1NETIF_NOTIFY_PEERS(9)       Network device support       NETIF_NOTIFY_PEERS(9)
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NAME

6       netif_notify_peers - notify network peers about existence of dev
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SYNOPSIS

9       void netif_notify_peers(struct net_device * dev);
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ARGUMENTS

12       dev
13           network device
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DESCRIPTION

16       Generate traffic such that interested network peers are aware of dev,
17       such as by generating a gratuitous ARP. This may be used when a device
18       wants to inform the rest of the network about some sort of
19       reconfiguration such as a failover event or virtual machine migration.
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22Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.         June 2019             NETIF_NOTIFY_PEERS(9)
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