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NetDev_Tx() is used to notify the Ethernet device that a new packet is available to be transmitted. It performs the following actions:

  1. For DMA-based hardware, the driver should select the next available transmit descriptor and set the pointer to the data area equal to the address pointed to by p_data.
  2. For non-DMA hardware, the driver should call Mem_Copy() to copy the data stored in the buffer to the device’s internal memory. The address of the buffer is specified by p_data.
  3. Once completed, the driver must configure the device with the number of bytes to transmit. This value contained in the size argument. DMA-based devices have a size field within the transmit descriptor. Non-DMA devices have a transmit size register that must be configured.
  4. The driver then takes all necessary steps to initiate transmission of the data.
  5. NetDev_Tx() sets perr to NET_DEV_ERR_NONE and return from the transmit function.
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