From d7f33012cffab4376ca13a41a5042a5b224d5f8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joel Sherrill Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:15:53 +0000 Subject: Documentation to reflect patch from Eric Norum to the network initialization enhancement request by Jake Janovetz . --- doc/networking/networkapp.t | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/networking') diff --git a/doc/networking/networkapp.t b/doc/networking/networkapp.t index 256fcd6d81..42b5395433 100644 --- a/doc/networking/networkapp.t +++ b/doc/networking/networkapp.t @@ -264,13 +264,22 @@ struct rtems_bsdnet_config rtems_bsdnet_config = @{ @subsection Network initialization -The networking tasks must be started before any -network I/O operations can be performed. This is done by calling: +The networking tasks must be started before any network I/O operations +can be performed. This is done by calling: + + @example rtems_bsdnet_initialize_network (); @end example This function is declared in @code{rtems/rtems_bsdnet.h}. +t returns 0 on success and -1 on failure with an error code +in @code{errno}. It is not possible to undo the effects of +a partial initialization, though, so the function can be +called only once irregardless of the return code. Consequently, +if the condition for the failure can be corrected, the +system must be reset to permit another network initialization +attempt. -- cgit v1.2.3