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.\"      Date: March 2017
.\"    Manual: Network device support
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.10.7
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.TH "DEV_ADD_OFFLOAD" "9" "March 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.10\&" "Network device support"
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.SH "NAME"
dev_add_offload \- register offload handlers
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'void\ dev_add_offload('u
.BI "void dev_add_offload(struct\ packet_offload\ *\ " "po" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIpo\fR
.RS 4
protocol offload declaration
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Add protocol offload handlers to the networking stack\&. The passed
proto_offload
is linked into kernel lists and may not be freed until it has been removed from the kernel lists\&.
.PP
This call does not sleep therefore it can not guarantee all CPU\*(Aqs that are in middle of receiving packets will see the new offload handlers (until the next received packet)\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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