+static int
+nfp_app_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+ struct net_device *netdev;
+ struct nfp_app *app;
+
+ netdev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
+ app = container_of(nb, struct nfp_app, netdev_nb);
+
+ if (app->type->netdev_event)
+ return app->type->netdev_event(app, netdev, event, ptr);
+ return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+int nfp_app_start(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_net *ctrl)
+{
+ int err;
+
+ app->ctrl = ctrl;
+
+ if (app->type->start) {
+ err = app->type->start(app);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+ }
+
+ app->netdev_nb.notifier_call = nfp_app_netdev_event;
+ err = register_netdevice_notifier(&app->netdev_nb);
+ if (err)
+ goto err_app_stop;
+
+ return 0;
+
+err_app_stop:
+ if (app->type->stop)
+ app->type->stop(app);
+ return err;
+}
+
+void nfp_app_stop(struct nfp_app *app)
+{
+ unregister_netdevice_notifier(&app->netdev_nb);
+
+ if (app->type->stop)
+ app->type->stop(app);
+}
+