}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_fix_features);
+/**
+ * netif_stacked_transfer_operstate - transfer operstate
+ * @rootdev: the root or lower level device to transfer state from
+ * @dev: the device to transfer operstate to
+ *
+ * Transfer operational state from root to device. This is normally
+ * called when a stacking relationship exists between the root
+ * device and the device(a leaf device).
+ */
+void netif_stacked_transfer_operstate(const struct net_device *rootdev,
+ struct net_device *dev)
+{
+ if (rootdev->operstate == IF_OPER_DORMANT)
+ netif_dormant_on(dev);
+ else
+ netif_dormant_off(dev);
+
+ if (netif_carrier_ok(rootdev)) {
+ if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+ netif_carrier_on(dev);
+ } else {
+ if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+ netif_carrier_off(dev);
+ }
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_stacked_transfer_operstate);
+
/**
* register_netdevice - register a network device
* @dev: device to register