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NETIF_NOTIFY_PEERS(9) Network device support NETIF_NOTIFY_PEERS(9)

NAME

netif_notify_peers - notify network peers about existence of dev

SYNOPSIS

void netif_notify_peers(struct net_device * dev);

ARGUMENTS

dev

network device

DESCRIPTION

Generate traffic such that interested network peers are aware of dev, such as by generating a gratuitous ARP. This may be used when a device wants to inform the rest of the network about some sort of reconfiguration such as a failover event or virtual machine migration.

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May 2024 Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.