void (*run)(void);
/* Arranges for poll_block() to wake up if the "run" member function needs
- * to be called. May be null if nothing is needed here. */
+ * to be called. Implementations are additionally required to wake
+ * whenever something changes in any of its netdevs which would cause their
+ * ->change_seq() function to change its result. May be null if nothing is
+ * needed here. */
void (*wait)(void);
/* Attempts to create a network device named 'name' with initial 'args' in
/* 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);
};
int netdev_register_provider(const struct netdev_class *);