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-rw-r--r--net/sched/sch_generic.c18
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diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 4ae6aa562f2b..30280017b055 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -330,6 +330,24 @@ void netif_carrier_off(struct net_device *dev)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_carrier_off);
+/**
+ * netif_notify_peers - notify network peers about existence of @dev
+ * @dev: network device
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+void netif_notify_peers(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+ rtnl_lock();
+ call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS, dev);
+ rtnl_unlock();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_notify_peers);
+
/* "NOOP" scheduler: the best scheduler, recommended for all interfaces
under all circumstances. It is difficult to invent anything faster or
cheaper.