Re: [PATCH 2.6 NET] Device name changing via rtnetlink

[Thomas Graf <tgraf@xxxxxxx>]

* Jean Tourrilhes <20040910203203.GA17078@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2004-09-10 13:32
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 10:22:35PM +0200, Thomas Graf wrote:
> > 
> > 2) Implement NETDEV_CHANGE, I was actually about to implement this
> >    but it's not directly related to this change and requires the same
> >    effort by the user space application has refetching the link list.
> 
>       Do you have any info on NETDEV_CHANGE, I've got a potential
> use for it.
>       (By the way, there are other ways to do it, but if
> NETDEV_CHANGE is the proposed standard, I might as well use it).

Currently call_netdevice_notifiers is called and sends out a
RTM_NEWLINK message with the new interface name to everyone
wanting to be notified. However, ifi_change is kept to 0
so far, which means you have to look what has changed yourself. I'm
not sure if this can be changed without too much troubles but
I will look into it.