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
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS(9)
