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CONFIG_NET_MGMT_EVENT

Add support for runtime network event notifications

Type: bool

Help

This adds support for the stack to notify events towards any relevant listener. This can be necessary when application (or else) needs to be notified on a specific network event (ip address change for instance) to trigger some related work.

Direct dependencies

NET_MGMT && NETWORKING

(Includes any dependencies from if’s and menus.)

Defaults

No defaults. Implicitly defaults to n.

Symbols that select this symbol

• NET_L2_BT_MGMT
• NET_L2_ETHERNET_MGMT
• NET_GPTP_VLAN
• NET_LLDP
• NET_L2_IEEE802154_MGMT
• NET_L2_WIFI_MGMT
• NET_PROMISCUOUS_MODE
• NET_CONFIG_SETTINGS

Kconfig definition

At subsys/net/ip/Kconfig.mgmt:16

Included via Kconfig:10 → Kconfig.zephyr:39 → subsys/Kconfig:24 → subsys/net/Kconfig:82 → subsys/net/ip/Kconfig:566

Menu path: (top menu) → Networking → IP stack → Network Management API

config NET_MGMT_EVENT
    bool
    prompt "Add support for runtime network event notifications" if NET_MGMT && NETWORKING
    depends on NET_MGMT && NETWORKING
    help
      This adds support for the stack to notify events towards any
      relevant listener. This can be necessary when application
      (or else) needs to be notified on a specific network event
      (ip address change for instance) to trigger some related work.

(Definitions include propagated dependencies, including from if’s and menus.)