---
name: "netif_dormant_on"
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/netif_dormant_on"
---

# netif\_dormant\_on(9)

mark device as dormant.

## NAME

netif\_dormant\_on - mark device as dormant.

## SYNOPSIS

**void netif\_dormant\_on(struct net\_device \*** *dev***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

network device

## DESCRIPTION

Mark device as dormant (as per RFC2863).

The dormant state indicates that the relevant interface is not actually in a condition to pass packets (i.e., it is not 'up') but is in a “pending” state, waiting for some external event. For “on- demand” interfaces, this new state identifies the situation where the interface is waiting for events to place it in the up state.

## COPYRIGHT