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NETIF_DORMANT_ON(9) | Network device support | NETIF_DORMANT_ON(9) |
NAME¶
netif_dormant_on - mark device as dormant.
SYNOPSIS¶
void netif_dormant_on(struct net_device * dev);
ARGUMENTS¶
dev
network device
DESCRIPTION¶
Mark device as dormant (as per RFC2863).
The dormant state indicates that the relevant interface is not actually in a condition to pass packets (i.e., it is not ´up´) but is in a “pending” state, waiting for some external event. For “on- demand” interfaces, this new state identifies the situation where the interface is waiting for events to place it in the up state.
COPYRIGHT¶
May 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |