linux-kernel - Re: Notifier chains bug ?

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Date:	Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:24:24 +0800
From:	Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:	Oleg Kutkov <elenbert@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Notifier chains bug ?

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Oleg Kutkov <elenbert@...il.com> wrote:
> Hello.
> I try to used notifier chains for monitoring network devices events.
> All works perfectly when just i'm connecting/disconnecting network cable or
> up/down interface via ifconfig.
> But when i try to change interface address - nothing happens. Notifier is
> don't send any events :(

I think you mean IP address? No, NETDEV_CHANGEADDR is for hardware
address, not for IP address.

If you were changing mac address, you will receive NETDEV_CHANGEADDR.
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