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lan_register_adapter(9r)
NAME
  lan_register_adapter - Network: Registers the adapter with Hardware
  Management

SYNOPSIS
  void lan_register_adapter(
	  struct net_hw_mgmt *ehm,
	  struct controller *ctlr );

ARGUMENTS
  ehm Specifies a pointer to the hardware management structure used by the
      network device. A network driver allocates a net_hw_mgmt data structure
      for each network device it controls.

  ctlr
      Specifies a pointer to the controller structure for the device being
      registered.

DESCRIPTION
  The lan_register_adapter() routine registers a network device with Hardware
  Management. The current and default attribute tables are passed to Hardware
  Management along with other control information. Prior to performing the
  registration request, lan_register_adapter() will copy all the current
  attribute values (current_val) to the default attribute values
  (default_val). Thereafter, make sure that a network driver changes the
  attribute values only in the current_val table using the
  lan_set_attribute() routine.

NOTES
  Make sure that the lan_register_adapter() routine is called only after the
  driver has set all known attributes for the device during device
  initialization. The call is typically made after if_attach() and
  lan_set_common_attributes() have been called.

EXAMPLE
  The following example shows how to use lan_register_adapter():

	       struct nd_softc {
		       struct ether_driver *is_ed;
		       struct net_hw_mgmt ehm;
		       ...
	       } sc;

	       static int nd_attach(struct controller *ctlr)
	       {
		   struct ifnet *ifp = &sc.is_ed->ess_ac.ac_if;
		   ...
		   lan_ehm_init (&sc.ehm, NET_EHM_VERSION_ID);
		   lan_set_attribute (sc.ehm.current_val, NET_MODEL_NDX, "NETDEV");

		   ...
		   if_attach (ifp);
		   lan_set_common_attributes (sc.ehm.current_val, sc.is_ed);
		   lan_register_adapter (&sc.ehm, ctlr);
	       }

RETURN VALUES
  None

SEE ALSO
  Routines: lan_ehm_init(9r), lan_ehm_free(9r), lan_set_attribute(9r),
  lan_set_common_attributes(9r)

  Data Structures: net_hw_mgmt(9s)

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