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Date:      Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:53:08 GMT
From:      Aymeric Wibo <obiwac@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   git: f89f82e4042a - main - netlink: Fix IFF_UP flag handling in RTM_NEWLINK's modify_link handler
Message-ID:  <202508251953.57PJr84b062423@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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The branch main has been updated by obiwac:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=f89f82e4042a24e451b5ba349119cc3446d55601

commit f89f82e4042a24e451b5ba349119cc3446d55601
Author:     Muhammad Saheed <saheed@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-08-25 19:50:46 +0000
Commit:     Aymeric Wibo <obiwac@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-08-25 19:52:59 +0000

    netlink: Fix IFF_UP flag handling in RTM_NEWLINK's modify_link handler
    
    IFF_UP could previously only be unset via RTM_NEWLINK. Requests to set
    IFF_UP, though they succeeded, did not actually set the flag.
    
    Reviewed by:    obiwac, kp, mckusick (mentor)
    Approved by:    obiwac, kp, mckusick (mentor)
    Sponsored by:   Google LLC (GSoC)
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D51871
---
 sys/netlink/route/iface_drivers.c | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sys/netlink/route/iface_drivers.c b/sys/netlink/route/iface_drivers.c
index 21db3017df18..f177d8df2ad6 100644
--- a/sys/netlink/route/iface_drivers.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/route/iface_drivers.c
@@ -82,9 +82,12 @@ _nl_modify_ifp_generic(struct ifnet *ifp, struct nl_parsed_link *lattrs,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((lattrs->ifi_change & IFF_UP) && (lattrs->ifi_flags & IFF_UP) == 0) {
-		/* Request to down the interface */
-		if_down(ifp);
+	if ((lattrs->ifi_change & IFF_UP) != 0 || lattrs->ifi_change == 0) {
+		/* Request to up or down the interface */
+		if (lattrs->ifi_flags & IFF_UP)
+			if_up(ifp);
+		else
+			if_down(ifp);
 	}
 
 	if (lattrs->ifla_mtu > 0) {



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