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.\"    Manual: Network device support
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "NETDEV_MASTER_UPPER_" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Network device support"
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.SH "NAME"
netdev_master_upper_dev_link \- Add a master link to the upper device
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ netdev_master_upper_dev_link('u
.BI "int netdev_master_upper_dev_link(struct\ net_device\ *\ " "dev" ", struct\ net_device\ *\ " "upper_dev" ", void\ *\ " "upper_priv" ", void\ *\ " "upper_info" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIdev\fR
.RS 4
device
.RE
.PP
\fIupper_dev\fR
.RS 4
new upper device
.RE
.PP
\fIupper_priv\fR
.RS 4
upper device private
.RE
.PP
\fIupper_info\fR
.RS 4
upper info to be passed down via notifier
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
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\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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