Diff below removes if_up() calls from pseudo-driver ioctl(2) path.
Setting IFF_UP is enough for ifioctl() to generate a RTM_INFO for us.
I tested lo0 because that's what claudio@ need for an upcoming diff.
I appreciate more tests & oks.
Index: net/if_gif.c
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RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/net/if_gif.c,v
retrieving revision 1.108
diff -u -p -r1.108 if_gif.c
--- net/if_gif.c 12 Jan 2018 02:25:27 -0000 1.108
+++ net/if_gif.c 9 Feb 2018 07:51:42 -0000
@@ -372,8 +372,7 @@ gif_ioctl(struct ifnet *ifp, u_long cmd,
bcopy((caddr_t)dst, (caddr_t)sa, dst->sa_len);
sc->gif_pdst = sa;
- ifp->if_flags |= IFF_RUNNING;
- if_up(ifp); /* send up RTM_IFINFO */
+ ifp->if_flags |= (IFF_UP|IFF_RUNNING);
error = 0;
break;
Index: net/if_loop.c
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RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/net/if_loop.c,v
retrieving revision 1.85
diff -u -p -r1.85 if_loop.c
--- net/if_loop.c 9 Jan 2018 15:24:24 -0000 1.85
+++ net/if_loop.c 9 Feb 2018 07:52:03 -0000
@@ -261,11 +261,7 @@ loioctl(struct ifnet *ifp, u_long cmd, c
break;
case SIOCSIFADDR:
- ifp->if_flags |= IFF_RUNNING;
- if_up(ifp); /* send up RTM_IFINFO */
- /*
- * Everything else is done at a higher level.
- */
+ ifp->if_flags |= (IFF_UP|IFF_RUNNING);
break;
case SIOCADDMULTI:
Index: net/if_mpe.c
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RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/net/if_mpe.c,v
retrieving revision 1.64
diff -u -p -r1.64 if_mpe.c
--- net/if_mpe.c 9 Jan 2018 15:24:24 -0000 1.64
+++ net/if_mpe.c 9 Feb 2018 07:52:33 -0000
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ mpeioctl(struct ifnet *ifp, u_long cmd,
switch (cmd) {
case SIOCSIFADDR:
if (!ISSET(ifp->if_flags, IFF_UP))
- if_up(ifp);
+ ifp->if_flags |= IFF_UP;
break;
case SIOCSIFFLAGS:
if (ifp->if_flags & IFF_UP)
Index: net/if_spppsubr.c
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RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/net/if_spppsubr.c,v
retrieving revision 1.173
diff -u -p -r1.173 if_spppsubr.c
--- net/if_spppsubr.c 20 Oct 2017 09:35:09 -0000 1.173
+++ net/if_spppsubr.c 9 Feb 2018 07:54:00 -0000
@@ -827,8 +827,8 @@ sppp_ioctl(struct ifnet *ifp, u_long cmd
break;
case SIOCSIFADDR:
- if_up(ifp);
- /* FALLTHROUGH */
+ if (!ISSET(ifp->if_flags, IFF_UP))
+ ifp->if_flags |= IFF_UP;
case SIOCSIFFLAGS:
going_up = (ifp->if_flags & IFF_UP) &&
