Kernel functions				 net_register(9F)



NAME
     net_register - make the kernel aware of a new network  layer
     protocol

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/neti.h>

     net_data_t	*net_register(const net_info_t *info, zoneid_t zoneid);

INTERFACE LEVEL
     Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI)

PARAMETERS
     netinfo

	 value returned	from a successful call to net_lookup.

     zoneid

	The zoneid that corresponds to the IP Instance with which to
	register. Valid values are GLOBAL_ZONEID for the shared IP
	instance, and the zoneid for an exclusive-IP zone.


DESCRIPTION
     This function attempts to add a data  block  describing  the
     functionality  that a network protocol is willing to export.
     This function will	only succeed once for each  call  with	a
     given  network  family (neti_version field	of the net_info_t
     structure).

RETURN VALUES
     This function will	return a NULL if the call fails	 or  else
     returns a token value to be passed	back into net_release and
     other functions in	this framework.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions	of the	following  attri-
     butes:
	  ____________________________________________________________
	 |	 ATTRIBUTE TYPE	       |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE	     |
	 |_____________________________|_____________________________|
	 | Interface Stability	       | Unstable		     |
	 |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO
     net_deregister(9f)













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