- /* Arranges for 'cb' to be called whenever one of the attributes of
- * 'netdev' changes and sets '*notifierp' to a newly created
- * netdev_notifier that represents this arrangement. The created notifier
- * will have its 'netdev', 'cb', and 'aux' members set to the values of the
- * corresponding parameters. */
- int (*poll_add)(struct netdev *netdev,
- void (*cb)(struct netdev_notifier *notifier), void *aux,
- struct netdev_notifier **notifierp);
-
- /* Cancels poll notification for 'notifier'. */
- void (*poll_remove)(struct netdev_notifier *notifier);
+ /* Returns a sequence number which indicates changes in one of 'netdev''s
+ * properties. The returned sequence number must be nonzero so that
+ * callers have a value which they may use as a reset when tracking
+ * 'netdev'.
+ *
+ * Minimally, the returned sequence number is required to change whenever
+ * 'netdev''s flags, features, ethernet address, or carrier changes. The
+ * returned sequence number is allowed to change even when 'netdev' doesn't
+ * change, although implementations should try to avoid this. */
+ unsigned int (*change_seq)(const struct netdev *netdev);