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| NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS(9) | Network device support | NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS(9) |
NAME¶
netdev_notify_peers - notify network peers about existence of dev
SYNOPSIS¶
void netdev_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.
COPYRIGHT¶
| June 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 |