---
name: "netdev_change_features"
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/netdev_change_features"
---

# netdev\_change\_features(9)

recalculate device features

## NAME

netdev\_change\_features - recalculate device features

## SYNOPSIS

**void netdev\_change\_features(struct net\_device \*** *dev***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

the device to check

## DESCRIPTION

Recalculate dev-\>features set and send notifications even if they have not changed. Should be called instead of **netdev\_update\_features** if also dev-\>vlan\_features might have changed to allow the changes to be propagated to stacked VLAN devices.

## COPYRIGHT