---
name: "dev_change_flags"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dev_change_flags"
---

# dev\_change\_flags(9)

change device settings

## NAME

dev\_change\_flags - change device settings

## SYNOPSIS

**int dev\_change\_flags(struct net\_device \*** *dev***, unsigned int** *flags***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

device

*flags*

device state flags

## DESCRIPTION

Change settings on device based state flags. The flags are in the userspace exported format.

## COPYRIGHT