- /* Exclude state transition flags, already notified */
- changes = (old_flags ^ dev->flags) & ~(IFF_UP | IFF_RUNNING);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+void __dev_notify_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int old_flags)
+{
+ unsigned int changes = dev->flags ^ old_flags;
+
+ if (changes & IFF_UP) {
+ if (dev->flags & IFF_UP)
+ call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_UP, dev);
+ else
+ call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_DOWN, dev);
+ }
+
+ if (dev->flags & IFF_UP &&
+ (changes & ~(IFF_UP | IFF_PROMISC | IFF_ALLMULTI | IFF_VOLATILE)))
+ call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGE, dev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * dev_change_flags - change device settings
+ * @dev: device
+ * @flags: device state flags
+ *
+ * Change settings on device based state flags. The flags are
+ * in the userspace exported format.
+ */
+int dev_change_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned flags)
+{
+ int ret, changes;
+ int old_flags = dev->flags;
+
+ ret = __dev_change_flags(dev, flags);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ changes = old_flags ^ dev->flags;