what network driver routines are invoked via "ifup" and "ifdown"?

[Daniel.]

I guess you're looking for net_device_ops
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/include/linux/netdevice.h#L874
Follow the comments, the definition is following it!

Regards,

2018-07-31 9:35 GMT-03:00 <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>:

>
>   first time poking around network drivers, and i'm wondering what
> platform driver routines are called when invoking ifup/ifdown from
> user space (if any). i'm *assuming* (possibly incorrectly) that the
> probe() and remove() routines are invoked only on loading and
> unloading the driver, not simple ifup and ifdown.
>
>   guidance, anyone?
>
> rday
>
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