAC) address of the device + */ int dev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr *sa) { int err; @@ -4350,7 +4379,12 @@ void free_netdev(struct net_device *dev) put_device(&dev->dev); } -/* Synchronize with packet receive processing. */ +/** + * synchronize_net - Synchronize with packet receive processing + * + * Wait for packets currently being received to be done. + * Does not block later packets from starting. + */ void synchronize_net(void) { might_sleep(); @@ -4652,7 +4686,7 @@ netdev_dma_event(struct dma_client *client, struct dma_chan *chan, } /** - * netdev_dma_regiser - register the networking subsystem as a DMA client + * netdev_dma_register - register the networking subsystem as a DMA client */ static int __init netdev_dma_register(void) { @@ -4753,6 +4787,14 @@ err_name: return -ENOMEM; } +/** + * netdev_drivername - network driver for the device + * @dev: network device + * @buffer: buffer for resulting name + * @len: size of buffer + * + * Determine network driver for device. + */ char *netdev_drivername(const struct net_device *dev, char *buffer, int len) { const struct device_driver *driver; -- cgit v1.2.3