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@@ -738,15 +738,17 @@ Mark the interface
as down (i.e.,
.Dv IFF_UP
is not set),
-flush its output queue, and call the interface's
-.Fn if_ioctl
-routine to notify the driver of the shutdown request.
+flush its output queue, notify protocols of the transition,
+and generate a message from the
+.Xr route 4
+routing socket.
.It Fn if_up
Mark the interface
.Ar ifp
-as up, and call the interface's
-.Fn if_ioctl
-routine to (re-)initialize the driver.
+as up, notify protocols of the transition,
+and generate a message from the
+.Xr route 4
+routing socket.
.It Fn ifpromisc
Add or remove a promiscuous reference to
.Ar ifp .
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