1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 1f06df8d10a3..5defcf940005 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,24 @@ void netdev_state_change(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_state_change);
 
+/**
+ *      netdev_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 netdev_notify_peers(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+        rtnl_lock();
+        call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS, dev);
+        rtnl_unlock();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_notify_peers);
+
 int netdev_bonding_change(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event)
 {
         return call_netdevice_notifiers(event, dev);