netdev_boot_setup_add(9)

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so welcome to the netdev_boot_setup_add(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, bestie. the function is netdev_boot_setup_add and its whole thing is add new setup entry. that's the name, that's the assignment, and we're gonna keep every detail cute but intact. 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int netdev_boot_setup_add (char *name , struct ifmap *map );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• name — the name of the device. literally the device's name, no cap. 🫶
• map — the configured settings for the device. the settings already configured for that device. ✨

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so what does it do? it adds a new setup entry to the dev_boot_setup list. that's the move. 💫

the function returns 0 on error and 1 on success. yes bestie, 0 on error, 1 on success — read it twice if you need to, because that's the exact contract. 😭

and this is a generic routine to all netdevices. everybody gets the generic treatment. periodt. 👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• kernel file ./drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ne.c
• netdev_boot_setup_check(9)
• netdev_boot_base(9)

mwah 💋 source/version: ./drivers/net/ethernet/8390; date: October 2026. stay iconic, bestie. 🧚‍♀️