2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 13a34848b5e1..850271809a9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1604,6 +1604,11 @@ struct netdev_notifier_info {
         struct net_device *dev;
 };
 
+struct netdev_notifier_change_info {
+        struct netdev_notifier_info info; /* must be first */
+        unsigned int flags_changed;
+};
+
 static inline struct net_device *
 netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(const struct netdev_notifier_info *info)
 {
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 54fce6006a83..6eb621cc3b81 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4771,8 +4771,13 @@ void __dev_notify_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int old_flags)
         }
 
         if (dev->flags & IFF_UP &&
-            (changes & ~(IFF_UP | IFF_PROMISC | IFF_ALLMULTI | IFF_VOLATILE)))
-                call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGE, dev);
+            (changes & ~(IFF_UP | IFF_PROMISC | IFF_ALLMULTI | IFF_VOLATILE))) {
+                struct netdev_notifier_change_info change_info;
+
+                change_info.flags_changed = changes;
+                call_netdevice_notifiers_info(NETDEV_CHANGE, dev,
+                                              &change_info.info);
+        }
 }
 
 /**