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NETDEV_SET_MASTER(9) Network device support NETDEV_SET_MASTER(9)

NAME

netdev_set_master - set up master pointer

SYNOPSIS

int netdev_set_master(struct net_device * slave, struct net_device * master);

ARGUMENTS

slave
slave device
master
new master device

DESCRIPTION

Changes the master device of the slave. Pass NULL to break the bonding. The caller must hold the RTNL semaphore. On a failure a negative errno code is returned. On success the reference counts are adjusted and the function returns zero.

COPYRIGHT

March 2016 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2.