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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 Novell, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include "src/core/nm-default-daemon.h"
+
+#include "nm-device.h"
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netinet/if_ether.h>
+#include <linux/if.h>
+#include <linux/if_addr.h>
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/if_ether.h>
+#include <linux/if_infiniband.h>
+
+#include "nm-std-aux/unaligned.h"
+#include "nm-glib-aux/nm-dedup-multi.h"
+#include "nm-glib-aux/nm-random-utils.h"
+#include "systemd/nm-sd-utils-shared.h"
+
+#include "nm-base/nm-ethtool-base.h"
+#include "nm-libnm-core-intern/nm-common-macros.h"
+#include "nm-device-private.h"
+#include "nm-l3cfg.h"
+#include "nm-l3-config-data.h"
+#include "NetworkManagerUtils.h"
+#include "nm-manager.h"
+#include "platform/nm-platform.h"
+#include "nm-platform/nm-platform-utils.h"
+#include "platform/nmp-object.h"
+#include "platform/nmp-rules-manager.h"
+#include "ndisc/nm-ndisc.h"
+#include "ndisc/nm-lndp-ndisc.h"
+#include "dhcp/nm-dhcp-manager.h"
+#include "dhcp/nm-dhcp-utils.h"
+#include "nm-act-request.h"
+#include "nm-proxy-config.h"
+#include "nm-ip4-config.h"
+#include "nm-ip6-config.h"
+#include "nm-pacrunner-manager.h"
+#include "dnsmasq/nm-dnsmasq-manager.h"
+#include "nm-dhcp-config.h"
+#include "nm-rfkill-manager.h"
+#include "nm-firewall-manager.h"
+#include "settings/nm-settings-connection.h"
+#include "settings/nm-settings.h"
+#include "nm-setting-ethtool.h"
+#include "nm-setting-ovs-external-ids.h"
+#include "nm-setting-user.h"
+#include "nm-auth-utils.h"
+#include "nm-keep-alive.h"
+#include "nm-netns.h"
+#include "nm-dispatcher.h"
+#include "nm-config.h"
+#include "c-list/src/c-list.h"
+#include "dns/nm-dns-manager.h"
+#include "nm-acd-manager.h"
+#include "nm-core-internal.h"
+#include "systemd/nm-sd.h"
+#include "nm-lldp-listener.h"
+#include "nm-audit-manager.h"
+#include "nm-connectivity.h"
+#include "nm-dbus-interface.h"
+
+#include "nm-device-generic.h"
+#include "nm-device-vlan.h"
+#include "nm-device-vrf.h"
+#include "nm-device-wireguard.h"
+
+#include "nm-device-logging.h"
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+#define DEFAULT_AUTOCONNECT TRUE
+
+static guint32
+dhcp_grace_period_from_timeout(guint32 timeout)
+{
+#define DHCP_GRACE_PERIOD_MULTIPLIER 2U
+
+    nm_assert(timeout > 0);
+    nm_assert(timeout < G_MAXINT32);
+
+    if (timeout < G_MAXUINT32 / DHCP_GRACE_PERIOD_MULTIPLIER)
+        return timeout * DHCP_GRACE_PERIOD_MULTIPLIER;
+
+    return G_MAXUINT32;
+}
+
+#define CARRIER_WAIT_TIME_MS           6000
+#define CARRIER_WAIT_TIME_AFTER_MTU_MS 10000
+
+#define NM_DEVICE_AUTH_RETRIES_UNSET    -1
+#define NM_DEVICE_AUTH_RETRIES_INFINITY -2
+#define NM_DEVICE_AUTH_RETRIES_DEFAULT  3
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+typedef void (*ActivationHandleFunc)(NMDevice *self);
+
+typedef enum {
+    CLEANUP_TYPE_KEEP,
+    CLEANUP_TYPE_REMOVED,
+    CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE,
+} CleanupType;
+
+typedef struct {
+    CList     lst_slave;
+    NMDevice *slave;
+    gulong    watch_id;
+    bool      slave_is_enslaved;
+    bool      configure;
+} SlaveInfo;
+
+typedef struct {
+    NMDevice *device;
+    guint     idle_add_id;
+    int       ifindex;
+} DeleteOnDeactivateData;
+
+typedef struct {
+    NMDevice *              device;
+    GCancellable *          cancellable;
+    NMPlatformAsyncCallback callback;
+    gpointer                callback_data;
+    guint                   num_vfs;
+    NMOptionBool            autoprobe;
+} SriovOp;
+
+typedef void (*AcdCallback)(NMDevice *, NMIP4Config **, gboolean);
+
+typedef enum {
+    /* The various NML3ConfigData types that we track explicitly. Note that
+     * their relative order matters: higher numbers in this enum means more
+     * important (and during merge overwrites other settings). */
+    L3_CONFIG_DATA_TYPE_LL_4,
+    L3_CONFIG_DATA_TYPE_AC_6,
+    L3_CONFIG_DATA_TYPE_DHCP_4,
+    L3_CONFIG_DATA_TYPE_DHCP_6,
+    L3_CONFIG_DATA_TYPE_DEV_4,
+    L3_CONFIG_DATA_TYPE_DEV_6,
+    L3_CONFIG_DATA_TYPE_SETTING,
+    _L3_CONFIG_DATA_TYPE_NUM,
+    _L3_CONFIG_DATA_TYPE_NONE,
+} L3ConfigDataType;
+
+typedef struct {
+    AcdCallback   callback;
+    NMDevice *    device;
+    NMIP4Config **configs;
+} AcdData;
+
+typedef enum {
+    HW_ADDR_TYPE_UNSET = 0,
+    HW_ADDR_TYPE_PERMANENT,
+    HW_ADDR_TYPE_EXPLICIT,
+    HW_ADDR_TYPE_GENERATED,
+} HwAddrType;
+
+typedef enum {
+    FIREWALL_STATE_UNMANAGED = 0,
+    FIREWALL_STATE_INITIALIZED,
+    FIREWALL_STATE_WAIT_STAGE_3,
+    FIREWALL_STATE_WAIT_IP_CONFIG,
+} FirewallState;
+
+typedef struct {
+    NMIPConfig *orig;    /* the original configuration applied to the device */
+    NMIPConfig *current; /* configuration after external changes.  NULL means
+                          * that the original configuration didn't change. */
+} AppliedConfig;
+
+typedef struct {
+    NMDhcpClient *client;
+    NMDhcpConfig *config;
+    gulong        state_sigid;
+    guint         grace_id;
+    bool          grace_pending : 1;
+    bool          was_active : 1;
+} DhcpData;
+
+struct _NMDeviceConnectivityHandle {
+    CList                        concheck_lst;
+    NMDevice *                   self;
+    NMDeviceConnectivityCallback callback;
+    gpointer                     user_data;
+    NMConnectivityCheckHandle *  c_handle;
+    guint64                      seq;
+    bool                         is_periodic : 1;
+    bool                         is_periodic_bump : 1;
+    bool                         is_periodic_bump_on_complete : 1;
+    int                          addr_family;
+};
+
+typedef struct {
+    int                     ifindex;
+    NMEthtoolFeatureStates *features;
+    NMOptionBool            requested[_NM_ETHTOOL_ID_FEATURE_NUM];
+    NMEthtoolCoalesceState *coalesce;
+    NMEthtoolRingState *    ring;
+} EthtoolState;
+
+typedef enum {
+    RESOLVER_WAIT_ADDRESS = 0,
+    RESOLVER_IN_PROGRESS,
+    RESOLVER_DONE,
+} ResolverState;
+
+typedef struct {
+    ResolverState state;
+    GResolver *   resolver;
+    GInetAddress *address;
+    GCancellable *cancellable;
+    char *        hostname;
+    NMDevice *    device;
+    guint         timeout_id; /* Used when waiting for the address */
+    int           addr_family;
+} HostnameResolver;
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+enum {
+    STATE_CHANGED,
+    AUTOCONNECT_ALLOWED,
+    IP4_CONFIG_CHANGED,
+    IP6_CONFIG_CHANGED,
+    IP6_PREFIX_DELEGATED,
+    IP6_SUBNET_NEEDED,
+    REMOVED,
+    RECHECK_AUTO_ACTIVATE,
+    RECHECK_ASSUME,
+    DNS_LOOKUP_DONE,
+    LAST_SIGNAL,
+};
+static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = {0};
+
+NM_GOBJECT_PROPERTIES_DEFINE(NMDevice,
+                             PROP_UDI,
+                             PROP_PATH,
+                             PROP_IFACE,
+                             PROP_IP_IFACE,
+                             PROP_DRIVER,
+                             PROP_DRIVER_VERSION,
+                             PROP_FIRMWARE_VERSION,
+                             PROP_CAPABILITIES,
+                             PROP_CARRIER,
+                             PROP_MTU,
+                             PROP_IP4_ADDRESS,
+                             PROP_IP4_CONFIG,
+                             PROP_DHCP4_CONFIG,
+                             PROP_IP6_CONFIG,
+                             PROP_DHCP6_CONFIG,
+                             PROP_STATE,
+                             PROP_STATE_REASON,
+                             PROP_ACTIVE_CONNECTION,
+                             PROP_DEVICE_TYPE,
+                             PROP_LINK_TYPE,
+                             PROP_MANAGED,
+                             PROP_AUTOCONNECT,
+                             PROP_FIRMWARE_MISSING,
+                             PROP_NM_PLUGIN_MISSING,
+                             PROP_TYPE_DESC,
+                             PROP_RFKILL_TYPE,
+                             PROP_IFINDEX,
+                             PROP_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS,
+                             PROP_PHYSICAL_PORT_ID,
+                             PROP_MASTER,
+                             PROP_PARENT,
+                             PROP_HW_ADDRESS,
+                             PROP_PERM_HW_ADDRESS,
+                             PROP_HAS_PENDING_ACTION,
+                             PROP_METERED,
+                             PROP_LLDP_NEIGHBORS,
+                             PROP_REAL,
+                             PROP_SLAVES,
+                             PROP_STATISTICS_REFRESH_RATE_MS,
+                             PROP_STATISTICS_TX_BYTES,
+                             PROP_STATISTICS_RX_BYTES,
+                             PROP_IP4_CONNECTIVITY,
+                             PROP_IP6_CONNECTIVITY,
+                             PROP_INTERFACE_FLAGS, );
+
+typedef struct _NMDevicePrivate {
+    bool in_state_changed;
+
+    guint device_link_changed_id;
+    guint device_ip_link_changed_id;
+
+    NMDeviceState       state;
+    NMDeviceStateReason state_reason;
+    struct {
+        guint id;
+
+        /* The @state/@reason is only valid, when @id is set. */
+        NMDeviceState       state;
+        NMDeviceStateReason reason;
+    } queued_state;
+
+    union {
+        struct {
+            guint queued_ip_config_id_6;
+            guint queued_ip_config_id_4;
+        };
+        guint queued_ip_config_id_x[2];
+    };
+
+    GSList *pending_actions;
+    GSList *dad6_failed_addrs;
+
+    NMDBusTrackObjPath parent_device;
+
+    char *udi;
+    char *path;
+
+    union {
+        const char *const iface;
+        char *            iface_;
+    };
+    union {
+        const char *const ip_iface;
+        char *            ip_iface_;
+    };
+
+    union {
+        const int ifindex;
+        int       ifindex_;
+    };
+    union {
+        const int ip_ifindex;
+        int       ip_ifindex_;
+    };
+
+    NMNetnsSharedIPHandle *shared_ip_handle;
+
+    int parent_ifindex;
+
+    int auth_retries;
+
+    union {
+        struct {
+            HostnameResolver *hostname_resolver_6;
+            HostnameResolver *hostname_resolver_4;
+        };
+        HostnameResolver *hostname_resolver_x[2];
+    };
+
+    union {
+        const guint8 hw_addr_len; /* read-only */
+        guint8       hw_addr_len_;
+    };
+
+    HwAddrType hw_addr_type : 5;
+
+    bool real : 1;
+
+    bool update_ip_config_completed_v4 : 1;
+    bool update_ip_config_completed_v6 : 1;
+
+    NMDeviceType         type;
+    char *               type_desc;
+    NMLinkType           link_type;
+    NMDeviceCapabilities capabilities;
+    char *               driver;
+    char *               driver_version;
+    char *               firmware_version;
+    RfKillType           rfkill_type;
+    bool                 firmware_missing : 1;
+    bool                 nm_plugin_missing : 1;
+    bool
+        hw_addr_perm_fake : 1; /* whether the permanent HW address could not be read and is a fake */
+
+    NMUtilsStableType current_stable_id_type : 3;
+
+    bool nm_owned : 1; /* whether the device is a device owned and created by NM */
+
+    bool  assume_state_guess_assume : 1;
+    char *assume_state_connection_uuid;
+
+    guint64 udi_id;
+
+    GHashTable *available_connections;
+    char *      hw_addr;
+    char *      hw_addr_perm;
+    char *      hw_addr_initial;
+    char *      physical_port_id;
+    guint       dev_id;
+
+    NMUnmanagedFlags unmanaged_mask;
+    NMUnmanagedFlags unmanaged_flags;
+    DeleteOnDeactivateData
+        *delete_on_deactivate_data; /* data for scheduled cleanup when deleting link (g_idle_add) */
+
+    GCancellable *deactivating_cancellable;
+
+    NMActRequest *     queued_act_request;
+    bool               queued_act_request_is_waiting_for_carrier : 1;
+    NMDBusTrackObjPath act_request;
+
+    union {
+        struct {
+            guint activation_source_id_6;
+            guint activation_source_id_4; /* for layer2 and IPv4. */
+        };
+        guint activation_source_id_x[2];
+    };
+
+    union {
+        struct {
+            ActivationHandleFunc activation_source_func_6;
+            ActivationHandleFunc activation_source_func_4; /* for layer2 and IPv4. */
+        };
+        ActivationHandleFunc activation_source_func_x[2];
+    };
+
+    guint recheck_assume_id;
+
+    struct {
+        guint               call_id;
+        NMDeviceStateReason available_reason;
+        NMDeviceStateReason unavailable_reason;
+    } recheck_available;
+
+    struct {
+        NMDispatcherCallId *call_id;
+        NMDeviceState       post_state;
+        NMDeviceStateReason post_state_reason;
+    } dispatcher;
+
+    /* Link stuff */
+    guint             link_connected_id;
+    guint             link_disconnected_id;
+    guint             carrier_defer_id;
+    guint             carrier_wait_id;
+    gulong            config_changed_id;
+    gulong            ifindex_changed_id;
+    guint32           mtu;
+    guint32           ip6_mtu;
+    guint32           mtu_initial;
+    guint32           ip6_mtu_initial;
+    NMDeviceMtuSource mtu_source;
+
+    guint32 v4_route_table;
+    guint32 v6_route_table;
+
+    /* when carrier goes away, we give a grace period of _get_carrier_wait_ms()
+     * until taking action.
+     *
+     * When changing MTU, the device might take longer then that. So, whenever
+     * NM changes the MTU it sets @carrier_wait_until_ms to CARRIER_WAIT_TIME_AFTER_MTU_MS
+     * in the future. This is used to extend the grace period in this particular case. */
+    gint64 carrier_wait_until_ms;
+
+    union {
+        const NMDeviceSysIfaceState sys_iface_state;
+        NMDeviceSysIfaceState       sys_iface_state_;
+    };
+
+    bool carrier : 1;
+    bool ignore_carrier : 1;
+
+    bool up : 1; /* IFF_UP */
+
+    bool v4_commit_first_time : 1;
+    bool v6_commit_first_time : 1;
+
+    bool default_route_metric_penalty_ip4_has : 1;
+    bool default_route_metric_penalty_ip6_has : 1;
+
+    bool v4_route_table_initialized : 1;
+    bool v6_route_table_initialized : 1;
+
+    bool l3config_merge_flags_has : 1;
+
+    bool v4_route_table_all_sync_before : 1;
+    bool v6_route_table_all_sync_before : 1;
+
+    NMDeviceAutoconnectBlockedFlags autoconnect_blocked_flags : 5;
+
+    bool is_enslaved : 1;
+
+    bool ipv6ll_handle : 1; /* TRUE if NM handles the device's IPv6LL address */
+    bool ipv6ll_has : 1;
+    bool ndisc_started : 1;
+    bool device_link_changed_down : 1;
+
+    bool concheck_rp_filter_checked : 1;
+
+    NMDeviceStageState stage1_sriov_state : 3;
+
+    /* Generic DHCP stuff */
+    char *dhcp_anycast_address;
+
+    char *current_stable_id;
+
+    /* Proxy Configuration */
+    NMProxyConfig *    proxy_config;
+    NMPacrunnerConfId *pacrunner_conf_id;
+
+    /* IP configuration info. Combined config from VPN, settings, and device */
+    union {
+        struct {
+            NMIP6Config *ip_config_6;
+            NMIP4Config *ip_config_4;
+        };
+        NMIPConfig *ip_config_x[2];
+    };
+
+    /* Config from DHCP, PPP, LLv4, etc */
+    AppliedConfig dev_ip_config_4;
+
+    /* config from the setting */
+    union {
+        struct {
+            NMIP6Config *con_ip_config_6;
+            NMIP4Config *con_ip_config_4;
+        };
+        NMIPConfig *con_ip_config_x[2];
+    };
+
+    /* Stuff added outside NM */
+    union {
+        struct {
+            NMIP6Config *ext_ip_config_6;
+            NMIP4Config *ext_ip_config_4;
+        };
+        NMIPConfig *ext_ip_config_x[2];
+    };
+
+    /* VPNs which use this device */
+    union {
+        struct {
+            GSList *vpn_configs_6;
+            GSList *vpn_configs_4;
+        };
+        GSList *vpn_configs_x[2];
+    };
+
+    /* Extra device configuration, injected by the subclass of NMDevice.
+     * This is used for example by NMDeviceModem for WWAN configuration. */
+    union {
+        struct {
+            AppliedConfig dev2_ip_config_6;
+            AppliedConfig dev2_ip_config_4;
+        };
+        AppliedConfig dev2_ip_config_x[2];
+    };
+
+    /* DHCPv4 tracking */
+    struct {
+        char *pac_url;
+    } dhcp4;
+
+    struct {
+        /* IP6 config from DHCP */
+        AppliedConfig ip6_config;
+        /* Event ID of the current IP6 config from DHCP */
+        char *           event_id;
+        gulong           prefix_sigid;
+        NMNDiscDHCPLevel mode;
+        guint            needed_prefixes;
+    } dhcp6;
+
+    union {
+        struct {
+            DhcpData dhcp_data_6;
+            DhcpData dhcp_data_4;
+        };
+        DhcpData dhcp_data_x[2];
+    };
+
+    struct {
+        NMLogDomain log_domain;
+        guint       timeout;
+        guint       watch;
+        GPid        pid;
+        char *      binary;
+        char *      address;
+        guint       deadline;
+    } gw_ping;
+
+    /* dnsmasq stuff for shared connections */
+    NMDnsMasqManager *dnsmasq_manager;
+    gulong            dnsmasq_state_id;
+
+    /* Firewall */
+    FirewallState            fw_state : 4;
+    NMFirewallManager *      fw_mgr;
+    NMFirewallManagerCallId *fw_call;
+
+    /* IPv4LL stuff */
+    sd_ipv4ll *ipv4ll;
+    guint      ipv4ll_timeout;
+    guint      rt6_temporary_not_available_id;
+
+    /* IPv4 DAD stuff */
+    struct {
+        GSList *      dad_list;
+        NMAcdManager *announcing;
+    } acd;
+
+    union {
+        struct {
+            const NMDeviceIPState ip_state_6;
+            const NMDeviceIPState ip_state_4;
+        };
+        union {
+            const NMDeviceIPState ip_state_x[2];
+            NMDeviceIPState       ip_state_x_[2];
+        };
+    };
+
+    AppliedConfig   ac_ip6_config;           /* config from IPv6 autoconfiguration */
+    NMIP6Config *   ext_ip6_config_captured; /* Configuration captured from platform. */
+    NMIP6Config *   dad6_ip6_config;
+    struct in6_addr ipv6ll_addr;
+
+    GHashTable *rt6_temporary_not_available;
+
+    NMNDisc *                 ndisc;
+    gulong                    ndisc_changed_id;
+    gulong                    ndisc_timeout_id;
+    NMSettingIP6ConfigPrivacy ndisc_use_tempaddr;
+
+    guint  linklocal6_timeout_id;
+    guint8 linklocal6_dad_counter;
+
+    GHashTable *ip6_saved_properties;
+
+    EthtoolState *ethtool_state;
+
+    gboolean needs_ip6_subnet;
+
+    /* master interface for bridge/bond/team slave */
+    NMDevice *master;
+    gulong    master_ready_id;
+    int       master_ifindex;
+
+    /* slave management */
+    CList slaves; /* list of SlaveInfo */
+
+    NMMetered metered;
+
+    NMSettings *settings;
+    NMManager * manager;
+
+    NMNetns *netns;
+
+    NMLldpListener *lldp_listener;
+
+    NMConnectivity *concheck_mgr;
+    CList           concheck_lst_head;
+    struct {
+        /* if periodic checks are enabled, this is the source id for the next check. */
+        guint p_cur_id;
+
+        /* the currently configured max periodic interval. */
+        guint p_max_interval;
+
+        /* the current interval. If we are probing, the interval might be lower
+         * then the configured max interval. */
+        guint p_cur_interval;
+
+        /* the timestamp, when we last scheduled the timer p_cur_id with current interval
+         * p_cur_interval. */
+        gint64 p_cur_basetime_ns;
+
+        NMConnectivityState state;
+    } concheck_x[2];
+
+    guint   check_delete_unrealized_id;
+    guint32 interface_flags;
+
+    struct {
+        SriovOp *pending; /* SR-IOV operation currently running */
+        SriovOp *next;    /* next SR-IOV operation scheduled */
+    } sriov;
+    guint sriov_reset_pending;
+
+    struct {
+        guint   timeout_id;
+        guint   refresh_rate_ms;
+        guint64 tx_bytes;
+        guint64 rx_bytes;
+    } stats;
+
+    bool mtu_force_set_done : 1;
+} NMDevicePrivate;
+
+G_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_TYPE(NMDevice, nm_device, NM_TYPE_DBUS_OBJECT)
+
+#define NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self) _NM_GET_PRIVATE_PTR(self, NMDevice, NM_IS_DEVICE)
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended interface_info_device;
+static const GDBusSignalInfo             signal_info_state_changed;
+
+static void nm_device_set_proxy_config(NMDevice *self, const char *pac_url);
+
+static gboolean update_ext_ip_config(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, gboolean intersect_configs);
+
+static gboolean nm_device_set_ip_config(NMDevice *  self,
+                                        int         addr_family,
+                                        NMIPConfig *config,
+                                        gboolean    commit,
+                                        GPtrArray * ip4_dev_route_blacklist);
+
+static gboolean ip_config_merge_and_apply(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, gboolean commit);
+
+static gboolean nm_device_master_add_slave(NMDevice *self, NMDevice *slave, gboolean configure);
+static void     nm_device_slave_notify_enslave(NMDevice *self, gboolean success);
+static void     nm_device_slave_notify_release(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceStateReason reason);
+
+static void     addrconf6_start_with_link_ready(NMDevice *self);
+static gboolean linklocal6_start(NMDevice *self);
+
+static guint32 default_route_metric_penalty_get(NMDevice *self, int addr_family);
+
+static guint _prop_get_ipv4_dad_timeout(NMDevice *self);
+
+static NMIP6Config *dad6_get_pending_addresses(NMDevice *self);
+
+static void   _carrier_wait_check_queued_act_request(NMDevice *self);
+static gint64 _get_carrier_wait_ms(NMDevice *self);
+
+static const char *_activation_func_to_string(ActivationHandleFunc func);
+
+static void
+_set_state_full(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceState state, NMDeviceStateReason reason, gboolean quitting);
+static void             queued_state_clear(NMDevice *device);
+static gboolean         queued_ip4_config_change(gpointer user_data);
+static gboolean         queued_ip6_config_change(gpointer user_data);
+static void             ip_check_ping_watch_cb(GPid pid, int status, gpointer user_data);
+static gboolean         ip_config_valid(NMDeviceState state);
+static NMActStageReturn dhcp4_start(NMDevice *self);
+static gboolean         dhcp6_start(NMDevice *self, gboolean wait_for_ll);
+static void             nm_device_start_ip_check(NMDevice *self);
+static void             realize_start_setup(NMDevice *            self,
+                                            const NMPlatformLink *plink,
+                                            gboolean              assume_state_guess_assume,
+                                            const char *          assume_state_connection_uuid,
+                                            gboolean              set_nm_owned,
+                                            NMUnmanFlagOp         unmanaged_user_explicit,
+                                            gboolean              force_platform_init);
+static void             _set_mtu(NMDevice *self, guint32 mtu);
+static void             _commit_mtu(NMDevice *self, const NMIP4Config *config);
+static void             _cancel_activation(NMDevice *self);
+
+static void concheck_update_state(NMDevice *          self,
+                                  int                 addr_family,
+                                  NMConnectivityState state,
+                                  gboolean            is_periodic);
+
+static void sriov_op_cb(GError *error, gpointer user_data);
+
+static void device_ifindex_changed_cb(NMManager *manager, NMDevice *device_changed, NMDevice *self);
+static gboolean device_link_changed(NMDevice *self);
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_DEFINE(
+    queued_state_to_string,
+    NMDeviceState,
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_DEFAULT(NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "???"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "unknown"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "unmanaged"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "unavailable"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "disconnected"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_PREPARE,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "prepare"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_CONFIG,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "config"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_NEED_AUTH,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "need-auth"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "ip-config"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CHECK,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "ip-check"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_SECONDARIES,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "secondaries"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "activated"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "deactivating"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
+                             NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE "failed"), );
+
+const char *
+nm_device_state_to_str(NMDeviceState state)
+{
+    return queued_state_to_string(state) + NM_STRLEN(NM_PENDING_ACTIONPREFIX_QUEUED_STATE_CHANGE);
+}
+
+NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_DEFINE(
+    nm_device_state_reason_to_str,
+    NMDeviceStateReason,
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_DEFAULT(NULL),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_UNKNOWN, "unknown"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE, "none"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_MANAGED, "managed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_UNMANAGED, "unmanaged"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONFIG_FAILED, "config-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_CONFIG_UNAVAILABLE, "ip-config-unavailable"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_CONFIG_EXPIRED, "ip-config-expired"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NO_SECRETS, "no-secrets"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SUPPLICANT_DISCONNECT, "supplicant-disconnect"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SUPPLICANT_CONFIG_FAILED,
+                             "supplicant-config-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SUPPLICANT_FAILED, "supplicant-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SUPPLICANT_TIMEOUT, "supplicant-timeout"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_PPP_START_FAILED, "ppp-start-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_PPP_DISCONNECT, "ppp-disconnect"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_PPP_FAILED, "ppp-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DHCP_START_FAILED, "dhcp-start-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DHCP_ERROR, "dhcp-error"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DHCP_FAILED, "dhcp-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SHARED_START_FAILED, "sharing-start-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SHARED_FAILED, "sharing-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_AUTOIP_START_FAILED, "autoip-start-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_AUTOIP_ERROR, "autoip-error"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_AUTOIP_FAILED, "autoip-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_MODEM_BUSY, "modem-busy"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_MODEM_NO_DIAL_TONE, "modem-no-dialtone"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_MODEM_NO_CARRIER, "modem-no-carrier"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_MODEM_DIAL_TIMEOUT, "modem-dial-timeout"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_MODEM_DIAL_FAILED, "modem-dial-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_MODEM_INIT_FAILED, "modem-init-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_GSM_APN_FAILED, "gsm-apn-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_GSM_REGISTRATION_NOT_SEARCHING,
+                             "gsm-registration-idle"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_GSM_REGISTRATION_DENIED,
+                             "gsm-registration-denied"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_GSM_REGISTRATION_TIMEOUT,
+                             "gsm-registration-timeout"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_GSM_REGISTRATION_FAILED,
+                             "gsm-registration-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_GSM_PIN_CHECK_FAILED, "gsm-pin-check-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_FIRMWARE_MISSING, "firmware-missing"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_REMOVED, "removed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SLEEPING, "sleeping"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_REMOVED, "connection-removed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_USER_REQUESTED, "user-requested"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CARRIER, "carrier-changed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_ASSUMED, "connection-assumed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SUPPLICANT_AVAILABLE, "supplicant-available"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_MODEM_NOT_FOUND, "modem-not-found"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_BT_FAILED, "bluetooth-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_GSM_SIM_NOT_INSERTED, "gsm-sim-not-inserted"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_GSM_SIM_PIN_REQUIRED, "gsm-sim-pin-required"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_GSM_SIM_PUK_REQUIRED, "gsm-sim-puk-required"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_GSM_SIM_WRONG, "gsm-sim-wrong"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_INFINIBAND_MODE, "infiniband-mode"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DEPENDENCY_FAILED, "dependency-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_BR2684_FAILED, "br2684-bridge-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_MODEM_MANAGER_UNAVAILABLE,
+                             "modem-manager-unavailable"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SSID_NOT_FOUND, "ssid-not-found"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SECONDARY_CONNECTION_FAILED,
+                             "secondary-connection-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DCB_FCOE_FAILED, "dcb-fcoe-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_TEAMD_CONTROL_FAILED, "teamd-control-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_MODEM_FAILED, "modem-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_MODEM_AVAILABLE, "modem-available"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SIM_PIN_INCORRECT, "sim-pin-incorrect"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NEW_ACTIVATION, "new-activation"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_PARENT_CHANGED, "parent-changed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_PARENT_MANAGED_CHANGED,
+                             "parent-managed-changed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_OVSDB_FAILED, "ovsdb-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_ADDRESS_DUPLICATE, "ip-address-duplicate"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_METHOD_UNSUPPORTED, "ip-method-unsupported"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SRIOV_CONFIGURATION_FAILED,
+                             "sriov-configuration-failed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_PEER_NOT_FOUND, "peer-not-found"), );
+
+#define reason_to_string_a(reason) NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_A(nm_device_state_reason_to_str, reason)
+
+static NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_DEFINE(mtu_source_to_str,
+                                  NMDeviceMtuSource,
+                                  NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_DEFAULT_NM_ASSERT("unknown"),
+                                  NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_NONE, "none"),
+                                  NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_PARENT, "parent"),
+                                  NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_IP_CONFIG,
+                                                           "ip-config"),
+                                  NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_CONNECTION,
+                                                           "connection"), );
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+_hostname_resolver_free(HostnameResolver *resolver)
+{
+    if (!resolver)
+        return;
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&resolver->timeout_id);
+    nm_clear_g_cancellable(&resolver->cancellable);
+    nm_g_object_unref(resolver->resolver);
+    nm_g_object_unref(resolver->address);
+    g_free(resolver->hostname);
+    nm_g_slice_free(resolver);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static NMSettingIP6ConfigPrivacy
+_ip6_privacy_clamp(NMSettingIP6ConfigPrivacy use_tempaddr)
+{
+    switch (use_tempaddr) {
+    case NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_DISABLED:
+    case NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_PREFER_TEMP_ADDR:
+    case NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_PREFER_PUBLIC_ADDR:
+        return use_tempaddr;
+    default:
+        return NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static const char *
+_prop_get_connection_stable_id(NMDevice *         self,
+                               NMConnection *     connection,
+                               NMUtilsStableType *out_stable_type)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_CONNECTION(connection));
+    nm_assert(out_stable_type);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    /* we cache the generated stable ID for the time of an activation.
+     *
+     * The reason is, that we don't want the stable-id to change as long
+     * as the device is active.
+     *
+     * Especially with ${RANDOM} stable-id we want to generate *one* configuration
+     * for each activation. */
+    if (G_UNLIKELY(!priv->current_stable_id)) {
+        gs_free char *       default_id = NULL;
+        gs_free char *       generated  = NULL;
+        NMUtilsStableType    stable_type;
+        NMSettingConnection *s_con;
+        gboolean             hwaddr_is_fake;
+        const char *         hwaddr;
+        const char *         stable_id;
+        const char *         uuid;
+
+        s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection);
+
+        stable_id = nm_setting_connection_get_stable_id(s_con);
+
+        if (!stable_id) {
+            default_id =
+                nm_config_data_get_connection_default(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                      NM_CON_DEFAULT("connection.stable-id"),
+                                                      self);
+            stable_id = default_id;
+        }
+
+        uuid = nm_connection_get_uuid(connection);
+
+        /* the cloned-mac-address may be generated based on the stable-id.
+         * Thus, at this point, we can only use the permanent MAC address
+         * as seed. */
+        hwaddr = nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address_full(self, TRUE, &hwaddr_is_fake);
+
+        stable_type = nm_utils_stable_id_parse(stable_id,
+                                               nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                                               !hwaddr_is_fake ? hwaddr : NULL,
+                                               nm_utils_boot_id_str(),
+                                               uuid,
+                                               &generated);
+
+        /* current_stable_id_type is a bitfield! */
+        priv->current_stable_id_type = stable_type;
+        nm_assert(stable_type <= (NMUtilsStableType) 0x3);
+        nm_assert(stable_type + (NMUtilsStableType) 1 > (NMUtilsStableType) 0);
+        nm_assert(priv->current_stable_id_type == stable_type);
+
+        if (stable_type == NM_UTILS_STABLE_TYPE_UUID)
+            priv->current_stable_id = g_strdup(uuid);
+        else if (stable_type == NM_UTILS_STABLE_TYPE_STABLE_ID)
+            priv->current_stable_id = g_strdup(stable_id);
+        else if (stable_type == NM_UTILS_STABLE_TYPE_GENERATED)
+            priv->current_stable_id =
+                nm_str_realloc(nm_utils_stable_id_generated_complete(generated));
+        else {
+            nm_assert(stable_type == NM_UTILS_STABLE_TYPE_RANDOM);
+            priv->current_stable_id = nm_str_realloc(nm_utils_stable_id_random());
+        }
+        _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "stable-id: type=%d, \"%s\""
+              "%s%s%s",
+              (int) priv->current_stable_id_type,
+              priv->current_stable_id,
+              NM_PRINT_FMT_QUOTED(stable_type == NM_UTILS_STABLE_TYPE_GENERATED,
+                                  " from \"",
+                                  generated,
+                                  "\"",
+                                  ""));
+    }
+
+    nm_assert(priv->current_stable_id);
+    *out_stable_type = priv->current_stable_id_type;
+    return priv->current_stable_id;
+}
+
+static GBytes *
+_prop_get_ipv6_dhcp_duid(NMDevice *    self,
+                         NMConnection *connection,
+                         GBytes *      hwaddr,
+                         gboolean *    out_enforce)
+{
+    NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip6;
+    const char *       duid;
+    gs_free char *     duid_default = NULL;
+    const char *       duid_error;
+    GBytes *           duid_out;
+    gboolean           duid_enforce = TRUE;
+    gs_free char *     logstr1      = NULL;
+    const guint8 *     hwaddr_bin;
+    gsize              hwaddr_len;
+    int                arp_type;
+
+    s_ip6 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip6_config(connection);
+    duid  = nm_setting_ip6_config_get_dhcp_duid(NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG(s_ip6));
+
+    if (!duid) {
+        duid_default = nm_config_data_get_connection_default(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                             NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv6.dhcp-duid"),
+                                                             self);
+        duid         = duid_default;
+        if (!duid)
+            duid = "lease";
+    }
+
+    if (nm_streq(duid, "lease")) {
+        duid_enforce = FALSE;
+        duid_out     = nm_utils_generate_duid_from_machine_id();
+        goto out_good;
+    }
+
+    if (!_nm_utils_dhcp_duid_valid(duid, &duid_out)) {
+        duid_error = "invalid duid";
+        goto out_fail;
+    }
+
+    if (duid_out)
+        goto out_good;
+
+    if (NM_IN_STRSET(duid, "ll", "llt")) {
+        if (!hwaddr) {
+            duid_error = "missing link-layer address";
+            goto out_fail;
+        }
+
+        hwaddr_bin = g_bytes_get_data(hwaddr, &hwaddr_len);
+        arp_type   = nm_utils_arp_type_detect_from_hwaddrlen(hwaddr_len);
+        if (arp_type < 0) {
+            duid_error = "unsupported link-layer address";
+            goto out_fail;
+        }
+
+        if (nm_streq(duid, "ll"))
+            duid_out = nm_utils_generate_duid_ll(arp_type, hwaddr_bin, hwaddr_len);
+        else {
+            duid_out = nm_utils_generate_duid_llt(arp_type,
+                                                  hwaddr_bin,
+                                                  hwaddr_len,
+                                                  nm_utils_host_id_get_timestamp_ns()
+                                                      / NM_UTILS_NSEC_PER_SEC);
+        }
+
+        goto out_good;
+    }
+
+    if (NM_IN_STRSET(duid, "stable-ll", "stable-llt", "stable-uuid")) {
+        /* preferably, we would salt the checksum differently for each @duid type. We missed
+         * to do that initially, so most types use the DEFAULT_SALT.
+         *
+         * Implementations that are added later, should use a distinct salt instead,
+         * like "stable-ll"/"stable-llt" with ARPHRD_INFINIBAND below. */
+        const guint32         DEFAULT_SALT   = 670531087u;
+        nm_auto_free_checksum GChecksum *sum = NULL;
+        NMUtilsStableType                stable_type;
+        const char *                     stable_id = NULL;
+        guint32                          salted_header;
+        const guint8 *                   host_id;
+        gsize                            host_id_len;
+        union {
+            guint8 sha256[NM_UTILS_CHECKSUM_LENGTH_SHA256];
+            guint8 hwaddr_eth[ETH_ALEN];
+            guint8 hwaddr_infiniband[INFINIBAND_ALEN];
+            NMUuid uuid;
+            struct _nm_packed {
+                guint8  hwaddr[ETH_ALEN];
+                guint32 timestamp;
+            } llt_eth;
+            struct _nm_packed {
+                guint8  hwaddr[INFINIBAND_ALEN];
+                guint32 timestamp;
+            } llt_infiniband;
+        } digest;
+
+        stable_id = _prop_get_connection_stable_id(self, connection, &stable_type);
+
+        if (NM_IN_STRSET(duid, "stable-ll", "stable-llt")) {
+            /* for stable LL/LLT DUIDs, we still need a hardware address to detect
+             * the arp-type. Alternatively, we would be able to detect it based on
+             * other means (e.g. NMDevice type), but instead require the hardware
+             * address to be present. This is at least consistent with the "ll"/"llt"
+             * modes above. */
+            if (!hwaddr) {
+                duid_error = "missing link-layer address";
+                goto out_fail;
+            }
+            if ((arp_type = nm_utils_arp_type_detect_from_hwaddrlen(g_bytes_get_size(hwaddr)))
+                < 0) {
+                duid_error = "unsupported link-layer address";
+                goto out_fail;
+            }
+
+            if (arp_type == ARPHRD_ETHER)
+                salted_header = DEFAULT_SALT;
+            else {
+                nm_assert(arp_type == ARPHRD_INFINIBAND);
+                salted_header = 0x42492CEFu + ((guint32) arp_type);
+            }
+        } else {
+            salted_header = DEFAULT_SALT;
+            arp_type      = -1;
+        }
+
+        salted_header = htonl(salted_header + ((guint32) stable_type));
+
+        nm_utils_host_id_get(&host_id, &host_id_len);
+
+        sum = g_checksum_new(G_CHECKSUM_SHA256);
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guchar *) &salted_header, sizeof(salted_header));
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guchar *) stable_id, -1);
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guchar *) host_id, host_id_len);
+        nm_utils_checksum_get_digest(sum, digest.sha256);
+
+        G_STATIC_ASSERT_EXPR(sizeof(digest) == sizeof(digest.sha256));
+
+        if (nm_streq(duid, "stable-ll")) {
+            switch (arp_type) {
+            case ARPHRD_ETHER:
+                duid_out = nm_utils_generate_duid_ll(arp_type,
+                                                     digest.hwaddr_eth,
+                                                     sizeof(digest.hwaddr_eth));
+                break;
+            case ARPHRD_INFINIBAND:
+                duid_out = nm_utils_generate_duid_ll(arp_type,
+                                                     digest.hwaddr_infiniband,
+                                                     sizeof(digest.hwaddr_infiniband));
+                break;
+            default:
+                g_return_val_if_reached(NULL);
+            }
+        } else if (nm_streq(duid, "stable-llt")) {
+            gint64  time;
+            guint32 timestamp;
+
+#define EPOCH_DATETIME_THREE_YEARS (356 * 24 * 3600 * 3)
+
+            /* We want a variable time between the host_id timestamp and three years
+             * before. Let's compute the time (in seconds) from 0 to 3 years; then we'll
+             * subtract it from the host_id timestamp.
+             */
+            time = nm_utils_host_id_get_timestamp_ns() / NM_UTILS_NSEC_PER_SEC;
+
+            /* don't use too old timestamps. They cannot be expressed in DUID-LLT and
+             * would all be truncated to zero. */
+            time = NM_MAX(time, NM_UTILS_EPOCH_DATETIME_200001010000 + EPOCH_DATETIME_THREE_YEARS);
+
+            switch (arp_type) {
+            case ARPHRD_ETHER:
+                timestamp = unaligned_read_be32(&digest.llt_eth.timestamp);
+                time -= timestamp % EPOCH_DATETIME_THREE_YEARS;
+                duid_out = nm_utils_generate_duid_llt(arp_type,
+                                                      digest.llt_eth.hwaddr,
+                                                      sizeof(digest.llt_eth.hwaddr),
+                                                      time);
+                break;
+            case ARPHRD_INFINIBAND:
+                timestamp = unaligned_read_be32(&digest.llt_infiniband.timestamp);
+                time -= timestamp % EPOCH_DATETIME_THREE_YEARS;
+                duid_out = nm_utils_generate_duid_llt(arp_type,
+                                                      digest.llt_infiniband.hwaddr,
+                                                      sizeof(digest.llt_infiniband.hwaddr),
+                                                      time);
+                break;
+            default:
+                g_return_val_if_reached(NULL);
+            }
+        } else {
+            nm_assert(nm_streq(duid, "stable-uuid"));
+            duid_out = nm_utils_generate_duid_uuid(&digest.uuid);
+        }
+
+        goto out_good;
+    }
+
+    g_return_val_if_reached(NULL);
+
+out_fail:
+    nm_assert(!duid_out && duid_error);
+    {
+        NMUuid uuid;
+
+        _LOGW(LOGD_IP6 | LOGD_DHCP6,
+              "ipv6.dhcp-duid: failure to generate %s DUID: %s. Fallback to random DUID-UUID.",
+              duid,
+              duid_error);
+
+        nm_utils_random_bytes(&uuid, sizeof(uuid));
+        duid_out = nm_utils_generate_duid_uuid(&uuid);
+    }
+
+out_good:
+    nm_assert(duid_out);
+    _LOGD(LOGD_IP6 | LOGD_DHCP6,
+          "ipv6.dhcp-duid: generate %s DUID '%s' (%s)",
+          duid,
+          (logstr1 = nm_dhcp_utils_duid_to_string(duid_out)),
+          duid_enforce ? "enforcing" : "prefer lease");
+
+    NM_SET_OUT(out_enforce, duid_enforce);
+    return duid_out;
+}
+
+static guint32
+_prop_get_ipv6_ra_timeout(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMConnection *connection;
+    gint32        timeout;
+
+    G_STATIC_ASSERT_EXPR(NM_RA_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT == 0);
+    G_STATIC_ASSERT_EXPR(NM_RA_TIMEOUT_INFINITY == G_MAXINT32);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+
+    timeout = nm_setting_ip6_config_get_ra_timeout(
+        NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG(nm_connection_get_setting_ip6_config(connection)));
+    if (timeout > 0)
+        return timeout;
+    nm_assert(timeout == 0);
+
+    return nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                       NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv6.ra-timeout"),
+                                                       self,
+                                                       0,
+                                                       G_MAXINT32,
+                                                       0);
+}
+
+static NMSettingConnectionMdns
+_prop_get_connection_mdns(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMConnection *          connection;
+    NMSettingConnectionMdns mdns = NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MDNS_DEFAULT;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MDNS_DEFAULT);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (connection)
+        mdns = nm_setting_connection_get_mdns(nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection));
+    if (mdns != NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MDNS_DEFAULT)
+        return mdns;
+
+    return nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                       NM_CON_DEFAULT("connection.mdns"),
+                                                       self,
+                                                       NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MDNS_NO,
+                                                       NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MDNS_YES,
+                                                       NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MDNS_DEFAULT);
+}
+
+static NMSettingConnectionLlmnr
+_prop_get_connection_llmnr(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMConnection *           connection;
+    NMSettingConnectionLlmnr llmnr = NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLMNR_DEFAULT;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLMNR_DEFAULT);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (connection)
+        llmnr = nm_setting_connection_get_llmnr(nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection));
+    if (llmnr != NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLMNR_DEFAULT)
+        return llmnr;
+
+    return nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                       NM_CON_DEFAULT("connection.llmnr"),
+                                                       self,
+                                                       NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLMNR_NO,
+                                                       NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLMNR_YES,
+                                                       NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLMNR_DEFAULT);
+}
+
+static guint32
+_prop_get_ipvx_route_table(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDeviceClass *      klass;
+    NMConnection *       connection;
+    NMSettingIPConfig *  s_ip;
+    guint32              route_table    = 0;
+    gboolean             is_user_config = TRUE;
+    NMSettingConnection *s_con;
+    NMSettingVrf *       s_vrf;
+
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+
+    /* the route table setting affects how we sync routes. We shall
+     * not change it while the device is active, hence, cache it. */
+    if (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family)) {
+        if (priv->v4_route_table_initialized)
+            return priv->v4_route_table;
+    } else {
+        if (priv->v6_route_table_initialized)
+            return priv->v6_route_table;
+    }
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (connection) {
+        s_ip = nm_connection_get_setting_ip_config(connection, addr_family);
+        if (s_ip)
+            route_table = nm_setting_ip_config_get_route_table(s_ip);
+    }
+    if (route_table == 0u) {
+        gint64 v;
+
+        v = nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                        NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family)
+                                                            ? NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv4.route-table")
+                                                            : NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv6.route-table"),
+                                                        self,
+                                                        0,
+                                                        G_MAXUINT32,
+                                                        -1);
+        if (v != -1) {
+            route_table    = v;
+            is_user_config = FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (route_table == 0u && connection
+        && (s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection))
+        && (nm_streq0(nm_setting_connection_get_slave_type(s_con), NM_SETTING_VRF_SETTING_NAME)
+            && priv->master && nm_device_get_device_type(priv->master) == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_VRF)) {
+        const NMPlatformLnkVrf *lnk;
+
+        lnk = nm_platform_link_get_lnk_vrf(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                           nm_device_get_ifindex(priv->master),
+                                           NULL);
+
+        if (lnk)
+            route_table = lnk->table;
+    }
+
+    if (route_table == 0u && connection
+        && (s_vrf = (NMSettingVrf *) nm_connection_get_setting(connection, NM_TYPE_SETTING_VRF))) {
+        route_table = nm_setting_vrf_get_table(s_vrf);
+    }
+
+    klass = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    if (klass->coerce_route_table)
+        route_table = klass->coerce_route_table(self, addr_family, route_table, is_user_config);
+
+    if (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family)) {
+        priv->v4_route_table_initialized = TRUE;
+        priv->v4_route_table             = route_table;
+    } else {
+        priv->v6_route_table_initialized = TRUE;
+        priv->v6_route_table             = route_table;
+    }
+
+    _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "ipv%c.route-table = %u%s",
+          nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+          (guint)(route_table ?: RT_TABLE_MAIN),
+          route_table != 0u ? "" : " (policy routing not enabled)");
+
+    return route_table;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_prop_get_connection_lldp(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMConnection *          connection;
+    NMSettingConnection *   s_con;
+    NMSettingConnectionLldp lldp = NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLDP_DEFAULT;
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(connection, FALSE);
+
+    s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(s_con, FALSE);
+
+    lldp = nm_setting_connection_get_lldp(s_con);
+    if (lldp == NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLDP_DEFAULT) {
+        lldp = nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                           NM_CON_DEFAULT("connection.lldp"),
+                                                           self,
+                                                           NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLDP_DEFAULT,
+                                                           NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLDP_ENABLE_RX,
+                                                           NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLDP_DEFAULT);
+        if (lldp == NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLDP_DEFAULT)
+            lldp = NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLDP_DISABLE;
+    }
+    return lldp == NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLDP_ENABLE_RX;
+}
+
+static guint
+_prop_get_ipv4_dad_timeout(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMConnection *     connection;
+    NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip4   = NULL;
+    int                timeout = -1;
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (connection)
+        s_ip4 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(connection);
+    if (s_ip4)
+        timeout = nm_setting_ip_config_get_dad_timeout(s_ip4);
+    if (timeout >= 0)
+        return timeout;
+
+    return nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                       NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv4.dad-timeout"),
+                                                       self,
+                                                       0,
+                                                       NM_SETTING_IP_CONFIG_DAD_TIMEOUT_MAX,
+                                                       0);
+}
+
+static guint32
+_prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_timeout(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDeviceClass *klass;
+    NMConnection * connection;
+    int            timeout_i;
+    guint32        timeout;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+
+    timeout_i = nm_setting_ip_config_get_dhcp_timeout(
+        nm_connection_get_setting_ip_config(connection, addr_family));
+    nm_assert(timeout_i >= 0 && timeout_i <= G_MAXINT32);
+
+    timeout = (guint32) timeout_i;
+    if (timeout)
+        goto out;
+
+    timeout = nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                          NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family)
+                                                              ? NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv4.dhcp-timeout")
+                                                              : NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv6.dhcp-timeout"),
+                                                          self,
+                                                          0,
+                                                          G_MAXINT32,
+                                                          0);
+    if (timeout)
+        goto out;
+
+    klass = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    if (klass->get_dhcp_timeout_for_device) {
+        timeout = klass->get_dhcp_timeout_for_device(self, addr_family);
+        if (timeout)
+            goto out;
+    }
+
+    timeout = NM_DHCP_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT;
+
+out:
+    G_STATIC_ASSERT_EXPR(G_MAXINT32 == NM_DHCP_TIMEOUT_INFINITY);
+    nm_assert(timeout > 0);
+    nm_assert(timeout <= G_MAXINT32);
+    return timeout;
+}
+
+/**
+ * _prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_iaid:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @addr_family: the address family
+ * @connection: the connection
+ * @log_silent: whether to log the result.
+ * @out_is_explicit: on return, %TRUE if the user set a valid IAID in
+ *   the connection or in global configuration; %FALSE if the connection
+ *   property was empty and no valid global configuration was provided.
+ *
+ * Returns: a IAID value for this device and the given connection.
+ */
+static guint32
+_prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_iaid(NMDevice *    self,
+                         int           addr_family,
+                         NMConnection *connection,
+                         gboolean      log_silent,
+                         gboolean *    out_is_explicit)
+{
+    const int          IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+    NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip;
+    const char *       iaid_str;
+    gs_free char *     iaid_str_free = NULL;
+    guint32            iaid;
+    const char *       iface;
+    const char *       fail_reason;
+    gboolean           is_explicit = TRUE;
+
+    s_ip     = nm_connection_get_setting_ip_config(connection, addr_family);
+    iaid_str = nm_setting_ip_config_get_dhcp_iaid(s_ip);
+    if (!iaid_str) {
+        iaid_str_free = nm_config_data_get_connection_default(
+            NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+            IS_IPv4 ? NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv4.dhcp-iaid") : NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv6.dhcp-iaid"),
+            self);
+        iaid_str = iaid_str_free;
+        if (!iaid_str) {
+            iaid_str    = NM_IAID_IFNAME;
+            is_explicit = FALSE;
+        } else if (!_nm_utils_iaid_verify(iaid_str, NULL)) {
+            if (!log_silent) {
+                _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                      "invalid global default '%s' for ipv%c.dhcp-iaid",
+                      iaid_str,
+                      nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+            }
+            iaid_str    = NM_IAID_IFNAME;
+            is_explicit = FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (nm_streq0(iaid_str, NM_IAID_MAC)) {
+        const NMPlatformLink *pllink;
+
+        pllink = nm_platform_link_get(nm_device_get_platform(self), nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+        if (!pllink || pllink->l_address.len < 4) {
+            fail_reason = "invalid link-layer address";
+            goto out_fail;
+        }
+
+        /* @iaid is in native endianness. Use unaligned_read_be32()
+         * so that the IAID for a given MAC address is the same on
+         * BE and LE machines. */
+        iaid = unaligned_read_be32(&pllink->l_address.data[pllink->l_address.len - 4]);
+        goto out_good;
+    } else if (nm_streq0(iaid_str, NM_IAID_PERM_MAC)) {
+        guint8      hwaddr_buf[NM_UTILS_HWADDR_LEN_MAX];
+        const char *hwaddr_str;
+        gsize       hwaddr_len;
+
+        hwaddr_str = nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address(self);
+        if (!hwaddr_str) {
+            fail_reason = "no permanent link-layer address";
+            goto out_fail;
+        }
+
+        if (!_nm_utils_hwaddr_aton(hwaddr_str, hwaddr_buf, sizeof(hwaddr_buf), &hwaddr_len))
+            g_return_val_if_reached(0);
+
+        if (hwaddr_len < 4) {
+            fail_reason = "invalid link-layer address";
+            goto out_fail;
+        }
+
+        iaid = unaligned_read_be32(&hwaddr_buf[hwaddr_len - 4]);
+        goto out_good;
+    } else if (nm_streq(iaid_str, "stable")) {
+        nm_auto_free_checksum GChecksum *sum = NULL;
+        guint8                           digest[NM_UTILS_CHECKSUM_LENGTH_SHA1];
+        NMUtilsStableType                stable_type;
+        const char *                     stable_id;
+        guint32                          salted_header;
+        const guint8 *                   host_id;
+        gsize                            host_id_len;
+
+        stable_id     = _prop_get_connection_stable_id(self, connection, &stable_type);
+        salted_header = htonl(53390459 + stable_type);
+        nm_utils_host_id_get(&host_id, &host_id_len);
+        iface = nm_device_get_ip_iface(self);
+
+        sum = g_checksum_new(G_CHECKSUM_SHA1);
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guchar *) &salted_header, sizeof(salted_header));
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guchar *) stable_id, strlen(stable_id) + 1);
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guchar *) iface, strlen(iface) + 1);
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guchar *) host_id, host_id_len);
+        nm_utils_checksum_get_digest(sum, digest);
+
+        iaid = unaligned_read_be32(digest);
+        goto out_good;
+    } else if ((iaid = _nm_utils_ascii_str_to_int64(iaid_str, 10, 0, G_MAXUINT32, -1)) != -1) {
+        goto out_good;
+    } else {
+        iface = nm_device_get_ip_iface(self);
+        iaid  = nm_utils_create_dhcp_iaid(TRUE, (const guint8 *) iface, strlen(iface));
+        goto out_good;
+    }
+
+out_fail:
+    nm_assert(fail_reason);
+    if (!log_silent) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_DHCPX(IS_IPv4) | LOGD_IPX(IS_IPv4),
+              "ipv%c.dhcp-iaid: failure to generate IAID: %s. Using interface-name based IAID",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              fail_reason);
+    }
+    is_explicit = FALSE;
+    iface       = nm_device_get_ip_iface(self);
+    iaid        = nm_utils_create_dhcp_iaid(TRUE, (const guint8 *) iface, strlen(iface));
+out_good:
+    if (!log_silent) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_DHCPX(IS_IPv4) | LOGD_IPX(IS_IPv4),
+              "ipv%c.dhcp-iaid: using %u (0x%08x) IAID (str: '%s', explicit %d)",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              iaid,
+              iaid,
+              iaid_str,
+              is_explicit);
+    }
+    NM_SET_OUT(out_is_explicit, is_explicit);
+    return iaid;
+}
+
+static NMDhcpHostnameFlags
+_prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_hostname_flags(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMConnection *      connection;
+    NMSettingIPConfig * s_ip;
+    NMDhcpHostnameFlags flags;
+    gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_NONE);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    s_ip       = nm_connection_get_setting_ip_config(connection, addr_family);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(s_ip, NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_NONE);
+
+    if (!nm_setting_ip_config_get_dhcp_send_hostname(s_ip))
+        return NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_NONE;
+
+    flags = nm_setting_ip_config_get_dhcp_hostname_flags(s_ip);
+    if (flags != NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_NONE)
+        return flags;
+
+    flags = nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(
+        NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+        NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family) ? NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv4.dhcp-hostname-flags")
+                                : NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv6.dhcp-hostname-flags"),
+        self,
+        0,
+        NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_FQDN_CLEAR_FLAGS,
+        0);
+
+    if (!_nm_utils_validate_dhcp_hostname_flags(flags, addr_family, &error)) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "invalid global default value 0x%x for ipv%c.%s: %s",
+              (guint) flags,
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              NM_SETTING_IP_CONFIG_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAGS,
+              error->message);
+        flags = NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_NONE;
+    }
+
+    if (flags != NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAG_NONE)
+        return flags;
+
+    if (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family))
+        return NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAGS_FQDN_DEFAULT_IP4;
+    else
+        return NM_DHCP_HOSTNAME_FLAGS_FQDN_DEFAULT_IP6;
+}
+
+static const char *
+_prop_get_connection_mud_url(NMDevice *self, NMSettingConnection *s_con, char **out_mud_url)
+{
+    const char *  mud_url;
+    gs_free char *s = NULL;
+
+    nm_assert(out_mud_url && !*out_mud_url);
+
+    mud_url = nm_setting_connection_get_mud_url(s_con);
+
+    if (mud_url) {
+        if (nm_streq(mud_url, NM_CONNECTION_MUD_URL_NONE))
+            return NULL;
+        return mud_url;
+    }
+
+    s = nm_config_data_get_connection_default(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                              NM_CON_DEFAULT("connection.mud-url"),
+                                              self);
+    if (s) {
+        if (nm_streq(s, NM_CONNECTION_MUD_URL_NONE))
+            return NULL;
+        if (nm_sd_http_url_is_valid_https(s))
+            return (*out_mud_url = g_steal_pointer(&s));
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static GBytes *
+_prop_get_ipv4_dhcp_client_id(NMDevice *self, NMConnection *connection, GBytes *hwaddr)
+{
+    NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip4;
+    const char *       client_id;
+    gs_free char *     client_id_default = NULL;
+    guint8 *           client_id_buf;
+    const char *       fail_reason;
+    guint8             hwaddr_bin_buf[NM_UTILS_HWADDR_LEN_MAX];
+    const guint8 *     hwaddr_bin;
+    int                arp_type;
+    gsize              hwaddr_len;
+    GBytes *           result;
+    gs_free char *     logstr1 = NULL;
+
+    s_ip4     = nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(connection);
+    client_id = nm_setting_ip4_config_get_dhcp_client_id(NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG(s_ip4));
+
+    if (!client_id) {
+        client_id_default =
+            nm_config_data_get_connection_default(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                  NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv4.dhcp-client-id"),
+                                                  self);
+        if (client_id_default && client_id_default[0]) {
+            /* a non-empty client-id is always valid, see nm_dhcp_utils_client_id_string_to_bytes().  */
+            client_id = client_id_default;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!client_id) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_DHCP4 | LOGD_IP4,
+              "ipv4.dhcp-client-id: no explicit client-id configured");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_streq(client_id, "mac")) {
+        if (!hwaddr) {
+            fail_reason = "missing link-layer address";
+            goto out_fail;
+        }
+
+        hwaddr_bin = g_bytes_get_data(hwaddr, &hwaddr_len);
+        arp_type   = nm_utils_arp_type_detect_from_hwaddrlen(hwaddr_len);
+        if (arp_type < 0) {
+            fail_reason = "unsupported link-layer address";
+            goto out_fail;
+        }
+
+        result = nm_utils_dhcp_client_id_mac(arp_type, hwaddr_bin, hwaddr_len);
+        goto out_good;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_streq(client_id, "perm-mac")) {
+        const char *hwaddr_str;
+
+        hwaddr_str = nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address(self);
+        if (!hwaddr_str) {
+            fail_reason = "missing permanent link-layer address";
+            goto out_fail;
+        }
+
+        if (!_nm_utils_hwaddr_aton(hwaddr_str, hwaddr_bin_buf, sizeof(hwaddr_bin_buf), &hwaddr_len))
+            g_return_val_if_reached(NULL);
+
+        arp_type = nm_utils_arp_type_detect_from_hwaddrlen(hwaddr_len);
+        if (arp_type < 0) {
+            fail_reason = "unsupported permanent link-layer address";
+            goto out_fail;
+        }
+
+        result = nm_utils_dhcp_client_id_mac(arp_type, hwaddr_bin_buf, hwaddr_len);
+        goto out_good;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_streq(client_id, "duid")) {
+        guint32 iaid = _prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_iaid(self, AF_INET, connection, FALSE, NULL);
+
+        result = nm_utils_dhcp_client_id_systemd_node_specific(iaid);
+        goto out_good;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_streq(client_id, "ipv6-duid")) {
+        gs_unref_bytes GBytes *duid = NULL;
+        gboolean               iaid_is_explicit;
+        guint32                iaid;
+        const guint8 *         duid_arr;
+        gsize                  duid_len;
+
+        iaid = _prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_iaid(self, AF_INET, connection, FALSE, &iaid_is_explicit);
+        if (!iaid_is_explicit)
+            iaid = _prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_iaid(self, AF_INET6, connection, FALSE, &iaid_is_explicit);
+
+        duid = _prop_get_ipv6_dhcp_duid(self, connection, hwaddr, NULL);
+
+        nm_assert(duid);
+
+        duid_arr = g_bytes_get_data(duid, &duid_len);
+
+        nm_assert(duid_arr);
+        nm_assert(duid_len >= 2u + 1u);
+        nm_assert(duid_len <= 2u + 128u);
+
+        result = nm_utils_dhcp_client_id_duid(iaid, duid_arr, duid_len);
+        goto out_good;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_streq(client_id, "stable")) {
+        nm_auto_free_checksum GChecksum *sum = NULL;
+        guint8                           digest[NM_UTILS_CHECKSUM_LENGTH_SHA1];
+        NMUtilsStableType                stable_type;
+        const char *                     stable_id;
+        guint32                          salted_header;
+        const guint8 *                   host_id;
+        gsize                            host_id_len;
+
+        stable_id     = _prop_get_connection_stable_id(self, connection, &stable_type);
+        salted_header = htonl(2011610591 + stable_type);
+        nm_utils_host_id_get(&host_id, &host_id_len);
+
+        sum = g_checksum_new(G_CHECKSUM_SHA1);
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guchar *) &salted_header, sizeof(salted_header));
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guchar *) stable_id, strlen(stable_id) + 1);
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guchar *) host_id, host_id_len);
+        nm_utils_checksum_get_digest(sum, digest);
+
+        client_id_buf    = g_malloc(1 + 15);
+        client_id_buf[0] = 0;
+        memcpy(&client_id_buf[1], digest, 15);
+        result = g_bytes_new_take(client_id_buf, 1 + 15);
+        goto out_good;
+    }
+
+    result = nm_dhcp_utils_client_id_string_to_bytes(client_id);
+    goto out_good;
+
+out_fail:
+    nm_assert(fail_reason);
+    _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_DHCP4 | LOGD_IP4,
+          "ipv4.dhcp-client-id: failure to generate client id (%s). Use random client id",
+          fail_reason);
+    client_id_buf    = g_malloc(1 + 15);
+    client_id_buf[0] = 0;
+    nm_utils_random_bytes(&client_id_buf[1], 15);
+    result = g_bytes_new_take(client_id_buf, 1 + 15);
+
+out_good:
+    nm_assert(result);
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_DHCP4 | LOGD_IP4,
+          "ipv4.dhcp-client-id: use \"%s\" client ID: %s",
+          client_id,
+          (logstr1 = nm_dhcp_utils_duid_to_string(result)));
+    return result;
+}
+
+static GBytes *
+_prop_get_ipv4_dhcp_vendor_class_identifier(NMDevice *self, NMSettingIP4Config *s_ip4)
+{
+    gs_free char *config_data_prop = NULL;
+    gs_free char *to_free          = NULL;
+    const char *  conn_prop;
+    GBytes *      bytes = NULL;
+    const char *  bin;
+    gsize         len;
+
+    conn_prop = nm_setting_ip4_config_get_dhcp_vendor_class_identifier(s_ip4);
+
+    if (!conn_prop) {
+        /* set in NetworkManager.conf ? */
+        config_data_prop = nm_config_data_get_connection_default(
+            NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+            NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv4.dhcp-vendor-class-identifier"),
+            self);
+
+        if (config_data_prop && nm_utils_validate_dhcp4_vendor_class_id(config_data_prop, NULL))
+            conn_prop = config_data_prop;
+    }
+
+    if (conn_prop) {
+        bin = nm_utils_buf_utf8safe_unescape(conn_prop,
+                                             NM_UTILS_STR_UTF8_SAFE_FLAG_NONE,
+                                             &len,
+                                             (gpointer *) &to_free);
+        if (to_free)
+            bytes = g_bytes_new_take(g_steal_pointer(&to_free), len);
+        else
+            bytes = g_bytes_new(bin, len);
+    }
+
+    return bytes;
+}
+
+static NMSettingIP6ConfigPrivacy
+_prop_get_ipv6_ip6_privacy(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMSettingIP6ConfigPrivacy ip6_privacy;
+    NMConnection *            connection;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(self, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN);
+
+    /* 1.) First look at the per-connection setting. If it is not -1 (unknown),
+     * use it. */
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (connection) {
+        NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip6 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip6_config(connection);
+
+        if (s_ip6) {
+            ip6_privacy = nm_setting_ip6_config_get_ip6_privacy(NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG(s_ip6));
+            ip6_privacy = _ip6_privacy_clamp(ip6_privacy);
+            if (ip6_privacy != NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN)
+                return ip6_privacy;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* 2.) use the default value from the configuration. */
+    ip6_privacy =
+        nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                    NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv6.ip6-privacy"),
+                                                    self,
+                                                    NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN,
+                                                    NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_PREFER_TEMP_ADDR,
+                                                    NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN);
+    if (ip6_privacy != NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN)
+        return ip6_privacy;
+
+    if (!nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self))
+        return NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN;
+
+    /* 3.) No valid default-value configured. Fallback to reading sysctl.
+     *
+     * Instead of reading static config files in /etc, just read the current sysctl value.
+     * This works as NM only writes to "/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/IFNAME/use_tempaddr", but leaves
+     * the "default" entry untouched. */
+    ip6_privacy = nm_platform_sysctl_get_int32(
+        nm_device_get_platform(self),
+        NMP_SYSCTL_PATHID_ABSOLUTE("/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/default/use_tempaddr"),
+        NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN);
+    return _ip6_privacy_clamp(ip6_privacy);
+}
+
+static const char *
+_prop_get_x_cloned_mac_address(NMDevice *    self,
+                               NMConnection *connection,
+                               gboolean      is_wifi,
+                               char **       out_addr)
+{
+    NMSetting * setting;
+    const char *addr = NULL;
+
+    nm_assert(out_addr && !*out_addr);
+
+    setting = nm_connection_get_setting(connection,
+                                        is_wifi ? NM_TYPE_SETTING_WIRELESS : NM_TYPE_SETTING_WIRED);
+    if (setting) {
+        addr = is_wifi ? nm_setting_wireless_get_cloned_mac_address((NMSettingWireless *) setting)
+                       : nm_setting_wired_get_cloned_mac_address((NMSettingWired *) setting);
+    }
+
+    if (!addr) {
+        gs_free char *a = NULL;
+
+        a = nm_config_data_get_connection_default(
+            NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+            is_wifi ? NM_CON_DEFAULT("wifi.cloned-mac-address")
+                    : NM_CON_DEFAULT("ethernet.cloned-mac-address"),
+            self);
+
+        addr = NM_CLONED_MAC_PRESERVE;
+
+        if (!a) {
+            if (is_wifi) {
+                NMSettingMacRandomization v;
+
+                /* for backward compatibility, read the deprecated wifi.mac-address-randomization setting. */
+                a = nm_config_data_get_connection_default(
+                    NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                    NM_CON_DEFAULT("wifi.mac-address-randomization"),
+                    self);
+                v = _nm_utils_ascii_str_to_int64(a,
+                                                 10,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_DEFAULT,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_ALWAYS,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_DEFAULT);
+                if (v == NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_ALWAYS)
+                    addr = NM_CLONED_MAC_RANDOM;
+            }
+        } else if (NM_CLONED_MAC_IS_SPECIAL(a) || nm_utils_hwaddr_valid(a, ETH_ALEN))
+            addr = *out_addr = g_steal_pointer(&a);
+    }
+
+    return addr;
+}
+
+static const char *
+_prop_get_x_generate_mac_address_mask(NMDevice *    self,
+                                      NMConnection *connection,
+                                      gboolean      is_wifi,
+                                      char **       out_value)
+{
+    NMSetting * setting;
+    const char *value = NULL;
+    char *      a;
+
+    nm_assert(out_value && !*out_value);
+
+    setting = nm_connection_get_setting(connection,
+                                        is_wifi ? NM_TYPE_SETTING_WIRELESS : NM_TYPE_SETTING_WIRED);
+    if (setting) {
+        value =
+            is_wifi
+                ? nm_setting_wireless_get_generate_mac_address_mask((NMSettingWireless *) setting)
+                : nm_setting_wired_get_generate_mac_address_mask((NMSettingWired *) setting);
+        if (value)
+            return value;
+    }
+
+    a = nm_config_data_get_connection_default(
+        NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+        is_wifi ? NM_CON_DEFAULT("wifi.generate-mac-address-mask")
+                : NM_CON_DEFAULT("ethernet.generate-mac-address-mask"),
+        self);
+    if (!a)
+        return NULL;
+    *out_value = a;
+    return a;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+_ethtool_features_reset(NMDevice *self, NMPlatform *platform, EthtoolState *ethtool_state)
+{
+    gs_free NMEthtoolFeatureStates *features;
+
+    features = g_steal_pointer(&ethtool_state->features);
+
+    if (!nm_platform_ethtool_set_features(platform,
+                                          ethtool_state->ifindex,
+                                          features,
+                                          ethtool_state->requested,
+                                          FALSE))
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: failure resetting one or more offload features");
+    else
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: offload features successfully reset");
+}
+
+static void
+_ethtool_features_set(NMDevice *        self,
+                      NMPlatform *      platform,
+                      EthtoolState *    ethtool_state,
+                      NMSettingEthtool *s_ethtool)
+{
+    gs_free NMEthtoolFeatureStates *features = NULL;
+
+    if (ethtool_state->features)
+        _ethtool_features_reset(self, platform, ethtool_state);
+
+    if (nm_setting_ethtool_init_features(s_ethtool, ethtool_state->requested) == 0)
+        return;
+
+    features = nm_platform_ethtool_get_link_features(platform, ethtool_state->ifindex);
+    if (!features) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: failure setting offload features (cannot read features)");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!nm_platform_ethtool_set_features(platform,
+                                          ethtool_state->ifindex,
+                                          features,
+                                          ethtool_state->requested,
+                                          TRUE))
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: failure setting one or more offload features");
+    else
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: offload features successfully set");
+
+    ethtool_state->features = g_steal_pointer(&features);
+}
+
+static void
+_ethtool_coalesce_reset(NMDevice *self, NMPlatform *platform, EthtoolState *ethtool_state)
+{
+    gs_free NMEthtoolCoalesceState *coalesce = NULL;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_PLATFORM(platform));
+    nm_assert(ethtool_state);
+
+    coalesce = g_steal_pointer(&ethtool_state->coalesce);
+    if (!coalesce)
+        return;
+
+    if (!nm_platform_ethtool_set_coalesce(platform, ethtool_state->ifindex, coalesce))
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: failure resetting one or more coalesce settings");
+    else
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: coalesce settings successfully reset");
+}
+
+static void
+_ethtool_coalesce_set(NMDevice *        self,
+                      NMPlatform *      platform,
+                      EthtoolState *    ethtool_state,
+                      NMSettingEthtool *s_ethtool)
+{
+    NMEthtoolCoalesceState coalesce_old;
+    NMEthtoolCoalesceState coalesce_new;
+    gboolean               has_old = FALSE;
+    GHashTable *           hash;
+    GHashTableIter         iter;
+    const char *           name;
+    GVariant *             variant;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_PLATFORM(platform));
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_SETTING_ETHTOOL(s_ethtool));
+    nm_assert(ethtool_state);
+    nm_assert(!ethtool_state->coalesce);
+
+    hash = _nm_setting_option_hash(NM_SETTING(s_ethtool), FALSE);
+    if (!hash)
+        return;
+
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, hash);
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, (gpointer *) &name, (gpointer *) &variant)) {
+        NMEthtoolID ethtool_id = nm_ethtool_id_get_by_name(name);
+
+        if (!nm_ethtool_id_is_coalesce(ethtool_id))
+            continue;
+
+        if (!has_old) {
+            if (!nm_platform_ethtool_get_link_coalesce(platform,
+                                                       ethtool_state->ifindex,
+                                                       &coalesce_old)) {
+                _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: failure getting coalesce settings (cannot read)");
+                return;
+            }
+            has_old      = TRUE;
+            coalesce_new = coalesce_old;
+        }
+
+        nm_assert(g_variant_is_of_type(variant, G_VARIANT_TYPE_UINT32));
+        coalesce_new.s[_NM_ETHTOOL_ID_COALESCE_AS_IDX(ethtool_id)] = g_variant_get_uint32(variant);
+    }
+
+    if (!has_old)
+        return;
+
+    ethtool_state->coalesce = nm_memdup(&coalesce_old, sizeof(coalesce_old));
+
+    if (!nm_platform_ethtool_set_coalesce(platform, ethtool_state->ifindex, &coalesce_new)) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: failure setting coalesce settings");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: coalesce settings successfully set");
+}
+
+static void
+_ethtool_ring_reset(NMDevice *self, NMPlatform *platform, EthtoolState *ethtool_state)
+{
+    gs_free NMEthtoolRingState *ring = NULL;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_PLATFORM(platform));
+    nm_assert(ethtool_state);
+
+    ring = g_steal_pointer(&ethtool_state->ring);
+    if (!ring)
+        return;
+
+    if (!nm_platform_ethtool_set_ring(platform, ethtool_state->ifindex, ring))
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: failure resetting one or more ring settings");
+    else
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: ring settings successfully reset");
+}
+
+static void
+_ethtool_ring_set(NMDevice *        self,
+                  NMPlatform *      platform,
+                  EthtoolState *    ethtool_state,
+                  NMSettingEthtool *s_ethtool)
+{
+    NMEthtoolRingState ring_old;
+    NMEthtoolRingState ring_new;
+    GHashTable *       hash;
+    GHashTableIter     iter;
+    const char *       name;
+    GVariant *         variant;
+    gboolean           has_old = FALSE;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_PLATFORM(platform));
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_SETTING_ETHTOOL(s_ethtool));
+    nm_assert(ethtool_state);
+    nm_assert(!ethtool_state->ring);
+
+    hash = _nm_setting_option_hash(NM_SETTING(s_ethtool), FALSE);
+    if (!hash)
+        return;
+
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, hash);
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, (gpointer *) &name, (gpointer *) &variant)) {
+        NMEthtoolID ethtool_id = nm_ethtool_id_get_by_name(name);
+        guint32     u32;
+
+        if (!nm_ethtool_id_is_ring(ethtool_id))
+            continue;
+
+        nm_assert(g_variant_is_of_type(variant, G_VARIANT_TYPE_UINT32));
+
+        if (!has_old) {
+            if (!nm_platform_ethtool_get_link_ring(platform, ethtool_state->ifindex, &ring_old)) {
+                _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                      "ethtool: failure setting ring options (cannot read existing setting)");
+                return;
+            }
+            has_old  = TRUE;
+            ring_new = ring_old;
+        }
+
+        u32 = g_variant_get_uint32(variant);
+
+        switch (ethtool_id) {
+        case NM_ETHTOOL_ID_RING_RX:
+            ring_new.rx_pending = u32;
+            break;
+        case NM_ETHTOOL_ID_RING_RX_JUMBO:
+            ring_new.rx_jumbo_pending = u32;
+            break;
+        case NM_ETHTOOL_ID_RING_RX_MINI:
+            ring_new.rx_mini_pending = u32;
+            break;
+        case NM_ETHTOOL_ID_RING_TX:
+            ring_new.tx_pending = u32;
+            break;
+        default:
+            nm_assert_not_reached();
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!has_old)
+        return;
+
+    ethtool_state->ring = nm_memdup(&ring_old, sizeof(ring_old));
+
+    if (!nm_platform_ethtool_set_ring(platform, ethtool_state->ifindex, &ring_new)) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: failure setting ring settings");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "ethtool: ring settings successfully set");
+}
+
+static void
+_ethtool_state_reset(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMPlatform *     platform           = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv               = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gs_free EthtoolState *ethtool_state = g_steal_pointer(&priv->ethtool_state);
+
+    if (!ethtool_state)
+        return;
+
+    if (ethtool_state->features)
+        _ethtool_features_reset(self, platform, ethtool_state);
+    if (ethtool_state->coalesce)
+        _ethtool_coalesce_reset(self, platform, ethtool_state);
+    if (ethtool_state->ring)
+        _ethtool_ring_reset(self, platform, ethtool_state);
+}
+
+static void
+_ethtool_state_set(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    int               ifindex;
+    NMPlatform *      platform;
+    NMConnection *    connection;
+    NMSettingEthtool *s_ethtool;
+    gs_free EthtoolState *ethtool_state = NULL;
+    NMDevicePrivate *     priv          = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    if (ifindex <= 0)
+        return;
+
+    platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+    nm_assert(platform);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (!connection)
+        return;
+
+    s_ethtool = NM_SETTING_ETHTOOL(nm_connection_get_setting(connection, NM_TYPE_SETTING_ETHTOOL));
+    if (!s_ethtool)
+        return;
+
+    ethtool_state          = g_new0(EthtoolState, 1);
+    ethtool_state->ifindex = ifindex;
+
+    _ethtool_features_set(self, platform, ethtool_state, s_ethtool);
+    _ethtool_coalesce_set(self, platform, ethtool_state, s_ethtool);
+    _ethtool_ring_set(self, platform, ethtool_state, s_ethtool);
+
+    if (ethtool_state->features || ethtool_state->coalesce || ethtool_state->ring)
+        priv->ethtool_state = g_steal_pointer(&ethtool_state);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static gboolean
+is_loopback(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return NM_IS_DEVICE_GENERIC(self) && NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->ifindex == 1;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_is_vpn(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    /* NetworkManager currently treats VPN connections (loaded from NetworkManager VPN plugins)
+     * differently. Those are considered VPNs.
+     * However, some native device types may also be considered VPNs...
+     *
+     * We should avoid distinguishing between is-vpn and "regular" devices. Is an (unencrypted)
+     * IP tunnel a VPN? Is MACSec on top of an IP tunnel a VPN?
+     * Sometimes we differentiate, but avoid unless reasonable. */
+
+    return NM_IS_DEVICE_WIREGUARD(self);
+}
+
+NMSettings *
+nm_device_get_settings(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->settings;
+}
+
+NMManager *
+nm_device_get_manager(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->manager;
+}
+
+NMNetns *
+nm_device_get_netns(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->netns;
+}
+
+NMDedupMultiIndex *
+nm_device_get_multi_index(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return nm_netns_get_multi_idx(nm_device_get_netns(self));
+}
+
+NMPlatform *
+nm_device_get_platform(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return nm_netns_get_platform(nm_device_get_netns(self));
+}
+
+static NMConnectivity *
+concheck_get_mgr(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (G_UNLIKELY(!priv->concheck_mgr))
+        priv->concheck_mgr = g_object_ref(nm_connectivity_get());
+    return priv->concheck_mgr;
+}
+
+NMIP4Config *
+nm_device_ip4_config_new(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return nm_ip4_config_new(nm_device_get_multi_index(self), nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+}
+
+NMIP6Config *
+nm_device_ip6_config_new(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return nm_ip6_config_new(nm_device_get_multi_index(self), nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+}
+
+NMIPConfig *
+nm_device_ip_config_new(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+
+    return NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family) ? (gpointer) nm_device_ip4_config_new(self)
+                                   : (gpointer) nm_device_ip6_config_new(self);
+}
+
+NML3ConfigData *
+nm_device_create_l3_config_data(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    int ifindex;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    if (ifindex <= 0)
+        g_return_val_if_reached(NULL);
+
+    return nm_l3_config_data_new(nm_device_get_multi_index(self), ifindex);
+}
+
+static void
+applied_config_clear(AppliedConfig *config)
+{
+    g_clear_object(&config->current);
+    g_clear_object(&config->orig);
+}
+
+static void
+applied_config_init(AppliedConfig *config, gpointer ip_config)
+{
+    nm_assert(!ip_config || (!config->orig && !config->current)
+              || nm_ip_config_get_addr_family(ip_config)
+                     == nm_ip_config_get_addr_family(config->orig ?: config->current));
+    nm_assert(!ip_config || NM_IS_IP_CONFIG(ip_config));
+
+    nm_g_object_ref(ip_config);
+    applied_config_clear(config);
+    config->orig = ip_config;
+}
+
+static void
+applied_config_init_new(AppliedConfig *config, NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    gs_unref_object NMIPConfig *c = nm_device_ip_config_new(self, addr_family);
+
+    applied_config_init(config, c);
+}
+
+static NMIPConfig *
+applied_config_get_current(AppliedConfig *config)
+{
+    return config->current ?: config->orig;
+}
+
+static void
+applied_config_add_address(AppliedConfig *config, const NMPlatformIPAddress *address)
+{
+    if (config->orig)
+        nm_ip_config_add_address(config->orig, address);
+    else
+        nm_assert(!config->current);
+
+    if (config->current)
+        nm_ip_config_add_address(config->current, address);
+}
+
+static void
+applied_config_add_nameserver(AppliedConfig *config, const NMIPAddr *ns)
+{
+    if (config->orig)
+        nm_ip_config_add_nameserver(config->orig, ns);
+    else
+        nm_assert(!config->current);
+
+    if (config->current)
+        nm_ip_config_add_nameserver(config->current, ns);
+}
+
+static void
+applied_config_add_search(AppliedConfig *config, const char *new)
+{
+    if (config->orig)
+        nm_ip_config_add_search(config->orig, new);
+    else
+        nm_assert(!config->current);
+
+    if (config->current)
+        nm_ip_config_add_search(config->current, new);
+}
+
+static void
+applied_config_reset_searches(AppliedConfig *config)
+{
+    if (config->orig)
+        nm_ip_config_reset_searches(config->orig);
+    else
+        nm_assert(!config->current);
+
+    if (config->current)
+        nm_ip_config_reset_searches(config->current);
+}
+
+static void
+applied_config_reset_nameservers(AppliedConfig *config)
+{
+    if (config->orig)
+        nm_ip_config_reset_nameservers(config->orig);
+    else
+        nm_assert(!config->current);
+
+    if (config->current)
+        nm_ip_config_reset_nameservers(config->current);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_DEFINE(
+    _sys_iface_state_to_str,
+    NMDeviceSysIfaceState,
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_DEFAULT_NM_ASSERT("unknown"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL, "external"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_ASSUME, "assume"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_MANAGED, "managed"),
+    NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_REMOVED, "removed"), );
+
+NMDeviceSysIfaceState
+nm_device_sys_iface_state_get(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->sys_iface_state;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return NM_IN_SET(nm_device_sys_iface_state_get(self), NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL);
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return NM_IN_SET(nm_device_sys_iface_state_get(self),
+                     NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL,
+                     NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_ASSUME);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_sys_iface_state_set(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceSysIfaceState sys_iface_state)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IN_SET(sys_iface_state,
+                               NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL,
+                               NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_ASSUME,
+                               NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_MANAGED,
+                               NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_REMOVED));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    if (priv->sys_iface_state != sys_iface_state) {
+        _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "sys-iface-state: %s -> %s",
+              _sys_iface_state_to_str(priv->sys_iface_state),
+              _sys_iface_state_to_str(sys_iface_state));
+        priv->sys_iface_state_ = sys_iface_state;
+    }
+
+    /* this function only sets a flag, no immediate actions are initiated.
+     *
+     * If you change this, make sure that all callers are fine with such actions. */
+
+    nm_assert(priv->sys_iface_state == sys_iface_state);
+}
+
+static void
+_active_connection_set_state_flags_full(NMDevice *             self,
+                                        NMActivationStateFlags flags,
+                                        NMActivationStateFlags mask)
+{
+    NMActiveConnection *ac;
+
+    ac = NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(nm_device_get_act_request(self));
+    if (ac)
+        nm_active_connection_set_state_flags_full(ac, flags, mask);
+}
+
+static void
+_active_connection_set_state_flags(NMDevice *self, NMActivationStateFlags flags)
+{
+    _active_connection_set_state_flags_full(self, flags, flags);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+void
+nm_device_assume_state_get(NMDevice *   self,
+                           gboolean *   out_assume_state_guess_assume,
+                           const char **out_assume_state_connection_uuid)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NM_SET_OUT(out_assume_state_guess_assume, priv->assume_state_guess_assume);
+    NM_SET_OUT(out_assume_state_connection_uuid, priv->assume_state_connection_uuid);
+}
+
+static void
+_assume_state_set(NMDevice *  self,
+                  gboolean    assume_state_guess_assume,
+                  const char *assume_state_connection_uuid)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    if (priv->assume_state_guess_assume == !!assume_state_guess_assume
+        && nm_streq0(priv->assume_state_connection_uuid, assume_state_connection_uuid))
+        return;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "assume-state: set guess-assume=%c, connection=%s%s%s",
+          assume_state_guess_assume ? '1' : '0',
+          NM_PRINT_FMT_QUOTE_STRING(assume_state_connection_uuid));
+    priv->assume_state_guess_assume = assume_state_guess_assume;
+    g_free(priv->assume_state_connection_uuid);
+    priv->assume_state_connection_uuid = g_strdup(assume_state_connection_uuid);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_assume_state_reset(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    _assume_state_set(self, FALSE, NULL);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+init_ip_config_dns_priority(NMDevice *self, NMIPConfig *config)
+{
+    const char *property;
+    int         priority;
+
+    property = (nm_ip_config_get_addr_family(config) == AF_INET)
+                   ? NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv4.dns-priority")
+                   : NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv6.dns-priority");
+
+    priority = nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                           property,
+                                                           self,
+                                                           G_MININT,
+                                                           G_MAXINT,
+                                                           0);
+
+    if (priority == 0) {
+        priority =
+            nm_device_is_vpn(self) ? NM_DNS_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_VPN : NM_DNS_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_NORMAL;
+    }
+
+    nm_ip_config_set_dns_priority(config, priority);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static char *
+nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_get(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, const char *property)
+{
+    const char *ifname;
+
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+
+    ifname = nm_device_get_ip_iface_from_platform(self);
+    if (!ifname)
+        return NULL;
+    return nm_platform_sysctl_ip_conf_get(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                          addr_family,
+                                          ifname,
+                                          property);
+}
+
+static gint64
+nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_get_int_checked(NMDevice *  self,
+                                         int         addr_family,
+                                         const char *property,
+                                         guint       base,
+                                         gint64      min,
+                                         gint64      max,
+                                         gint64      fallback)
+{
+    const char *ifname;
+
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+
+    ifname = nm_device_get_ip_iface_from_platform(self);
+    if (!ifname) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return fallback;
+    }
+    return nm_platform_sysctl_ip_conf_get_int_checked(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                                      addr_family,
+                                                      ifname,
+                                                      property,
+                                                      base,
+                                                      min,
+                                                      max,
+                                                      fallback);
+}
+
+static void
+set_ipv6_token(NMDevice *self, NMUtilsIPv6IfaceId iid, const char *token_str)
+{
+    NMPlatform *          platform;
+    int                   ifindex;
+    const NMPlatformLink *link;
+    char                  buf[32];
+    gint64                val;
+
+    /* Setting the kernel token is not strictly necessary as the
+     * IPv6 address is generated in userspace. However it is
+     * convenient so that users can see the token with iproute
+     * ('ip token'). */
+    platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+    ifindex  = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    link     = nm_platform_link_get(platform, ifindex);
+
+    if (link && link->inet6_token.id == iid.id) {
+        _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_IP6, "token %s already set", token_str);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* The kernel allows setting a token only when 'accept_ra'
+     * is 1: temporarily flip it if necessary; unfortunately
+     * this will also generate an additional Router Solicitation
+     * from kernel. */
+    val = nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_get_int_checked(self,
+                                                   AF_INET6,
+                                                   "accept_ra",
+                                                   10,
+                                                   G_MININT32,
+                                                   G_MAXINT32,
+                                                   1);
+    if (val != 1)
+        nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "accept_ra", "1");
+
+    nm_platform_link_set_ipv6_token(platform, ifindex, iid);
+
+    if (val != 1) {
+        nm_sprintf_buf(buf, "%d", (int) val);
+        nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "accept_ra", buf);
+    }
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(NMDevice *  self,
+                             int         addr_family,
+                             const char *property,
+                             const char *value)
+{
+    NMPlatform *  platform      = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+    gs_free char *value_to_free = NULL;
+    const char *  ifname;
+
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+
+    ifname = nm_device_get_ip_iface_from_platform(self);
+    if (!ifname)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (!value) {
+        /* Set to a default value when we've got a NULL @value. */
+        value_to_free = nm_platform_sysctl_ip_conf_get(platform, addr_family, "default", property);
+        value         = value_to_free;
+        if (!value)
+            return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return nm_platform_sysctl_ip_conf_set(platform, addr_family, ifname, property, value);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_has_capability(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceCapabilities caps)
+{
+    return NM_FLAGS_ANY(NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->capabilities, caps);
+}
+
+static void
+_add_capabilities(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceCapabilities capabilities)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!NM_FLAGS_ALL(priv->capabilities, capabilities)) {
+        priv->capabilities |= capabilities;
+        _notify(self, PROP_CAPABILITIES);
+    }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_DEFINE(_ip_state_to_string,
+                                  NMDeviceIPState,
+                                  NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_DEFAULT_WARN("unknown"),
+                                  NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_NONE, "none"),
+                                  NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_WAIT, "wait"),
+                                  NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF, "conf"),
+                                  NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE, "done"),
+                                  NM_UTILS_LOOKUP_STR_ITEM(NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAIL, "fail"), );
+
+static void
+_set_ip_state(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, NMDeviceIPState new_state)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+
+    if (priv->ip_state_x[IS_IPv4] == new_state)
+        return;
+
+    _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "ip%c-state: set to %d (%s)",
+          nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+          (int) new_state,
+          _ip_state_to_string(new_state));
+
+    priv->ip_state_x_[IS_IPv4] = new_state;
+
+    if (new_state == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE) {
+        /* we only set the IPx_READY flag once we reach NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE state. We don't
+         * ever clear it, even if we later enter NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAIL state.
+         *
+         * This is not documented/guaranteed behavior, but seems to make sense for now. */
+        _active_connection_set_state_flags(self,
+                                           NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family)
+                                               ? NM_ACTIVATION_STATE_FLAG_IP4_READY
+                                               : NM_ACTIVATION_STATE_FLAG_IP6_READY);
+    }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+const char *
+nm_device_get_udi(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(self != NULL, NULL);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->udi;
+}
+
+const char *
+nm_device_get_iface(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->iface;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_set_ifindex(NMDevice *self, int ifindex, gboolean is_ip_ifindex)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    int *            p_ifindex;
+
+    if (ifindex < 0)
+        ifindex = 0;
+
+    p_ifindex = is_ip_ifindex ? &priv->ip_ifindex_ : &priv->ifindex_;
+
+    if (*p_ifindex == ifindex)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    *p_ifindex = ifindex;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "ifindex: set %sifindex %d", is_ip_ifindex ? "ip-" : "", ifindex);
+
+    if (!is_ip_ifindex)
+        _notify(self, PROP_IFINDEX);
+
+    if (priv->manager)
+        nm_manager_emit_device_ifindex_changed(priv->manager, self);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_take_over_link:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @ifindex: a ifindex
+ * @old_name: (transfer full): on return, the name of the old link, if
+ *   the link was renamed
+ * @error: location to store error, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Given an existing link, move it under the control of a device. In
+ * particular, the link will be renamed to match the device name. If the
+ * link was renamed, the old name is returned in @old_name.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the device took control of the link, %FALSE otherwise
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_take_over_link(NMDevice *self, int ifindex, char **old_name, GError **error)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *     priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const NMPlatformLink *plink;
+    NMPlatform *          platform;
+
+    nm_assert(ifindex > 0);
+    NM_SET_OUT(old_name, NULL);
+
+    if (priv->ifindex > 0 && priv->ifindex != ifindex) {
+        nm_utils_error_set(error,
+                           NM_UTILS_ERROR_UNKNOWN,
+                           "the device already has ifindex %d",
+                           priv->ifindex);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+    plink    = nm_platform_link_get(platform, ifindex);
+    if (!plink) {
+        nm_utils_error_set(error, NM_UTILS_ERROR_UNKNOWN, "link %d not found", ifindex);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (!nm_streq(plink->name, nm_device_get_iface(self))) {
+        gboolean      up;
+        gboolean      success;
+        gs_free char *name = NULL;
+
+        up   = NM_FLAGS_HAS(plink->n_ifi_flags, IFF_UP);
+        name = g_strdup(plink->name);
+
+        /* Rename the link to the device ifname */
+        if (up)
+            nm_platform_link_set_down(platform, ifindex);
+        success = nm_platform_link_set_name(platform, ifindex, nm_device_get_iface(self));
+        if (up)
+            nm_platform_link_set_up(platform, ifindex, NULL);
+
+        if (!success) {
+            nm_utils_error_set(error, NM_UTILS_ERROR_UNKNOWN, "failure renaming link %d", ifindex);
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+
+        NM_SET_OUT(old_name, g_steal_pointer(&name));
+    }
+
+    _set_ifindex(self, ifindex, FALSE);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+int
+nm_device_get_ifindex(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), 0);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->ifindex;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_is_software:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Indicates if the device is a software-based virtual device without
+ * backing hardware, which can be added and removed programmatically.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the device is a software-based device
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_is_software(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return NM_FLAGS_HAS(NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->capabilities, NM_DEVICE_CAP_IS_SOFTWARE);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_is_real:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the device exists, %FALSE if the device is a placeholder
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_is_real(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->real;
+}
+
+const char *
+nm_device_get_ip_iface(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(self != NULL, NULL);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    /* If it's not set, default to iface */
+    return priv->ip_iface ?: priv->iface;
+}
+
+const char *
+nm_device_get_ip_iface_from_platform(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    int ifindex;
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    if (ifindex <= 0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return nm_platform_link_get_name(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex);
+}
+
+int
+nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(const NMDevice *self)
+{
+    const NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(self != NULL, 0);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    /* If it's not set, default to ifindex */
+    return priv->ip_iface ? priv->ip_ifindex : priv->ifindex;
+}
+
+static void
+_set_ip_ifindex(NMDevice *self, int ifindex, const char *ifname)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMPlatform *     platform;
+    gboolean         eq_name;
+
+    /* normalize arguments */
+    if (ifindex <= 0) {
+        ifindex = 0;
+        ifname  = NULL;
+    }
+
+    eq_name = nm_streq0(priv->ip_iface, ifname);
+
+    if (eq_name && priv->ip_ifindex == ifindex)
+        return;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "ip-ifindex: update ip-interface to %s%s%s, ifindex %d",
+          NM_PRINT_FMT_QUOTE_STRING(ifname),
+          ifindex);
+
+    _set_ifindex(self, ifindex, TRUE);
+
+    if (!eq_name) {
+        g_free(priv->ip_iface_);
+        priv->ip_iface_ = g_strdup(ifname);
+        _notify(self, PROP_IP_IFACE);
+    }
+
+    if (priv->ip_ifindex > 0) {
+        platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+
+        nm_platform_process_events_ensure_link(platform, priv->ip_ifindex, priv->ip_iface);
+
+        if (nm_platform_kernel_support_get(NM_PLATFORM_KERNEL_SUPPORT_TYPE_USER_IPV6LL))
+            nm_platform_link_set_user_ipv6ll_enabled(platform, priv->ip_ifindex, TRUE);
+
+        if (!nm_platform_link_is_up(platform, priv->ip_ifindex))
+            nm_platform_link_set_up(platform, priv->ip_ifindex, NULL);
+    }
+
+    /* We don't care about any saved values from the old iface */
+    g_hash_table_remove_all(priv->ip6_saved_properties);
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_set_ip_ifindex(NMDevice *self, int ifindex)
+{
+    char        ifname_buf[IFNAMSIZ];
+    const char *ifname = NULL;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(nm_device_is_activating(self), FALSE);
+
+    if (ifindex > 0) {
+        ifname = nm_platform_if_indextoname(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex, ifname_buf);
+        if (!ifname)
+            _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "ip-ifindex: ifindex %d not found", ifindex);
+    }
+
+    _set_ip_ifindex(self, ifindex, ifname);
+    return ifindex > 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_set_ip_iface:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @ifname: the new IP interface name
+ *
+ * Updates the IP interface name and possibly the ifindex.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if an interface with name @ifname exists,
+ *   and %FALSE, if @ifname is %NULL or no such interface exists.
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_set_ip_iface(NMDevice *self, const char *ifname)
+{
+    int ifindex = 0;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(nm_device_is_activating(self), FALSE);
+
+    if (ifname) {
+        ifindex = nm_platform_if_nametoindex(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifname);
+        if (ifindex <= 0)
+            _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "ip-ifindex: ifname %s not found", ifname);
+    }
+
+    _set_ip_ifindex(self, ifindex, ifname);
+    return ifindex > 0;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+int
+nm_device_parent_get_ifindex(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), 0);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    return priv->parent_ifindex;
+}
+
+NMDevice *
+nm_device_parent_get_device(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->parent_device.obj;
+}
+
+static void
+parent_changed_notify(NMDevice *self,
+                      int       old_ifindex,
+                      NMDevice *old_parent,
+                      int       new_ifindex,
+                      NMDevice *new_parent)
+{
+    /* empty handler to allow subclasses to always chain up the virtual function. */
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_parent_set_ifindex(NMDevice *self, int parent_ifindex, gboolean force_check)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    NMDevice *       parent_device;
+    gboolean         changed = FALSE;
+    int              old_ifindex;
+    gs_unref_object NMDevice *old_device = NULL;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (parent_ifindex <= 0)
+        parent_ifindex = 0;
+
+    old_ifindex = priv->parent_ifindex;
+
+    if (priv->parent_ifindex == parent_ifindex) {
+        if (parent_ifindex > 0) {
+            if (!force_check && priv->parent_device.obj
+                && nm_device_get_ifindex(priv->parent_device.obj) == parent_ifindex)
+                return FALSE;
+        } else {
+            if (!priv->parent_device.obj)
+                return FALSE;
+        }
+    } else {
+        priv->parent_ifindex = parent_ifindex;
+        changed              = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (parent_ifindex > 0) {
+        parent_device = nm_manager_get_device_by_ifindex(NM_MANAGER_GET, parent_ifindex);
+        if (parent_device == self)
+            parent_device = NULL;
+    } else
+        parent_device = NULL;
+
+    if (parent_device != priv->parent_device.obj) {
+        old_device = nm_g_object_ref(priv->parent_device.obj);
+        nm_dbus_track_obj_path_set(&priv->parent_device, parent_device, TRUE);
+        changed = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (changed) {
+        if (priv->parent_ifindex <= 0)
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "parent: clear");
+        else if (!priv->parent_device.obj)
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "parent: ifindex %d, no device", priv->parent_ifindex);
+        else {
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                  "parent: ifindex %d, device %p, %s",
+                  priv->parent_ifindex,
+                  priv->parent_device.obj,
+                  nm_device_get_iface(priv->parent_device.obj));
+        }
+
+        NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->parent_changed_notify(self,
+                                                         old_ifindex,
+                                                         old_device,
+                                                         priv->parent_ifindex,
+                                                         priv->parent_device.obj);
+    }
+    return changed;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_parent_set_ifindex(NMDevice *self, int parent_ifindex)
+{
+    _parent_set_ifindex(self, parent_ifindex, FALSE);
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_parent_notify_changed(NMDevice *self, NMDevice *change_candidate, gboolean device_removed)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(change_candidate));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->parent_ifindex > 0) {
+        if (priv->parent_device.obj == change_candidate
+            || priv->parent_ifindex == nm_device_get_ifindex(change_candidate))
+            return _parent_set_ifindex(self, priv->parent_ifindex, device_removed);
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+const char *
+nm_device_parent_find_for_connection(NMDevice *self, const char *current_setting_parent)
+{
+    const char *new_parent;
+    NMDevice *  parent_device;
+
+    parent_device = nm_device_parent_get_device(self);
+    if (!parent_device)
+        return NULL;
+
+    new_parent = nm_device_get_iface(parent_device);
+    if (!new_parent)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (current_setting_parent && !nm_streq(current_setting_parent, new_parent)
+        && nm_utils_is_uuid(current_setting_parent)) {
+        NMSettingsConnection *parent_connection;
+
+        /* Don't change a parent specified by UUID if it's still valid */
+        parent_connection = nm_settings_get_connection_by_uuid(nm_device_get_settings(self),
+                                                               current_setting_parent);
+        if (parent_connection
+            && nm_device_check_connection_compatible(
+                parent_device,
+                nm_settings_connection_get_connection(parent_connection),
+                NULL))
+            return current_setting_parent;
+    }
+
+    return new_parent;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+_stats_update_counters(NMDevice *self, guint64 tx_bytes, guint64 rx_bytes)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    gboolean         tx_changed = FALSE;
+    gboolean         rx_changed = FALSE;
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->stats.tx_bytes != tx_bytes) {
+        priv->stats.tx_bytes = tx_bytes;
+        tx_changed           = TRUE;
+    }
+    if (priv->stats.rx_bytes != rx_bytes) {
+        priv->stats.rx_bytes = rx_bytes;
+        rx_changed           = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    nm_gobject_notify_together(self,
+                               tx_changed ? PROP_STATISTICS_TX_BYTES : PROP_0,
+                               rx_changed ? PROP_STATISTICS_RX_BYTES : PROP_0);
+}
+
+static void
+_stats_update_counters_from_pllink(NMDevice *self, const NMPlatformLink *pllink)
+{
+    _stats_update_counters(self, pllink->tx_bytes, pllink->rx_bytes);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_stats_timeout_cb(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *self = user_data;
+    int       ifindex;
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+
+    _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE, "stats: refresh %d", ifindex);
+
+    if (ifindex > 0)
+        nm_platform_link_refresh(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex);
+
+    return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+static guint
+_stats_refresh_rate_real(guint refresh_rate_ms)
+{
+    const guint STATS_REFRESH_RATE_MS_MIN = 200;
+
+    if (refresh_rate_ms == 0)
+        return 0;
+
+    if (refresh_rate_ms < STATS_REFRESH_RATE_MS_MIN) {
+        /* you cannot set the refresh-rate arbitrarily small. E.g.
+         * setting to 1ms is just killing. Have a lowest number. */
+        return STATS_REFRESH_RATE_MS_MIN;
+    }
+
+    return refresh_rate_ms;
+}
+
+static void
+_stats_set_refresh_rate(NMDevice *self, guint refresh_rate_ms)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    int              ifindex;
+    guint            old_rate;
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->stats.refresh_rate_ms == refresh_rate_ms)
+        return;
+
+    old_rate                    = priv->stats.refresh_rate_ms;
+    priv->stats.refresh_rate_ms = refresh_rate_ms;
+    _notify(self, PROP_STATISTICS_REFRESH_RATE_MS);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "stats: set refresh to %u ms", priv->stats.refresh_rate_ms);
+
+    if (!nm_device_is_real(self))
+        return;
+
+    refresh_rate_ms = _stats_refresh_rate_real(refresh_rate_ms);
+    if (_stats_refresh_rate_real(old_rate) == refresh_rate_ms)
+        return;
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->stats.timeout_id);
+
+    if (!refresh_rate_ms)
+        return;
+
+    /* trigger an initial refresh of the data whenever the refresh-rate changes.
+     * As we process the result in an idle handler with device_link_changed(),
+     * we don't get the result right away. */
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    if (ifindex > 0)
+        nm_platform_link_refresh(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex);
+
+    priv->stats.timeout_id = g_timeout_add(refresh_rate_ms, _stats_timeout_cb, self);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static gboolean
+get_ip_iface_identifier(NMDevice *self, NMUtilsIPv6IfaceId *out_iid)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *     priv     = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMPlatform *          platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+    const NMPlatformLink *pllink;
+    const guint8 *        hwaddr;
+    guint8                pseudo_hwaddr[ETH_ALEN];
+    gsize                 hwaddr_len;
+    int                   ifindex;
+    gboolean              success;
+
+    /* If we get here, we *must* have a kernel netdev, which implies an ifindex */
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(ifindex > 0, FALSE);
+
+    pllink = nm_platform_link_get(platform, ifindex);
+    if (!pllink || NM_IN_SET(pllink->type, NM_LINK_TYPE_NONE, NM_LINK_TYPE_UNKNOWN))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    hwaddr = nmp_link_address_get(&pllink->l_address, &hwaddr_len);
+    if (hwaddr_len <= 0)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (pllink->type == NM_LINK_TYPE_6LOWPAN) {
+        /* If the underlying IEEE 802.15.4 device has a short address we generate
+         * a "pseudo 48-bit address" that's to be used in the same fashion as a
+         * wired Ethernet address. The mechanism is specified in Section 6. of
+         * RFC 4944 */
+        guint16 pan_id;
+        guint16 short_addr;
+
+        short_addr = nm_platform_wpan_get_short_addr(platform, pllink->parent);
+        if (short_addr != G_MAXUINT16) {
+            pan_id           = nm_platform_wpan_get_pan_id(platform, pllink->parent);
+            pseudo_hwaddr[0] = short_addr & 0xff;
+            pseudo_hwaddr[1] = (short_addr >> 8) & 0xff;
+            pseudo_hwaddr[2] = 0;
+            pseudo_hwaddr[3] = 0;
+            pseudo_hwaddr[4] = pan_id & 0xff;
+            pseudo_hwaddr[5] = (pan_id >> 8) & 0xff;
+
+            hwaddr     = pseudo_hwaddr;
+            hwaddr_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(pseudo_hwaddr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    success = nm_utils_get_ipv6_interface_identifier(pllink->type,
+                                                     hwaddr,
+                                                     hwaddr_len,
+                                                     priv->dev_id,
+                                                     out_iid);
+    if (!success) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_PLATFORM,
+              "failed to generate interface identifier "
+              "for link type %u hwaddr_len %zu",
+              pllink->type,
+              hwaddr_len);
+    }
+    return success;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_ip_iface_identifier:
+ * @self: an #NMDevice
+ * @iid: where to place the interface identifier
+ * @ignore_token: force creation of a non-tokenized address
+ *
+ * Return the interface's identifier for the EUI64 address generation mode.
+ * It's either a manually set token or and identifier generated in a
+ * hardware-specific way.
+ *
+ * Unless @ignore_token is set the token is preferred. That is the case
+ * for link-local addresses (to mimic kernel behavior).
+ *
+ * Returns: #TRUE if the @iid could be set
+ */
+static gboolean
+nm_device_get_ip_iface_identifier(NMDevice *self, NMUtilsIPv6IfaceId *iid, gboolean ignore_token)
+{
+    NMSettingIP6Config *s_ip6;
+    const char *        token = NULL;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    if (!ignore_token) {
+        s_ip6 = nm_device_get_applied_setting(self, NM_TYPE_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG);
+
+        g_return_val_if_fail(s_ip6, FALSE);
+
+        token = nm_setting_ip6_config_get_token(s_ip6);
+    }
+    if (token)
+        return nm_utils_ipv6_interface_identifier_get_from_token(iid, token);
+    else
+        return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_ip_iface_identifier(self, iid);
+}
+
+const char *
+nm_device_get_driver(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(self != NULL, NULL);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->driver;
+}
+
+const char *
+nm_device_get_driver_version(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(self != NULL, NULL);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->driver_version;
+}
+
+NMDeviceType
+nm_device_get_device_type(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->type;
+}
+
+NMLinkType
+nm_device_get_link_type(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_LINK_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->link_type;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_metered:
+ * @setting: the #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Returns: the #NMDevice:metered property of the device.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.2
+ **/
+NMMetered
+nm_device_get_metered(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_METERED_UNKNOWN);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->metered;
+}
+
+guint32
+nm_device_get_route_metric_default(NMDeviceType device_type)
+{
+    /* Device 'priority' is used for the default route-metric and is based on
+     * the device type. The settings ipv4.route-metric and ipv6.route-metric
+     * can overwrite this default.
+     *
+     * For both IPv4 and IPv6 we use the same default values.
+     *
+     * The route-metric is used for the metric of the routes of device.
+     * This also applies to the default route. Therefore it affects also
+     * which device is the "best".
+     *
+     * For comparison, note that iproute2 by default adds IPv4 routes with
+     * metric 0, and IPv6 routes with metric 1024. The latter is the IPv6
+     * "user default" in the kernel (NM_PLATFORM_ROUTE_METRIC_DEFAULT_IP6).
+     * In kernel, the full uint32_t range is available for route
+     * metrics (except for IPv6, where 0 means 1024).
+     */
+
+    switch (device_type) {
+    /* 50 is also used for VPN plugins (NM_VPN_ROUTE_METRIC_DEFAULT).
+     *
+     * Note that returning 50 from this function means that this device-type is
+     * in some aspects a VPN. */
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIREGUARD:
+        return NM_VPN_ROUTE_METRIC_DEFAULT;
+
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_ETHERNET:
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_VETH:
+        return 100;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_MACSEC:
+        return 125;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_INFINIBAND:
+        return 150;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_ADSL:
+        return 200;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIMAX:
+        return 250;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BOND:
+        return 300;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_TEAM:
+        return 350;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_VLAN:
+        return 400;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_MACVLAN:
+        return 410;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BRIDGE:
+        return 425;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_TUN:
+        return 450;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_PPP:
+        return 460;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_VRF:
+        return 470;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_VXLAN:
+        return 500;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_DUMMY:
+        return 550;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIFI:
+        return 600;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_OLPC_MESH:
+        return 650;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_IP_TUNNEL:
+        return 675;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_MODEM:
+        return 700;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BT:
+        return 750;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_6LOWPAN:
+        return 775;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_OVS_BRIDGE:
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_OVS_INTERFACE:
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_OVS_PORT:
+        return 800;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WPAN:
+        return 850;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIFI_P2P:
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_GENERIC:
+        return 950;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
+        return 10000;
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNUSED1:
+    case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNUSED2:
+        /* omit default: to get compiler warning about missing switch cases */
+        break;
+    }
+    return 11000;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+default_route_metric_penalty_detect(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    /* currently we don't differentiate between IPv4 and IPv6 when detecting
+     * connectivity. */
+    if (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].state != NM_CONNECTIVITY_FULL
+        && nm_connectivity_check_enabled(concheck_get_mgr(self)))
+        return TRUE;
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static guint32
+default_route_metric_penalty_get(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family) ? priv->default_route_metric_penalty_ip4_has
+                                : priv->default_route_metric_penalty_ip6_has)
+        return 20000;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+guint32
+nm_device_get_route_metric(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    gint64             route_metric;
+    NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip;
+    NMConnection *     connection;
+    const char *       property;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), G_MAXUINT32);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IN_SET(addr_family, AF_INET, AF_INET6), G_MAXUINT32);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (connection) {
+        s_ip = nm_connection_get_setting_ip_config(connection, addr_family);
+
+        /* Slave interfaces don't have IP settings, but we may get here when
+         * external changes are made or when noticing IP changes when starting
+         * the slave connection.
+         */
+        if (s_ip) {
+            route_metric = nm_setting_ip_config_get_route_metric(s_ip);
+            if (route_metric >= 0)
+                goto out;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* use the current NMConfigData, which makes this configuration reloadable.
+     * Note that that means that the route-metric might change between SIGHUP.
+     * You must cache the returned value if that is a problem. */
+    property     = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family) ? NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv4.route-metric")
+                                           : NM_CON_DEFAULT("ipv6.route-metric");
+    route_metric = nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                               property,
+                                                               self,
+                                                               0,
+                                                               G_MAXUINT32,
+                                                               -1);
+    if (route_metric >= 0)
+        goto out;
+
+    route_metric = nm_manager_device_route_metric_reserve(NM_MANAGER_GET,
+                                                          nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self),
+                                                          nm_device_get_device_type(self));
+out:
+    return nm_utils_ip_route_metric_normalize(addr_family, route_metric);
+}
+
+guint32
+nm_device_get_route_table(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    guint32 route_table;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), RT_TABLE_MAIN);
+
+    route_table = _prop_get_ipvx_route_table(self, addr_family);
+    return route_table ?: (guint32) RT_TABLE_MAIN;
+}
+
+static NMIPRouteTableSyncMode
+_get_route_table_sync_mode_stateful(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDedupMultiIter ipconf_iter;
+    gboolean         all_sync_now;
+    gboolean         all_sync_eff;
+
+    all_sync_now = _prop_get_ipvx_route_table(self, addr_family) != 0u;
+
+    if (!all_sync_now) {
+        const NMPlatformIPRoute *route;
+
+        /* If there's a local route switch to all-sync in order
+         * to properly manage the local table */
+        nm_ip_config_iter_ip_route_for_each (&ipconf_iter, priv->con_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4], &route) {
+            if (nm_platform_route_type_uncoerce(route->type_coerced) == RTN_LOCAL) {
+                all_sync_now = TRUE;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (all_sync_now)
+        all_sync_eff = TRUE;
+    else {
+        /* When we change from all-sync to no all-sync, we do a last all-sync one
+         * more time. For that, we determine the effective all-state based on the
+         * cached/previous all-sync flag.
+         *
+         * The purpose of this is to support reapply of route-table (and thus the
+         * all-sync mode). If reapply toggles from all-sync to no-all-sync, we must
+         * sync one last time. */
+        if (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family))
+            all_sync_eff = priv->v4_route_table_all_sync_before;
+        else
+            all_sync_eff = priv->v6_route_table_all_sync_before;
+    }
+
+    if (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family))
+        priv->v4_route_table_all_sync_before = all_sync_now;
+    else
+        priv->v6_route_table_all_sync_before = all_sync_now;
+
+    return all_sync_eff ? NM_IP_ROUTE_TABLE_SYNC_MODE_ALL : NM_IP_ROUTE_TABLE_SYNC_MODE_MAIN;
+}
+
+const NMPObject *
+nm_device_get_best_default_route(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    switch (addr_family) {
+    case AF_INET:
+        return priv->ip_config_4 ? nm_ip4_config_best_default_route_get(priv->ip_config_4) : NULL;
+    case AF_INET6:
+        return priv->ip_config_6 ? nm_ip6_config_best_default_route_get(priv->ip_config_6) : NULL;
+    case AF_UNSPEC:
+        return (priv->ip_config_4 ? nm_ip4_config_best_default_route_get(priv->ip_config_4) : NULL)
+                   ?: (priv->ip_config_6 ? nm_ip6_config_best_default_route_get(priv->ip_config_6)
+                                         : NULL);
+    default:
+        g_return_val_if_reached(NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+const char *
+nm_device_get_type_desc(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(self != NULL, NULL);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->type_desc;
+}
+
+const char *
+nm_device_get_type_description(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(self != NULL, NULL);
+
+    /* Beware: this function should return the same
+     * value as nm_device_get_type_description() in libnm. */
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_type_description(self);
+}
+
+static const char *
+get_type_description(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDeviceClass *klass;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    /* the default implementation for the description just returns the (modified)
+     * class name and depends entirely on the type of self. Note that we cache the
+     * description in the klass itself.
+     *
+     * Also note, that as the GObject class gets inited, it inherrits the fields
+     * of the parent class. That means, if NMDeviceVethClass was initialized after
+     * NMDeviceEthernetClass already has the description cached in the class
+     * (because we already fetched the description for an ethernet device),
+     * then default_type_description will wrongly contain "ethernet".
+     * To avoid that, and catch the situation, also cache the klass for
+     * which the description was cached. If that doesn't match, it was
+     * inherited and we need to reset it. */
+    klass = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    if (G_UNLIKELY(klass->default_type_description_klass != klass)) {
+        const char *typename;
+        gs_free char *s = NULL;
+
+        typename = G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME(self);
+        if (g_str_has_prefix(typename, "NMDevice")) {
+            typename += 8;
+            if (nm_streq(typename, "Veth"))
+                typename = "Ethernet";
+        }
+        s                                     = g_ascii_strdown(typename, -1);
+        klass->default_type_description       = g_intern_string(s);
+        klass->default_type_description_klass = klass;
+    }
+
+    nm_assert(klass->default_type_description);
+    return klass->default_type_description;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_has_carrier(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->carrier;
+}
+
+NMActRequest *
+nm_device_get_act_request(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->act_request.obj;
+}
+
+NMActivationStateFlags
+nm_device_get_activation_state_flags(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMActRequest *ac;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_ACTIVATION_STATE_FLAG_NONE);
+
+    ac = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->act_request.obj;
+    if (!ac)
+        return NM_ACTIVATION_STATE_FLAG_NONE;
+    return nm_active_connection_get_state_flags(NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(ac));
+}
+
+NMSettingsConnection *
+nm_device_get_settings_connection(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    return priv->act_request.obj ? nm_act_request_get_settings_connection(priv->act_request.obj)
+                                 : NULL;
+}
+
+NMConnection *
+nm_device_get_settings_connection_get_connection(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMSettingsConnection *sett_con;
+    NMDevicePrivate *     priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!priv->act_request.obj)
+        return NULL;
+
+    sett_con = nm_act_request_get_settings_connection(priv->act_request.obj);
+    if (!sett_con)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return nm_settings_connection_get_connection(sett_con);
+}
+
+NMConnection *
+nm_device_get_applied_connection(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    return priv->act_request.obj ? nm_act_request_get_applied_connection(priv->act_request.obj)
+                                 : NULL;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_has_unmodified_applied_connection(NMDevice *self, NMSettingCompareFlags compare_flags)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!priv->act_request.obj)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    return nm_active_connection_has_unmodified_applied_connection(
+        (NMActiveConnection *) priv->act_request.obj,
+        compare_flags);
+}
+
+gpointer
+nm_device_get_applied_setting(NMDevice *self, GType setting_type)
+{
+    NMConnection *connection;
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    return connection ? nm_connection_get_setting(connection, setting_type) : NULL;
+}
+
+RfKillType
+nm_device_get_rfkill_type(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->rfkill_type;
+}
+
+static const char *
+nm_device_get_physical_port_id(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->physical_port_id;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+typedef enum {
+    CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_UPDATE_INTERVAL,
+    CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_UPDATE_INTERVAL_RESTART,
+    CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_CHECK_EXTERNAL,
+    CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_CHECK_PERIODIC,
+    CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_RETURNED_MIN,
+    CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_RETURNED_BUMP,
+    CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_RETURNED_MAX,
+} ConcheckScheduleMode;
+
+static NMDeviceConnectivityHandle *concheck_start(NMDevice *                   self,
+                                                  int                          addr_family,
+                                                  NMDeviceConnectivityCallback callback,
+                                                  gpointer                     user_data,
+                                                  gboolean                     is_periodic);
+
+static void
+concheck_periodic_schedule_set(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, ConcheckScheduleMode mode);
+
+static gboolean
+_concheck_periodic_timeout_cb(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    _LOGt(LOGD_CONCHECK,
+          "connectivity: [IPv%c] periodic timeout",
+          nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+    concheck_periodic_schedule_set(self, addr_family, CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_CHECK_PERIODIC);
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+concheck_ip4_periodic_timeout_cb(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    return _concheck_periodic_timeout_cb(user_data, AF_INET);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+concheck_ip6_periodic_timeout_cb(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    return _concheck_periodic_timeout_cb(user_data, AF_INET6);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+concheck_is_possible(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!nm_device_is_real(self) || is_loopback(self))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    /* we enable periodic checks for every device state (except UNKNOWN). Especially with
+     * unmanaged devices, it is interesting to know whether we have connectivity on that device. */
+    if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+concheck_periodic_schedule_do(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, gint64 now_ns)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv                    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gboolean         periodic_check_disabled = FALSE;
+    gint64           expiry, tdiff;
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    /* we always cancel whatever was pending. */
+    if (nm_clear_g_source(&priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_id))
+        periodic_check_disabled = TRUE;
+
+    if (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval == 0) {
+        /* periodic checks are disabled */
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (!concheck_is_possible(self))
+        goto out;
+
+    nm_assert(now_ns > 0);
+    nm_assert(priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval > 0);
+
+    /* we schedule the timeout based on our current settings cur-interval and cur-basetime.
+     * Before calling concheck_periodic_schedule_do(), make sure that these properties are
+     * correct. */
+
+    expiry = priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_basetime_ns
+             + (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval * NM_UTILS_NSEC_PER_SEC);
+    tdiff = expiry - now_ns;
+
+    _LOGT(LOGD_CONCHECK,
+          "connectivity: [IPv%c] periodic-check: %sscheduled in %lld milliseconds (%u seconds "
+          "interval)",
+          nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+          periodic_check_disabled ? "re-" : "",
+          (long long) (tdiff / NM_UTILS_NSEC_PER_MSEC),
+          priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval);
+
+    priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_id =
+        g_timeout_add(NM_MAX((gint64) 0, tdiff) / NM_UTILS_NSEC_PER_MSEC,
+                      IS_IPv4 ? concheck_ip4_periodic_timeout_cb : concheck_ip6_periodic_timeout_cb,
+                      self);
+    return TRUE;
+out:
+    if (periodic_check_disabled) {
+        _LOGT(LOGD_CONCHECK,
+              "connectivity: [IPv%c] periodic-check: unscheduled",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+#define CONCHECK_P_PROBE_INTERVAL 1
+
+static void
+concheck_periodic_schedule_set(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, ConcheckScheduleMode mode)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gint64           new_expiry, exp_expiry, cur_expiry, tdiff;
+    gint64           now_ns  = 0;
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    if (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval == 0) {
+        /* periodic check is disabled. Nothing to do. */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_id) {
+        /* we currently don't have a timeout scheduled. No need to reschedule
+         * another one... */
+        if (NM_IN_SET(mode,
+                      CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_UPDATE_INTERVAL,
+                      CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_UPDATE_INTERVAL_RESTART)) {
+            /* ... unless, we are about to start periodic checks after update-interval.
+             * In this case, fall through and restart the periodic checks below. */
+            mode = CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_UPDATE_INTERVAL_RESTART;
+        } else
+            return;
+    }
+
+    switch (mode) {
+    case CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_UPDATE_INTERVAL_RESTART:
+        priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval =
+            NM_MIN(priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval, CONCHECK_P_PROBE_INTERVAL);
+        priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_basetime_ns =
+            nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_nsec_cached(&now_ns);
+        if (concheck_periodic_schedule_do(self, addr_family, now_ns))
+            concheck_start(self, addr_family, NULL, NULL, TRUE);
+        return;
+
+    case CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_UPDATE_INTERVAL:
+        /* called with "UPDATE_INTERVAL" and already have a p_cur_id scheduled. */
+
+        nm_assert(priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval > 0);
+        nm_assert(priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval > 0);
+
+        if (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval <= priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval) {
+            /* we currently have a shorter interval set, than what we now have. Either,
+             * because we are probing, or because the previous max interval was shorter.
+             *
+             * Either way, the current timer is set just fine. Nothing to do, we will
+             * probe our way up. */
+            return;
+        }
+
+        cur_expiry = priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_basetime_ns
+                     + (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval * NM_UTILS_NSEC_PER_SEC);
+        nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_nsec_cached(&now_ns);
+
+        priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval = priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval;
+        if (cur_expiry <= now_ns) {
+            /* Since the last time we scheduled a periodic check, already more than the
+             * new max_interval passed. We need to start a check right away (and
+             * schedule a timeout in cur-interval in the future). */
+            priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_basetime_ns = now_ns;
+            if (concheck_periodic_schedule_do(self, addr_family, now_ns))
+                concheck_start(self, addr_family, NULL, NULL, TRUE);
+        } else {
+            /* we are reducing the max-interval to a shorter interval that we have currently
+             * scheduled (with cur_interval).
+             *
+             * However, since the last time we scheduled the check, not even the new max-interval
+             * expired. All we need to do, is reschedule the timer to expire sooner. The cur_basetime
+             * is unchanged. */
+            concheck_periodic_schedule_do(self, addr_family, now_ns);
+        }
+        return;
+
+    case CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_CHECK_EXTERNAL:
+        /* a external connectivity check delays our periodic check. We reset the counter. */
+        priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_basetime_ns =
+            nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_nsec_cached(&now_ns);
+        concheck_periodic_schedule_do(self, addr_family, now_ns);
+        return;
+
+    case CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_CHECK_PERIODIC:
+    {
+        gboolean                    any_periodic_pending;
+        NMDeviceConnectivityHandle *handle;
+        guint                       old_interval = priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval;
+
+        any_periodic_pending = FALSE;
+        c_list_for_each_entry (handle, &priv->concheck_lst_head, concheck_lst) {
+            if (handle->addr_family != addr_family)
+                continue;
+            if (handle->is_periodic_bump) {
+                handle->is_periodic_bump             = FALSE;
+                handle->is_periodic_bump_on_complete = FALSE;
+                any_periodic_pending                 = TRUE;
+            }
+        }
+        if (any_periodic_pending) {
+            /* we reached a timeout to schedule a new periodic request, however we still
+             * have period requests pending that didn't complete yet. We need to bump the
+             * interval already. */
+            priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval =
+                NM_MIN(old_interval * 2, priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval);
+        }
+
+        /* we just reached a timeout. The expected expiry (exp_expiry) should be
+         * pretty close to now_ns.
+         *
+         * We want to reschedule the timeout at exp_expiry (aka now) + cur_interval. */
+        nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_nsec_cached(&now_ns);
+        exp_expiry =
+            priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_basetime_ns + (old_interval * NM_UTILS_NSEC_PER_SEC);
+        new_expiry =
+            exp_expiry + (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval * NM_UTILS_NSEC_PER_SEC);
+        tdiff = NM_MAX(new_expiry - now_ns, 0);
+        priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_basetime_ns =
+            (now_ns + tdiff) - (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval * NM_UTILS_NSEC_PER_SEC);
+        if (concheck_periodic_schedule_do(self, addr_family, now_ns)) {
+            handle = concheck_start(self, addr_family, NULL, NULL, TRUE);
+            if (old_interval != priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval) {
+                /* we just bumped the interval already when scheduling this check.
+                 * When the handle returns, don't bump a second time.
+                 *
+                 * But if we reach the timeout again before the handle returns (this
+                 * code here) we will still bump the interval. */
+                handle->is_periodic_bump_on_complete = FALSE;
+            }
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* we just got an event that we lost connectivity (that is, concheck returned). We reset
+     * the interval to min/max or increase the probe interval (bump). */
+    case CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_RETURNED_MIN:
+        priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval =
+            NM_MIN(priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval, CONCHECK_P_PROBE_INTERVAL);
+        break;
+    case CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_RETURNED_MAX:
+        priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval = priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval;
+        break;
+    case CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_RETURNED_BUMP:
+        priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval =
+            NM_MIN(priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval * 2,
+                   priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    /* we are here, because we returned from a connectivity check and adjust the current interval.
+     *
+     * But note that we calculate the new timeout based on the time when we scheduled the
+     * last check, instead of counting from now. The reason is that we want that the times
+     * when we schedule checks be at precise intervals, without including the time it took for
+     * the connectivity check. */
+    new_expiry = priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_basetime_ns
+                 + (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval * NM_UTILS_NSEC_PER_SEC);
+    tdiff = NM_MAX(new_expiry - nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_nsec_cached(&now_ns), 0);
+    priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_basetime_ns =
+        now_ns + tdiff - (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_cur_interval * NM_UTILS_NSEC_PER_SEC);
+    concheck_periodic_schedule_do(self, addr_family, now_ns);
+}
+
+static void
+concheck_update_interval(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, gboolean check_now)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    guint            new_interval;
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    new_interval = nm_connectivity_get_interval(concheck_get_mgr(self));
+
+    new_interval = NM_MIN(new_interval, 7 * 24 * 3600);
+
+    if (new_interval != priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval) {
+        _LOGT(LOGD_CONCHECK,
+              "connectivity: [IPv%c] periodic-check: set interval to %u seconds",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              new_interval);
+        priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].p_max_interval = new_interval;
+    }
+
+    if (!new_interval) {
+        /* this will cancel any potentially pending timeout because max-interval is zero.
+         * But it logs a nice message... */
+        concheck_periodic_schedule_do(self, addr_family, 0);
+
+        /* also update the fake connectivity state. */
+        concheck_update_state(self, addr_family, NM_CONNECTIVITY_FAKE, TRUE);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    concheck_periodic_schedule_set(self,
+                                   addr_family,
+                                   check_now ? CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_UPDATE_INTERVAL_RESTART
+                                             : CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_UPDATE_INTERVAL);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_check_connectivity_update_interval(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    concheck_update_interval(self, AF_INET, TRUE);
+    concheck_update_interval(self, AF_INET6, TRUE);
+}
+
+static void
+concheck_update_state(NMDevice *          self,
+                      int                 addr_family,
+                      NMConnectivityState state,
+                      gboolean            allow_periodic_bump)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    /* @state is a result of the connectivity check. We only expect a precise
+     * number of possible values. */
+    nm_assert(NM_IN_SET(state,
+                        NM_CONNECTIVITY_LIMITED,
+                        NM_CONNECTIVITY_PORTAL,
+                        NM_CONNECTIVITY_FULL,
+                        NM_CONNECTIVITY_FAKE,
+                        NM_CONNECTIVITY_NONE,
+                        NM_CONNECTIVITY_ERROR));
+
+    if (state == NM_CONNECTIVITY_ERROR) {
+        /* on error, we don't change the current connectivity state,
+         * except making UNKNOWN to NONE. */
+        state = priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].state;
+        if (state == NM_CONNECTIVITY_UNKNOWN)
+            state = NM_CONNECTIVITY_NONE;
+    } else if (state == NM_CONNECTIVITY_FAKE) {
+        /* If the connectivity check is disabled and we obtain a fake
+         * result, make an optimistic guess. */
+        if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED) {
+            /* FIXME: the fake connectivity state depends on the availability of
+             * a default route. However, we have no mechanism that rechecks the
+             * value if a device route appears/disappears after the device
+             * was activated. */
+            if (nm_device_get_best_default_route(self, AF_UNSPEC))
+                state = NM_CONNECTIVITY_FULL;
+            else
+                state = NM_CONNECTIVITY_LIMITED;
+        } else
+            state = NM_CONNECTIVITY_NONE;
+    }
+
+    if (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].state == state) {
+        /* we got a connectivity update, but the state didn't change. If we were probing,
+         * we bump the probe frequency. */
+        if (allow_periodic_bump)
+            concheck_periodic_schedule_set(self, addr_family, CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_RETURNED_BUMP);
+        return;
+    }
+    /* we need to update the probe interval before emitting signals. Emitting
+     * a signal might call back into NMDevice and change the probe settings.
+     * So, do that first. */
+    if (state == NM_CONNECTIVITY_FULL) {
+        /* we reached full connectivity state. Stop probing by setting the
+         * interval to the max. */
+        concheck_periodic_schedule_set(self, addr_family, CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_RETURNED_MAX);
+    } else if (priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].state == NM_CONNECTIVITY_FULL) {
+        /* we are about to loose connectivity. (re)start probing by setting
+         * the timeout interval to the min. */
+        concheck_periodic_schedule_set(self, addr_family, CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_RETURNED_MIN);
+    } else {
+        if (allow_periodic_bump)
+            concheck_periodic_schedule_set(self, addr_family, CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_RETURNED_BUMP);
+    }
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_CONCHECK,
+          "connectivity state changed from %s to %s",
+          nm_connectivity_state_to_string(priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].state),
+          nm_connectivity_state_to_string(state));
+    priv->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].state = state;
+
+    _notify(self, IS_IPv4 ? PROP_IP4_CONNECTIVITY : PROP_IP6_CONNECTIVITY);
+
+    if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED && !nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self)) {
+        if (nm_device_get_best_default_route(self, AF_INET)
+            && !ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET, TRUE))
+            _LOGW(LOGD_IP4, "Failed to update IPv4 route metric");
+        if (nm_device_get_best_default_route(self, AF_INET6)
+            && !ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET6, TRUE))
+            _LOGW(LOGD_IP6, "Failed to update IPv6 route metric");
+    }
+}
+
+static const char *
+nm_device_get_effective_ip_config_method(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDeviceClass *klass;
+    NMConnection * connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    const char *   method;
+    const int      IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_CONNECTION(connection), "" /* bogus */);
+
+    method = nm_utils_get_ip_config_method(connection, addr_family);
+
+    if ((IS_IPv4 && nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO))
+        || (!IS_IPv4 && nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO))) {
+        klass = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+        if (klass->get_auto_ip_config_method) {
+            const char *auto_method;
+
+            auto_method = klass->get_auto_ip_config_method(self, addr_family);
+            if (auto_method)
+                return auto_method;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return method;
+}
+
+static void
+concheck_handle_complete(NMDeviceConnectivityHandle *handle, GError *error)
+{
+    const int IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(handle->addr_family);
+
+    /* The moment we invoke the callback, we unlink it. It signals
+     * that @handle is handled -- as far as the callee of callback
+     * is concerned. */
+    c_list_unlink(&handle->concheck_lst);
+
+    if (handle->c_handle)
+        nm_connectivity_check_cancel(handle->c_handle);
+
+    if (handle->callback) {
+        handle->callback(handle->self,
+                         handle,
+                         NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(handle->self)->concheck_x[IS_IPv4].state,
+                         error,
+                         handle->user_data);
+    }
+
+    g_slice_free(NMDeviceConnectivityHandle, handle);
+}
+
+static void
+concheck_cb(NMConnectivity *           connectivity,
+            NMConnectivityCheckHandle *c_handle,
+            NMConnectivityState        state,
+            gpointer                   user_data)
+{
+    _nm_unused gs_unref_object NMDevice *self_keep_alive = NULL;
+    NMDevice *                           self;
+    NMDevicePrivate *                    priv;
+    NMDeviceConnectivityHandle *         handle;
+    NMDeviceConnectivityHandle *         other_handle;
+    gboolean                             handle_is_alive;
+    gboolean                             allow_periodic_bump;
+    gboolean                             any_periodic_before;
+    gboolean                             any_periodic_after;
+    guint64                              seq;
+
+    handle = user_data;
+    nm_assert(handle->c_handle == c_handle);
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(handle->self));
+
+    handle->c_handle = NULL;
+    self             = handle->self;
+
+    if (state == NM_CONNECTIVITY_CANCELLED) {
+        /* the only place where we nm_connectivity_check_cancel(@c_handle), is
+         * from inside concheck_handle_complete(). This is a recursive call,
+         * nothing to do. */
+        _LOGT(LOGD_CONCHECK,
+              "connectivity: [IPv%c] complete check (seq:%llu, cancelled)",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(handle->addr_family),
+              (long long unsigned) handle->seq);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* we keep NMConnectivity instance alive. It cannot be disposing. */
+    nm_assert(state != NM_CONNECTIVITY_DISPOSING);
+
+    self_keep_alive = g_object_ref(self);
+
+    /* keep @self alive, while we invoke callbacks. */
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_assert(handle && c_list_contains(&priv->concheck_lst_head, &handle->concheck_lst));
+
+    seq = handle->seq;
+
+    _LOGT(LOGD_CONCHECK,
+          "connectivity: [Ipv%c] complete check (seq:%llu, state:%s)",
+          nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(handle->addr_family),
+          (long long unsigned) handle->seq,
+          nm_connectivity_state_to_string(state));
+
+    /* find out, if there are any periodic checks pending (either whether they
+     * were scheduled before or after @handle. */
+    any_periodic_before = FALSE;
+    any_periodic_after  = FALSE;
+    c_list_for_each_entry (other_handle, &priv->concheck_lst_head, concheck_lst) {
+        if (other_handle->addr_family != handle->addr_family)
+            continue;
+        if (other_handle->is_periodic_bump_on_complete) {
+            if (other_handle->seq < seq)
+                any_periodic_before = TRUE;
+            else if (other_handle->seq > seq)
+                any_periodic_after = TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+    if (NM_IN_SET(state, NM_CONNECTIVITY_ERROR)) {
+        /* the request failed. We consider this periodic check only as completed if
+         * this was a periodic check, and there are not checks pending (either
+         * before or after this one).
+         *
+         * We allow_periodic_bump, if the request failed and there are
+         * still other requests periodic pending. */
+        allow_periodic_bump =
+            handle->is_periodic_bump_on_complete && !any_periodic_before && !any_periodic_after;
+    } else {
+        /* the request succeeded. This marks the completion of a periodic check,
+         * if this handle was periodic, or any previously scheduled one (that
+         * we are going to complete below). */
+        allow_periodic_bump = handle->is_periodic_bump_on_complete || any_periodic_before;
+    }
+
+    /* first update the new state, and emit signals. */
+    concheck_update_state(self, handle->addr_family, state, allow_periodic_bump);
+
+    handle_is_alive = FALSE;
+
+    /* we might have invoked callbacks during concheck_update_state(). The caller might have
+     * cancelled and thus destroyed @handle. We have to check whether handle is still alive,
+     * by searching it in the list of alive handles.
+     *
+     * Also, we might want to complete all pending callbacks that were started before
+     * @handle, as they are automatically obsoleted. */
+check_handles:
+    c_list_for_each_entry (other_handle, &priv->concheck_lst_head, concheck_lst) {
+        if (other_handle->addr_family != handle->addr_family)
+            continue;
+        if (other_handle->seq >= seq) {
+            /* it's not guaranteed that @handle is still in the list. It might already
+             * be canceled while invoking callbacks for a previous other_handle.
+             * If it is already cancelled, @handle is a dangling pointer.
+             *
+             * Since @seq is assigned uniquely and increasing, either @other_handle is
+             * @handle (and thus, handle is alive), or it isn't. */
+            if (other_handle == handle)
+                handle_is_alive = TRUE;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        nm_assert(other_handle != handle);
+
+        if (!NM_IN_SET(state, NM_CONNECTIVITY_ERROR)) {
+            /* we also want to complete handles that were started before the current
+             * @handle. Their response is out-dated. */
+            concheck_handle_complete(other_handle, NULL);
+
+            /* we invoked callbacks, other handles might be cancelled and removed from the list.
+             * Need to iterate the list from the start. */
+            goto check_handles;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!handle_is_alive) {
+        /* We didn't find @handle in the list of alive handles. Thus, the handles
+         * was cancelled while we were invoking events. Nothing to do, and don't
+         * touch the dangling pointer. */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    concheck_handle_complete(handle, NULL);
+}
+
+static NMDeviceConnectivityHandle *
+concheck_start(NMDevice *                   self,
+               int                          addr_family,
+               NMDeviceConnectivityCallback callback,
+               gpointer                     user_data,
+               gboolean                     is_periodic)
+{
+    static guint64              seq_counter = 0;
+    NMDevicePrivate *           priv;
+    NMDeviceConnectivityHandle *handle;
+    const char *                ifname;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    handle                               = g_slice_new0(NMDeviceConnectivityHandle);
+    handle->seq                          = ++seq_counter;
+    handle->self                         = self;
+    handle->callback                     = callback;
+    handle->user_data                    = user_data;
+    handle->is_periodic                  = is_periodic;
+    handle->is_periodic_bump             = is_periodic;
+    handle->is_periodic_bump_on_complete = is_periodic;
+    handle->addr_family                  = addr_family;
+
+    c_list_link_tail(&priv->concheck_lst_head, &handle->concheck_lst);
+
+    _LOGT(LOGD_CONCHECK,
+          "connectivity: [IPv%c] start check (seq:%llu%s)",
+          nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+          (long long unsigned) handle->seq,
+          is_periodic ? ", periodic-check" : "");
+
+    if (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family) && !priv->concheck_rp_filter_checked) {
+        if ((ifname = nm_device_get_ip_iface_from_platform(self))) {
+            gboolean due_to_all;
+            int      val;
+
+            val = nm_platform_sysctl_ip_conf_get_rp_filter_ipv4(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                                                ifname,
+                                                                TRUE,
+                                                                &due_to_all);
+            if (val == 1) {
+                _LOGW(LOGD_CONCHECK,
+                      "connectivity: \"/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/%s/rp_filter\" is set to \"1\". "
+                      "This might break connectivity checking for IPv4 on this device",
+                      due_to_all ? "all" : ifname);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* we only check once per device. It's a warning after all.  */
+        priv->concheck_rp_filter_checked = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    handle->c_handle = nm_connectivity_check_start(concheck_get_mgr(self),
+                                                   handle->addr_family,
+                                                   nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                                   nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self),
+                                                   nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                                                   concheck_cb,
+                                                   handle);
+    return handle;
+}
+
+NMDeviceConnectivityHandle *
+nm_device_check_connectivity(NMDevice *                   self,
+                             int                          addr_family,
+                             NMDeviceConnectivityCallback callback,
+                             gpointer                     user_data)
+{
+    if (!concheck_is_possible(self))
+        return NULL;
+
+    concheck_periodic_schedule_set(self, addr_family, CONCHECK_SCHEDULE_CHECK_EXTERNAL);
+    return concheck_start(self, addr_family, callback, user_data, FALSE);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_check_connectivity_cancel(NMDeviceConnectivityHandle *handle)
+{
+    gs_free_error GError *cancelled_error = NULL;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(handle);
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(handle->self));
+    g_return_if_fail(!c_list_is_empty(&handle->concheck_lst));
+
+    /* nobody has access to periodic handles, and cannot cancel
+     * them externally. */
+    nm_assert(!handle->is_periodic);
+
+    nm_utils_error_set_cancelled(&cancelled_error, FALSE, "NMDevice");
+    concheck_handle_complete(handle, cancelled_error);
+}
+
+NMConnectivityState
+nm_device_get_connectivity_state(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_CONNECTIVITY_UNKNOWN);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    switch (addr_family) {
+    case AF_INET:
+    case AF_INET6:
+        return priv->concheck_x[NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family)].state;
+    default:
+        nm_assert(addr_family == AF_UNSPEC);
+        return NM_MAX_WITH_CMP(nm_connectivity_state_cmp,
+                               priv->concheck_x[0].state,
+                               priv->concheck_x[1].state);
+    }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static SlaveInfo *
+find_slave_info(NMDevice *self, NMDevice *slave)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    CList *          iter;
+    SlaveInfo *      info;
+
+    c_list_for_each (iter, &priv->slaves) {
+        info = c_list_entry(iter, SlaveInfo, lst_slave);
+        if (info->slave == slave)
+            return info;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_master_enslave_slave:
+ * @self: the master device
+ * @slave: the slave device to enslave
+ * @connection: (allow-none): the slave device's connection
+ *
+ * If @self is capable of enslaving other devices (ie it's a bridge, bond, team,
+ * etc) then this function enslaves @slave.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE on failure or if this device cannot enslave
+ *  other devices.
+ */
+static gboolean
+nm_device_master_enslave_slave(NMDevice *self, NMDevice *slave, NMConnection *connection)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    SlaveInfo *      info;
+    gboolean         success = FALSE;
+    gboolean         configure;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(self != NULL, FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(slave != NULL, FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->enslave_slave != NULL, FALSE);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    info = find_slave_info(self, slave);
+    if (!info)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (info->slave_is_enslaved)
+        success = TRUE;
+    else {
+        configure = (info->configure && connection != NULL);
+        if (configure)
+            g_return_val_if_fail(nm_device_get_state(slave) >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED, FALSE);
+
+        success = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->enslave_slave(self, slave, connection, configure);
+        info->slave_is_enslaved = success;
+    }
+
+    nm_device_slave_notify_enslave(info->slave, success);
+
+    /* Ensure the device's hardware address is up-to-date; it often changes
+     * when slaves change.
+     */
+    nm_device_update_hw_address(self);
+
+    /* Send ARP announcements if did not yet and have addresses. */
+    if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE && !priv->acd.announcing)
+        nm_device_arp_announce(self);
+
+    /* Restart IP configuration if we're waiting for slaves.  Do this
+     * after updating the hardware address as IP config may need the
+     * new address.
+     */
+    if (success) {
+        if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_WAIT)
+            nm_device_activate_stage3_ip_start(self, AF_INET);
+
+        if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_WAIT)
+            nm_device_activate_stage3_ip_start(self, AF_INET6);
+    }
+
+    /* Since slave devices don't have their own IP configuration,
+     * set the MTU here.
+     */
+    _commit_mtu(slave, NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(slave)->ip_config_4);
+
+    return success;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_master_release_one_slave:
+ * @self: the master device
+ * @slave: the slave device to release
+ * @configure: whether @self needs to actually release @slave
+ * @force: force the release of @slave even if it wasn't added
+ *         to @master by NetworkManager
+ * @reason: the state change reason for the @slave
+ *
+ * If @self is capable of enslaving other devices (ie it's a bridge, bond, team,
+ * etc) then this function releases the previously enslaved @slave and/or
+ * updates the state of @self and @slave to reflect its release.
+ */
+static void
+nm_device_master_release_one_slave(NMDevice *          self,
+                                   NMDevice *          slave,
+                                   gboolean            configure,
+                                   gboolean            force,
+                                   NMDeviceStateReason reason)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    NMDevicePrivate *slave_priv;
+    SlaveInfo *      info;
+    gs_unref_object NMDevice *self_free = NULL;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_DEVICE(slave));
+    g_return_if_fail(!force || configure);
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->release_slave != NULL);
+
+    info = find_slave_info(self, slave);
+
+    _LOGT(LOGD_CORE,
+          "master: release one slave %p/%s %s%s",
+          slave,
+          nm_device_get_iface(slave),
+          !info ? "(not registered)" : (info->slave_is_enslaved ? "(enslaved)" : "(not enslaved)"),
+          force ? " (force-configure)" : (configure ? " (configure)" : ""));
+
+    if (!info)
+        g_return_if_reached();
+
+    priv       = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    slave_priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(slave);
+
+    g_return_if_fail(self == slave_priv->master);
+    nm_assert(slave == info->slave);
+
+    /* first, let subclasses handle the release ... */
+    if (info->slave_is_enslaved || nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(slave) || force)
+        NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->release_slave(self, slave, configure);
+
+    /* raise notifications about the release, including clearing is_enslaved. */
+    nm_device_slave_notify_release(slave, reason);
+
+    /* keep both alive until the end of the function.
+     * Transfers ownership from slave_priv->master.  */
+    self_free = self;
+
+    c_list_unlink(&info->lst_slave);
+    slave_priv->master = NULL;
+
+    g_signal_handler_disconnect(slave, info->watch_id);
+    g_object_unref(slave);
+    g_slice_free(SlaveInfo, info);
+
+    if (c_list_is_empty(&priv->slaves)) {
+        _active_connection_set_state_flags_full(self,
+                                                0,
+                                                NM_ACTIVATION_STATE_FLAG_MASTER_HAS_SLAVES);
+    }
+
+    /* Ensure the device's hardware address is up-to-date; it often changes
+     * when slaves change.
+     */
+    nm_device_update_hw_address(self);
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_flags(slave,
+                                     NM_UNMANAGED_IS_SLAVE,
+                                     NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_FORGET,
+                                     NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_REMOVED);
+}
+
+/**
+ * can_unmanaged_external_down:
+ * @self: the device
+ *
+ * Check whether the device should stay NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN unless
+ * IFF_UP-ed externally.
+ */
+static gboolean
+can_unmanaged_external_down(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return !NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->nm_owned && nm_device_is_software(self);
+}
+
+static NMUnmanFlagOp
+is_unmanaged_external_down(NMDevice *self, gboolean consider_can)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (consider_can && !NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->can_unmanaged_external_down(self))
+        return NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_FORGET;
+
+    /* Manage externally-created software interfaces only when they are IFF_UP */
+    if (priv->ifindex <= 0 || !priv->up
+        || !(!c_list_is_empty(&priv->slaves)
+             || nm_platform_link_can_assume(nm_device_get_platform(self), priv->ifindex)))
+        return NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_UNMANAGED;
+
+    return NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_MANAGED;
+}
+
+static void
+set_unmanaged_external_down(NMDevice *self, gboolean only_if_unmanaged)
+{
+    NMUnmanFlagOp ext_flags;
+
+    if (!nm_device_get_unmanaged_mask(self, NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN))
+        return;
+
+    if (only_if_unmanaged) {
+        if (!nm_device_get_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN))
+            return;
+    }
+
+    ext_flags = is_unmanaged_external_down(self, FALSE);
+    if (ext_flags != NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_UNMANAGED) {
+        /* Ensure the assume check is queued before any queued state changes
+         * from the transition to UNAVAILABLE.
+         */
+        nm_device_queue_recheck_assume(self);
+    }
+
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_flags(self,
+                                     NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN,
+                                     ext_flags,
+                                     NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_ASSUMED);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_update_dynamic_ip_setup(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    GError *         error = NULL;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG || priv->state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
+        return;
+
+    g_hash_table_remove_all(priv->ip6_saved_properties);
+
+    if (priv->dhcp_data_4.client) {
+        if (!nm_device_dhcp4_renew(self, FALSE)) {
+            nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DHCP_FAILED);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    if (priv->dhcp_data_6.client) {
+        if (!nm_device_dhcp6_renew(self, FALSE)) {
+            nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DHCP_FAILED);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    if (priv->ndisc) {
+        /* FIXME: todo */
+    }
+    if (priv->dnsmasq_manager) {
+        /* FIXME: todo */
+    }
+
+    if (priv->lldp_listener && nm_lldp_listener_is_running(priv->lldp_listener)) {
+        nm_lldp_listener_stop(priv->lldp_listener);
+        if (!nm_lldp_listener_start(priv->lldp_listener, nm_device_get_ifindex(self), &error)) {
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                  "LLDP listener %p could not be restarted: %s",
+                  priv->lldp_listener,
+                  error->message);
+            g_clear_error(&error);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+carrier_changed_notify(NMDevice *self, gboolean carrier)
+{
+    /* stub */
+}
+
+static void
+carrier_changed(NMDevice *self, gboolean carrier)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED)
+        return;
+
+    nm_device_recheck_available_connections(self);
+
+    /* ignore-carrier devices ignore all carrier-down events */
+    if (priv->ignore_carrier && !carrier)
+        return;
+
+    if (nm_device_is_master(self)) {
+        if (carrier) {
+            /* Force master to retry getting ip addresses when carrier
+             * is restored. */
+            if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
+                nm_device_update_dynamic_ip_setup(self);
+            /* If needed, also resume IP configuration that is
+             * waiting for carrier. */
+            if (nm_device_activate_ip4_state_in_wait(self))
+                nm_device_activate_stage3_ip_start(self, AF_INET);
+            if (nm_device_activate_ip6_state_in_wait(self))
+                nm_device_activate_stage3_ip_start(self, AF_INET6);
+            return;
+        }
+        /* fall-through and change state of device */
+    } else if (priv->is_enslaved && !carrier) {
+        /* Slaves don't deactivate when they lose carrier; for
+         * bonds/teams in particular that would be actively
+         * counterproductive.
+         */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (carrier) {
+        if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE) {
+            nm_device_queue_state(self,
+                                  NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED,
+                                  NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CARRIER);
+        } else if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
+            /* If the device is already in DISCONNECTED state without a carrier
+             * (probably because it is tagged for carrier ignore) ensure that
+             * when the carrier appears, auto connections are rechecked for
+             * the device.
+             */
+            nm_device_emit_recheck_auto_activate(self);
+        } else if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED) {
+            /* If the device is active without a carrier (probably because it is
+             * tagged for carrier ignore) ensure that when the carrier appears we
+             * renew DHCP leases and such.
+             */
+            nm_device_update_dynamic_ip_setup(self);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE) {
+            if (priv->queued_state.id && priv->queued_state.state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
+                queued_state_clear(self);
+        } else {
+            nm_device_queue_state(self,
+                                  NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE,
+                                  NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CARRIER);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static gboolean
+carrier_disconnected_action_cb(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "carrier: link disconnected (calling deferred action) (id=%u)",
+          priv->carrier_defer_id);
+
+    priv->carrier_defer_id = 0;
+    carrier_changed(self, FALSE);
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static void
+carrier_disconnected_action_cancel(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    guint            id   = priv->carrier_defer_id;
+
+    if (nm_clear_g_source(&priv->carrier_defer_id)) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "carrier: link disconnected (canceling deferred action) (id=%u)", id);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_set_carrier(NMDevice *self, gboolean carrier)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv         = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDeviceState    state        = nm_device_get_state(self);
+    gboolean         notify_flags = FALSE;
+
+    if (priv->carrier == carrier)
+        return;
+
+    if (NM_FLAGS_ALL(priv->capabilities,
+                     NM_DEVICE_CAP_CARRIER_DETECT | NM_DEVICE_CAP_NONSTANDARD_CARRIER)) {
+        if (carrier)
+            priv->interface_flags |= NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_FLAG_CARRIER;
+        else
+            priv->interface_flags &= ~NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_FLAG_CARRIER;
+        notify_flags = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    priv->carrier = carrier;
+    if (notify_flags)
+        nm_gobject_notify_together(self, PROP_CARRIER, PROP_INTERFACE_FLAGS);
+    else
+        _notify(self, PROP_CARRIER);
+
+    if (priv->carrier) {
+        _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE, "carrier: link connected");
+        carrier_disconnected_action_cancel(self);
+        NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->carrier_changed_notify(self, carrier);
+        carrier_changed(self, TRUE);
+
+        if (priv->carrier_wait_id) {
+            nm_device_remove_pending_action(self, NM_PENDING_ACTION_CARRIER_WAIT, FALSE);
+            _carrier_wait_check_queued_act_request(self);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (priv->carrier_wait_id)
+            nm_device_add_pending_action(self, NM_PENDING_ACTION_CARRIER_WAIT, FALSE);
+        NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->carrier_changed_notify(self, carrier);
+        if (state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED && !priv->queued_act_request) {
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "carrier: link disconnected");
+            carrier_changed(self, FALSE);
+        } else {
+            gint64 now_ms, until_ms;
+
+            now_ms   = nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_msec();
+            until_ms = NM_MAX(now_ms + _get_carrier_wait_ms(self), priv->carrier_wait_until_ms);
+            priv->carrier_defer_id =
+                g_timeout_add(until_ms - now_ms, carrier_disconnected_action_cb, self);
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                  "carrier: link disconnected (deferring action for %ld milliseconds) (id=%u)",
+                  (long) (until_ms - now_ms),
+                  priv->carrier_defer_id);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+nm_device_set_carrier_from_platform(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    int ifindex;
+
+    if (nm_device_has_capability(self, NM_DEVICE_CAP_CARRIER_DETECT)) {
+        if (!nm_device_has_capability(self, NM_DEVICE_CAP_NONSTANDARD_CARRIER)
+            && (ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self)) > 0) {
+            nm_device_set_carrier(
+                self,
+                nm_platform_link_is_connected(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex));
+        }
+    } else {
+        NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+        /* Fake online link when carrier detection is not available. */
+        if (!priv->carrier) {
+            priv->carrier = TRUE;
+            _notify(self, PROP_CARRIER);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+device_recheck_slave_status(NMDevice *self, const NMPlatformLink *plink)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDevice *           master;
+    nm_auto_nmpobj const NMPObject *plink_master_keep_alive = NULL;
+    const NMPlatformLink *          plink_master;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(plink);
+
+    if (plink->master <= 0)
+        goto out;
+
+    master                  = nm_manager_get_device_by_ifindex(NM_MANAGER_GET, plink->master);
+    plink_master            = nm_platform_link_get(nm_device_get_platform(self), plink->master);
+    plink_master_keep_alive = nmp_object_ref(NMP_OBJECT_UP_CAST(plink_master));
+
+    if (master == NULL && plink_master && nm_streq0(plink_master->name, "ovs-system")
+        && plink_master->type == NM_LINK_TYPE_OPENVSWITCH) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "the device claimed by openvswitch");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    priv->master_ifindex = plink->master;
+
+    if (priv->master) {
+        if (plink->master > 0 && plink->master == nm_device_get_ifindex(priv->master)) {
+            /* call add-slave again. We expect @self already to be added to
+             * the master, but this also triggers a recheck-assume. */
+            nm_device_master_add_slave(priv->master, self, FALSE);
+            goto out;
+        }
+
+        nm_device_master_release_one_slave(priv->master,
+                                           self,
+                                           FALSE,
+                                           FALSE,
+                                           NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_ASSUMED);
+    }
+
+    if (master && NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(master)->enslave_slave) {
+        nm_device_master_add_slave(master, self, FALSE);
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (master) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "enslaved to non-master-type device %s; ignoring",
+              nm_device_get_iface(master));
+    } else {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "enslaved to unknown device %d (%s%s%s)",
+              plink->master,
+              NM_PRINT_FMT_QUOTED(plink_master, "\"", plink_master->name, "\"", "??"));
+    }
+    if (!priv->ifindex_changed_id) {
+        priv->ifindex_changed_id = g_signal_connect(nm_device_get_manager(self),
+                                                    NM_MANAGER_DEVICE_IFINDEX_CHANGED,
+                                                    G_CALLBACK(device_ifindex_changed_cb),
+                                                    self);
+    }
+    return;
+
+out:
+    nm_clear_g_signal_handler(nm_device_get_manager(self), &priv->ifindex_changed_id);
+}
+
+static void
+device_ifindex_changed_cb(NMManager *manager, NMDevice *device_changed, NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->master_ifindex != nm_device_get_ifindex(device_changed))
+        return;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "master %s with ifindex %d appeared",
+          nm_device_get_iface(device_changed),
+          nm_device_get_ifindex(device_changed));
+    if (!priv->device_link_changed_id)
+        priv->device_link_changed_id = g_idle_add((GSourceFunc) device_link_changed, self);
+}
+
+static void
+ndisc_set_router_config(NMNDisc *ndisc, NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv                    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gs_unref_array GArray *addresses         = NULL;
+    gs_unref_array GArray *dns_servers       = NULL;
+    gs_unref_array GArray *      dns_domains = NULL;
+    guint                        len;
+    guint                        i;
+    const NMDedupMultiHeadEntry *head_entry;
+    NMDedupMultiIter             ipconf_iter;
+
+    if (nm_ndisc_get_node_type(ndisc) != NM_NDISC_NODE_TYPE_ROUTER)
+        return;
+
+    head_entry = nm_ip6_config_lookup_addresses(priv->ip_config_6);
+    addresses =
+        g_array_sized_new(FALSE, TRUE, sizeof(NMNDiscAddress), head_entry ? head_entry->len : 0);
+    nm_dedup_multi_iter_for_each (&ipconf_iter, head_entry) {
+        const NMPlatformIP6Address *addr = NMP_OBJECT_CAST_IP6_ADDRESS(ipconf_iter.current->obj);
+        NMNDiscAddress *            ndisc_addr;
+        guint32                     lifetime;
+        guint32                     preferred;
+
+        if (IN6_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED(&addr->address) || IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(&addr->address))
+            continue;
+
+        if (addr->n_ifa_flags & IFA_F_TENTATIVE || addr->n_ifa_flags & IFA_F_DADFAILED)
+            continue;
+
+        if (addr->plen != 64)
+            continue;
+
+        lifetime = nm_utils_lifetime_get(addr->timestamp,
+                                         addr->lifetime,
+                                         addr->preferred,
+                                         NM_NDISC_EXPIRY_BASE_TIMESTAMP / 1000,
+                                         &preferred);
+        if (!lifetime)
+            continue;
+
+        g_array_set_size(addresses, addresses->len + 1);
+        ndisc_addr          = &g_array_index(addresses, NMNDiscAddress, addresses->len - 1);
+        ndisc_addr->address = addr->address;
+        ndisc_addr->expiry_msec =
+            _nm_ndisc_lifetime_to_expiry(NM_NDISC_EXPIRY_BASE_TIMESTAMP, lifetime);
+        ndisc_addr->expiry_preferred_msec =
+            _nm_ndisc_lifetime_to_expiry(NM_NDISC_EXPIRY_BASE_TIMESTAMP, preferred);
+    }
+
+    len         = nm_ip6_config_get_num_nameservers(priv->ip_config_6);
+    dns_servers = g_array_sized_new(FALSE, TRUE, sizeof(NMNDiscDNSServer), len);
+    g_array_set_size(dns_servers, len);
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+        const struct in6_addr *nameserver = nm_ip6_config_get_nameserver(priv->ip_config_6, i);
+        NMNDiscDNSServer *     ndisc_nameserver;
+
+        ndisc_nameserver          = &g_array_index(dns_servers, NMNDiscDNSServer, i);
+        ndisc_nameserver->address = *nameserver;
+        ndisc_nameserver->expiry_msec =
+            _nm_ndisc_lifetime_to_expiry(NM_NDISC_EXPIRY_BASE_TIMESTAMP, NM_NDISC_ROUTER_LIFETIME);
+    }
+
+    len         = nm_ip6_config_get_num_searches(priv->ip_config_6);
+    dns_domains = g_array_sized_new(FALSE, TRUE, sizeof(NMNDiscDNSDomain), len);
+    g_array_set_size(dns_domains, len);
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+        const char *      search = nm_ip6_config_get_search(priv->ip_config_6, i);
+        NMNDiscDNSDomain *ndisc_search;
+
+        ndisc_search         = &g_array_index(dns_domains, NMNDiscDNSDomain, i);
+        ndisc_search->domain = (char *) search;
+        ndisc_search->expiry_msec =
+            _nm_ndisc_lifetime_to_expiry(NM_NDISC_EXPIRY_BASE_TIMESTAMP, NM_NDISC_ROUTER_LIFETIME);
+    }
+
+    nm_ndisc_set_config(ndisc, addresses, dns_servers, dns_domains);
+}
+
+static void
+device_update_interface_flags(NMDevice *self, const NMPlatformLink *plink)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *      priv  = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDeviceInterfaceFlags flags = NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_FLAG_NONE;
+
+    if (plink && NM_FLAGS_HAS(plink->n_ifi_flags, IFF_UP))
+        flags |= NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_FLAG_UP;
+    if (plink && NM_FLAGS_HAS(plink->n_ifi_flags, IFF_LOWER_UP))
+        flags |= NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_FLAG_LOWER_UP;
+
+    if (NM_FLAGS_ALL(priv->capabilities,
+                     NM_DEVICE_CAP_CARRIER_DETECT | NM_DEVICE_CAP_NONSTANDARD_CARRIER)) {
+        if (priv->carrier)
+            flags |= NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_FLAG_CARRIER;
+    } else {
+        if (plink && NM_FLAGS_HAS(plink->n_ifi_flags, IFF_LOWER_UP))
+            flags |= NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_FLAG_CARRIER;
+    }
+
+    if (flags != priv->interface_flags) {
+        priv->interface_flags = flags;
+        _notify(self, PROP_INTERFACE_FLAGS);
+    }
+}
+
+static gboolean
+device_link_changed(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDeviceClass *      klass                        = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    NMDevicePrivate *    priv                         = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gboolean             ip_ifname_changed            = FALSE;
+    nm_auto_nmpobj const NMPObject *pllink_keep_alive = NULL;
+    const NMPlatformLink *          pllink;
+    const char *                    str;
+    int                             ifindex;
+    gboolean                        was_up;
+    gboolean                        update_unmanaged_specs = FALSE;
+    gboolean                        got_hw_addr            = FALSE, had_hw_addr;
+    gboolean                        seen_down              = priv->device_link_changed_down;
+
+    priv->device_link_changed_id   = 0;
+    priv->device_link_changed_down = FALSE;
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ifindex(self);
+    if (ifindex <= 0)
+        return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+    pllink = nm_platform_link_get(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex);
+    if (!pllink)
+        return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+
+    pllink_keep_alive = nmp_object_ref(NMP_OBJECT_UP_CAST(pllink));
+
+    str = nm_platform_link_get_udi(nm_device_get_platform(self), pllink->ifindex);
+    if (!nm_streq0(str, priv->udi)) {
+        g_free(priv->udi);
+        priv->udi = g_strdup(str);
+        _notify(self, PROP_UDI);
+    }
+
+    str = nm_platform_link_get_path(nm_device_get_platform(self), pllink->ifindex);
+    if (!nm_streq0(str, priv->path)) {
+        g_free(priv->path);
+        priv->path = g_strdup(str);
+        _notify(self, PROP_PATH);
+    }
+
+    if (!nm_streq0(pllink->driver, priv->driver)) {
+        g_free(priv->driver);
+        priv->driver = g_strdup(pllink->driver);
+        _notify(self, PROP_DRIVER);
+    }
+
+    _set_mtu(self, pllink->mtu);
+
+    if (ifindex == nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self))
+        _stats_update_counters_from_pllink(self, pllink);
+
+    had_hw_addr = (priv->hw_addr != NULL);
+    nm_device_update_hw_address(self);
+    got_hw_addr = (!had_hw_addr && priv->hw_addr);
+    nm_device_update_permanent_hw_address(self, FALSE);
+
+    if (pllink->name[0] && !nm_streq(priv->iface, pllink->name)) {
+        _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "interface index %d renamed iface from '%s' to '%s'",
+              priv->ifindex,
+              priv->iface,
+              pllink->name);
+        g_free(priv->iface_);
+        priv->iface_ = g_strdup(pllink->name);
+
+        /* If the device has no explicit ip_iface, then changing iface changes ip_iface too. */
+        ip_ifname_changed = !priv->ip_iface;
+
+        if (nm_device_get_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT))
+            nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_user_settings(self);
+        else
+            update_unmanaged_specs = TRUE;
+
+        _notify(self, PROP_IFACE);
+        if (ip_ifname_changed)
+            _notify(self, PROP_IP_IFACE);
+
+        /* Re-match available connections against the new interface name */
+        nm_device_recheck_available_connections(self);
+
+        /* Let any connections that use the new interface name have a chance
+         * to auto-activate on the device.
+         */
+        nm_device_emit_recheck_auto_activate(self);
+    }
+
+    if (priv->ndisc && pllink->inet6_token.id) {
+        if (nm_ndisc_set_iid(priv->ndisc, pllink->inet6_token))
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "IPv6 tokenized identifier present on device %s", priv->iface);
+    }
+
+    /* Update carrier from link event if applicable. */
+    if (nm_device_has_capability(self, NM_DEVICE_CAP_CARRIER_DETECT)
+        && !nm_device_has_capability(self, NM_DEVICE_CAP_NONSTANDARD_CARRIER))
+        nm_device_set_carrier(self, pllink->connected);
+
+    device_update_interface_flags(self, pllink);
+
+    klass->link_changed(self, pllink);
+
+    /* Update DHCP, etc, if needed */
+    if (ip_ifname_changed)
+        nm_device_update_dynamic_ip_setup(self);
+
+    was_up   = priv->up;
+    priv->up = NM_FLAGS_HAS(pllink->n_ifi_flags, IFF_UP);
+
+    if (pllink->initialized && nm_device_get_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT)) {
+        NMDeviceStateReason reason;
+
+        nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_user_udev(self);
+        nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_user_conf(self);
+
+        reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_MANAGED;
+
+        /* If the device is a external-down candidated but no longer has external
+         * down set, we must clear the platform-unmanaged flag with reason
+         * "assumed". */
+        if (nm_device_get_unmanaged_mask(self, NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN)
+            && !nm_device_get_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN)) {
+            /* actually, user-udev overwrites external-down. So we only assume the device,
+             * when it is a external-down candidate, which is not managed via udev. */
+            if (!nm_device_get_unmanaged_mask(self, NM_UNMANAGED_USER_UDEV)) {
+                /* Ensure the assume check is queued before any queued state changes
+                 * from the transition to UNAVAILABLE.
+                 */
+                nm_device_queue_recheck_assume(self);
+                reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_ASSUMED;
+            }
+        }
+
+        nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT, FALSE, reason);
+    }
+
+    set_unmanaged_external_down(self, FALSE);
+
+    device_recheck_slave_status(self, pllink);
+
+    if (priv->up && (!was_up || seen_down)) {
+        /* the link was down and just came up. That happens for example, while changing MTU.
+         * We must restore IP configuration. */
+        if (NM_IN_SET(priv->ip_state_4, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE)) {
+            if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET, TRUE))
+                _LOGW(LOGD_IP4, "failed applying IP4 config after link comes up again");
+        }
+
+        priv->linklocal6_dad_counter = 0;
+        if (NM_IN_SET(priv->ip_state_6, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE)) {
+            if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET6, TRUE))
+                _LOGW(LOGD_IP6, "failed applying IP6 config after link comes up again");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (update_unmanaged_specs)
+        nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_user_settings(self);
+
+    if (got_hw_addr && !priv->up && nm_device_get_state(self) == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE) {
+        /*
+         * If the device is UNAVAILABLE, any previous try to
+         * bring it up probably has failed because of the
+         * invalid hardware address; try again.
+         */
+        nm_device_bring_up(self, TRUE, NULL);
+        nm_device_queue_recheck_available(self,
+                                          NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE,
+                                          NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE);
+    }
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+device_ip_link_changed(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *     priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const NMPlatformLink *pllink;
+    const char *          ip_iface;
+
+    priv->device_ip_link_changed_id = 0;
+
+    if (priv->ip_ifindex <= 0)
+        return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+
+    nm_assert(priv->ip_iface);
+
+    pllink = nm_platform_link_get(nm_device_get_platform(self), priv->ip_ifindex);
+    if (!pllink)
+        return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+
+    if (priv->ifindex <= 0 && pllink->mtu)
+        _set_mtu(self, pllink->mtu);
+
+    _stats_update_counters_from_pllink(self, pllink);
+
+    ip_iface = pllink->name;
+
+    if (!ip_iface[0])
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (!nm_streq(priv->ip_iface, ip_iface)) {
+        _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "ip-ifname: interface index %d renamed ip_iface (%d) from '%s' to '%s'",
+              priv->ifindex,
+              priv->ip_ifindex,
+              priv->ip_iface,
+              ip_iface);
+        g_free(priv->ip_iface_);
+        priv->ip_iface_ = g_strdup(ip_iface);
+        _notify(self, PROP_IP_IFACE);
+
+        nm_device_update_dynamic_ip_setup(self);
+    }
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static void
+link_changed_cb(NMPlatform *    platform,
+                int             obj_type_i,
+                int             ifindex,
+                NMPlatformLink *info,
+                int             change_type_i,
+                NMDevice *      self)
+{
+    const NMPlatformSignalChangeType change_type = change_type_i;
+    NMDevicePrivate *                priv;
+
+    if (change_type != NM_PLATFORM_SIGNAL_CHANGED)
+        return;
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (ifindex == nm_device_get_ifindex(self)) {
+        if (!(info->n_ifi_flags & IFF_UP))
+            priv->device_link_changed_down = TRUE;
+        if (!priv->device_link_changed_id) {
+            priv->device_link_changed_id = g_idle_add((GSourceFunc) device_link_changed, self);
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "queued link change for ifindex %d", ifindex);
+        }
+    } else if (ifindex == nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self)) {
+        if (!priv->device_ip_link_changed_id) {
+            priv->device_ip_link_changed_id =
+                g_idle_add((GSourceFunc) device_ip_link_changed, self);
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "queued link change for ip-ifindex %d", ifindex);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+link_changed(NMDevice *self, const NMPlatformLink *pllink)
+{
+    /* stub implementation of virtual function to allow subclasses to chain up. */
+}
+
+static gboolean
+link_type_compatible(NMDevice *self, NMLinkType link_type, gboolean *out_compatible, GError **error)
+{
+    NMDeviceClass *klass;
+    NMLinkType     device_type;
+    guint          i = 0;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    klass = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+
+    if (!klass->link_types) {
+        NM_SET_OUT(out_compatible, FALSE);
+        g_set_error_literal(error,
+                            NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                            NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                            "Device does not support platform links");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    device_type = self->_priv->link_type;
+    if (device_type > NM_LINK_TYPE_UNKNOWN && device_type != link_type) {
+        g_set_error(error,
+                    NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                    NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                    "Needed link type 0x%x does not match the platform link type 0x%X",
+                    device_type,
+                    link_type);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; klass->link_types[i] > NM_LINK_TYPE_UNKNOWN; i++) {
+        if (klass->link_types[i] == link_type)
+            return TRUE;
+        if (klass->link_types[i] == NM_LINK_TYPE_ANY)
+            return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    NM_SET_OUT(out_compatible, FALSE);
+    g_set_error(error,
+                NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                "Device does not support platform link type 0x%X",
+                link_type);
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_realize_start():
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @plink: an existing platform link or %NULL
+ * @assume_state_guess_assume: set the guess_assume state.
+ * @assume_state_connection_uuid: set the connection uuid to assume.
+ * @set_nm_owned: for software device, if TRUE set nm-owned.
+ * @unmanaged_user_explicit: the user-explicit unmanaged flag to apply
+ *   on the device initially.
+ * @out_compatible: %TRUE on return if @self is compatible with @plink
+ * @error: location to store error, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Initializes and sets up the device using existing backing resources. Before
+ * the device is ready for use nm_device_realize_finish() must be called.
+ * @out_compatible will only be set if @plink is not %NULL, and
+ *
+ * Important: if nm_device_realize_start() returns %TRUE, the caller MUST
+ * also call nm_device_realize_finish() to balance g_object_freeze_notify().
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE on error
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_realize_start(NMDevice *            self,
+                        const NMPlatformLink *plink,
+                        gboolean              assume_state_guess_assume,
+                        const char *          assume_state_connection_uuid,
+                        gboolean              set_nm_owned,
+                        NMUnmanFlagOp         unmanaged_user_explicit,
+                        gboolean *            out_compatible,
+                        GError **             error)
+{
+    nm_auto_nmpobj const NMPObject *plink_keep_alive = NULL;
+
+    nm_assert(!plink || NMP_OBJECT_GET_TYPE(NMP_OBJECT_UP_CAST(plink)) == NMP_OBJECT_TYPE_LINK);
+
+    NM_SET_OUT(out_compatible, TRUE);
+
+    if (plink) {
+        if (!nm_streq0(nm_device_get_iface(self), plink->name)) {
+            NM_SET_OUT(out_compatible, FALSE);
+            g_set_error_literal(error,
+                                NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                                NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                                "Device interface name does not match platform link");
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+
+        if (!link_type_compatible(self, plink->type, out_compatible, error))
+            return FALSE;
+
+        plink_keep_alive = nmp_object_ref(NMP_OBJECT_UP_CAST(plink));
+    }
+
+    realize_start_setup(self,
+                        plink,
+                        assume_state_guess_assume,
+                        assume_state_connection_uuid,
+                        set_nm_owned,
+                        unmanaged_user_explicit,
+                        FALSE);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_create_and_realize():
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @connection: the #NMConnection being activated
+ * @parent: the parent #NMDevice if any
+ * @error: location to store error, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Creates any backing resources needed to realize the device to proceed
+ * with activating @connection.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE on error
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_create_and_realize(NMDevice *    self,
+                             NMConnection *connection,
+                             NMDevice *    parent,
+                             GError **     error)
+{
+    nm_auto_nmpobj const NMPObject *plink_keep_alive = NULL;
+    NMDevicePrivate *               priv             = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const NMPlatformLink *          plink;
+    gboolean                        nm_owned;
+
+    /* Must be set before device is realized */
+    plink    = nm_platform_link_get_by_ifname(nm_device_get_platform(self), priv->iface);
+    nm_owned = !plink || !link_type_compatible(self, plink->type, NULL, NULL);
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "create (is %snm-owned)", nm_owned ? "" : "not ");
+
+    plink = NULL;
+    /* Create any resources the device needs */
+    if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->create_and_realize) {
+        if (!NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->create_and_realize(self, connection, parent, &plink, error))
+            return FALSE;
+        if (plink) {
+            nm_assert(NMP_OBJECT_GET_TYPE(NMP_OBJECT_UP_CAST(plink)) == NMP_OBJECT_TYPE_LINK);
+            plink_keep_alive = nmp_object_ref(NMP_OBJECT_UP_CAST(plink));
+        }
+    }
+
+    priv->nm_owned = nm_owned;
+
+    realize_start_setup(self,
+                        plink,
+                        FALSE, /* assume_state_guess_assume */
+                        NULL,  /* assume_state_connection_uuid */
+                        FALSE,
+                        NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_FORGET,
+                        TRUE);
+    nm_device_realize_finish(self, plink);
+
+    if (nm_device_get_managed(self, FALSE)) {
+        nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE,
+                                NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_MANAGED);
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+can_update_from_platform_link(NMDevice *self, const NMPlatformLink *plink)
+{
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_update_from_platform_link(NMDevice *self, const NMPlatformLink *plink)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const char *     str;
+    gboolean         ifindex_changed;
+    guint32          mtu;
+
+    if (!NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->can_update_from_platform_link(self, plink))
+        return;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(plink == NULL || link_type_compatible(self, plink->type, NULL, NULL));
+
+    str = plink ? nm_platform_link_get_udi(nm_device_get_platform(self), plink->ifindex) : NULL;
+    if (!nm_streq0(str, priv->udi)) {
+        g_free(priv->udi);
+        priv->udi = g_strdup(str);
+        _notify(self, PROP_UDI);
+    }
+
+    str = plink ? nm_platform_link_get_path(nm_device_get_platform(self), plink->ifindex) : NULL;
+    if (!nm_streq0(str, priv->path)) {
+        g_free(priv->path);
+        priv->path = g_strdup(str);
+        _notify(self, PROP_PATH);
+    }
+
+    if (plink && !nm_str_is_empty(plink->name) && nm_utils_strdup_reset(&priv->iface_, plink->name))
+        _notify(self, PROP_IFACE);
+
+    str = plink ? plink->driver : NULL;
+    if (!nm_streq0(str, priv->driver)) {
+        g_free(priv->driver);
+        priv->driver = g_strdup(str);
+        _notify(self, PROP_DRIVER);
+    }
+
+    if (plink) {
+        priv->up = NM_FLAGS_HAS(plink->n_ifi_flags, IFF_UP);
+        if (plink->ifindex == nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self))
+            _stats_update_counters_from_pllink(self, plink);
+    } else {
+        priv->up = FALSE;
+    }
+
+    mtu = plink ? plink->mtu : 0;
+    _set_mtu(self, mtu);
+
+    ifindex_changed = _set_ifindex(self, plink ? plink->ifindex : 0, FALSE);
+
+    if (ifindex_changed)
+        NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->link_changed(self, plink);
+
+    device_update_interface_flags(self, plink);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+sriov_op_start(NMDevice *self, SriovOp *op)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_assert(!priv->sriov.pending);
+
+    op->cancellable     = g_cancellable_new();
+    op->device          = g_object_ref(self);
+    priv->sriov.pending = op;
+
+    nm_platform_link_set_sriov_params_async(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                            priv->ifindex,
+                                            op->num_vfs,
+                                            op->autoprobe,
+                                            sriov_op_cb,
+                                            op,
+                                            op->cancellable);
+}
+
+static void
+sriov_op_cb(GError *error, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    SriovOp *       op             = user_data;
+    gs_unref_object NMDevice *self = op->device;
+    NMDevicePrivate *         priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_assert(op == priv->sriov.pending);
+
+    g_clear_object(&op->cancellable);
+
+    if (op->callback)
+        op->callback(error, op->callback_data);
+
+    priv->sriov.pending = NULL;
+    nm_g_slice_free(op);
+
+    if (priv->sriov.next) {
+        sriov_op_start(self, g_steal_pointer(&priv->sriov.next));
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+sriov_op_queue_op(NMDevice *self, SriovOp *op)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->sriov.next) {
+        SriovOp *op_next = g_steal_pointer(&priv->sriov.next);
+
+        priv->sriov.next = op;
+
+        /* Cancel the next operation immediately */
+        if (op_next->callback) {
+            gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+
+            nm_utils_error_set_cancelled(&error, FALSE, NULL);
+            op_next->callback(error, op_next->callback_data);
+        }
+
+        nm_g_slice_free(op_next);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (priv->sriov.pending) {
+        priv->sriov.next = op;
+        g_cancellable_cancel(priv->sriov.pending->cancellable);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (op)
+        sriov_op_start(self, op);
+}
+
+static void
+sriov_op_queue(NMDevice *              self,
+               guint                   num_vfs,
+               NMOptionBool            autoprobe,
+               NMPlatformAsyncCallback callback,
+               gpointer                callback_data)
+{
+    SriovOp *op;
+
+    /* We usually never want to cancel an async write operation, unless it's superseded
+     * by a newer operation (that resets the state). That is, because we need to ensure
+     * that we never end up doing two concurrent writes (since we write on a background
+     * thread, that would be unordered/racy).
+     * Of course, since we queue requests only per-device, when devices get renamed we
+     * might end up writing the same sysctl concurrently still. But that's really
+     * unlikely, and don't rename after udev completes!
+     *
+     * The "next" operation is not yet even started. It can be replaced/canceled right away
+     * when a newer request comes.
+     * The "pending" operation is currently ongoing, and we may cancel it if
+     * we have a follow-up operation (queued in "next"). Unless we have a such
+     * a newer request, we cannot cancel it!
+     *
+     * FIXME(shutdown): However, during shutdown we don't have a follow-up write request to cancel
+     * this operation and we have to give it at least some time to complete. The solution is that
+     * we register a way to abort the last call during shutdown, and after NM_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_MS
+     * grace period we pull the plug and cancel it. */
+
+    op  = g_slice_new(SriovOp);
+    *op = (SriovOp){
+        .num_vfs       = num_vfs,
+        .autoprobe     = autoprobe,
+        .callback      = callback,
+        .callback_data = callback_data,
+    };
+    sriov_op_queue_op(self, op);
+}
+
+static void
+device_init_static_sriov_num_vfs(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv  = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gs_free char *   value = NULL;
+    int              num_vfs;
+
+    if (priv->ifindex > 0 && nm_device_has_capability(self, NM_DEVICE_CAP_SRIOV)) {
+        value   = nm_config_data_get_device_config(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                 NM_CONFIG_KEYFILE_KEY_DEVICE_SRIOV_NUM_VFS,
+                                                 self,
+                                                 NULL);
+        num_vfs = _nm_utils_ascii_str_to_int64(value, 10, 0, G_MAXINT32, -1);
+        if (num_vfs >= 0)
+            sriov_op_queue(self, num_vfs, NM_OPTION_BOOL_DEFAULT, NULL, NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+config_changed(NMConfig *          config,
+               NMConfigData *      config_data,
+               NMConfigChangeFlags changes,
+               NMConfigData *      old_data,
+               NMDevice *          self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED || priv->state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED) {
+        priv->ignore_carrier = nm_config_data_get_ignore_carrier(config_data, self);
+        if (NM_FLAGS_HAS(changes, NM_CONFIG_CHANGE_VALUES))
+            device_init_static_sriov_num_vfs(self);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+realize_start_notify(NMDevice *self, const NMPlatformLink *pllink)
+{
+    /* the default implementation of realize_start_notify() just calls
+     * link_changed() -- which by default does nothing. */
+    NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->link_changed(self, pllink);
+}
+
+/**
+ * realize_start_setup():
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @plink: the #NMPlatformLink if backed by a kernel netdevice
+ * @assume_state_guess_assume: set the guess_assume state.
+ * @assume_state_connection_uuid: set the connection uuid to assume.
+ * @set_nm_owned: if TRUE and device is a software-device, set nm-owned.
+ *    TRUE.
+ * @unmanaged_user_explicit: the user-explict unmanaged flag to set.
+ * @force_platform_init: if TRUE the platform-init unmanaged flag is
+ *    forcefully cleared.
+ *
+ * Update the device from backing resource properties (like hardware
+ * addresses, carrier states, driver/firmware info, etc).  This function
+ * should only change properties for this device, and should not perform
+ * any tasks that affect other interfaces (like master/slave or parent/child
+ * stuff).
+ */
+static void
+realize_start_setup(NMDevice *            self,
+                    const NMPlatformLink *plink,
+                    gboolean              assume_state_guess_assume,
+                    const char *          assume_state_connection_uuid,
+                    gboolean              set_nm_owned,
+                    NMUnmanFlagOp         unmanaged_user_explicit,
+                    gboolean              force_platform_init)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *    priv;
+    NMDeviceClass *      klass;
+    NMPlatform *         platform;
+    NMDeviceCapabilities capabilities = 0;
+    NMConfig *           config;
+    guint                real_rate;
+    gboolean             unmanaged;
+
+    /* plink is a NMPlatformLink type, however, we require it to come from the platform
+     * cache (where else would it come from?). */
+    nm_assert(!plink || NMP_OBJECT_GET_TYPE(NMP_OBJECT_UP_CAST(plink)) == NMP_OBJECT_TYPE_LINK);
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    /* The device should not be realized */
+    g_return_if_fail(!priv->real);
+    g_return_if_fail(nm_device_get_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT));
+    g_return_if_fail(priv->ip_ifindex <= 0);
+    g_return_if_fail(priv->ip_iface == NULL);
+    g_return_if_fail(!priv->queued_ip_config_id_4);
+    g_return_if_fail(!priv->queued_ip_config_id_6);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "start setup of %s, kernel ifindex %d",
+          G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME(self),
+          plink ? plink->ifindex : 0);
+
+    klass    = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+
+    /* Balanced by a thaw in nm_device_realize_finish() */
+    g_object_freeze_notify(G_OBJECT(self));
+
+    priv->mtu_source      = NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_NONE;
+    priv->mtu_initial     = 0;
+    priv->ip6_mtu_initial = 0;
+    priv->ip6_mtu         = 0;
+    _set_mtu(self, 0);
+
+    _assume_state_set(self, assume_state_guess_assume, assume_state_connection_uuid);
+
+    nm_device_sys_iface_state_set(self, NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL);
+
+    if (plink)
+        nm_device_update_from_platform_link(self, plink);
+
+    if (priv->ifindex > 0) {
+        priv->physical_port_id = nm_platform_link_get_physical_port_id(platform, priv->ifindex);
+        _notify(self, PROP_PHYSICAL_PORT_ID);
+
+        priv->dev_id = nm_platform_link_get_dev_id(platform, priv->ifindex);
+
+        if (nm_platform_link_is_software(platform, priv->ifindex))
+            capabilities |= NM_DEVICE_CAP_IS_SOFTWARE;
+
+        _set_mtu(self, nm_platform_link_get_mtu(platform, priv->ifindex));
+
+        nm_platform_link_get_driver_info(platform,
+                                         priv->ifindex,
+                                         NULL,
+                                         &priv->driver_version,
+                                         &priv->firmware_version);
+        if (priv->driver_version)
+            _notify(self, PROP_DRIVER_VERSION);
+        if (priv->firmware_version)
+            _notify(self, PROP_FIRMWARE_VERSION);
+
+        if (nm_platform_kernel_support_get(NM_PLATFORM_KERNEL_SUPPORT_TYPE_USER_IPV6LL))
+            priv->ipv6ll_handle = nm_platform_link_get_user_ipv6ll_enabled(platform, priv->ifindex);
+
+        if (nm_platform_link_supports_sriov(platform, priv->ifindex))
+            capabilities |= NM_DEVICE_CAP_SRIOV;
+    }
+
+    if (klass->get_generic_capabilities)
+        capabilities |= klass->get_generic_capabilities(self);
+
+    _add_capabilities(self, capabilities);
+
+    if (!priv->nm_owned && set_nm_owned && nm_device_is_software(self)) {
+        priv->nm_owned = TRUE;
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "set nm-owned from state file");
+    }
+
+    if (!priv->udi) {
+        /* Use a placeholder UDI until we get a real one */
+        if (priv->udi_id == 0) {
+            static guint64 udi_id_counter = 0;
+
+            priv->udi_id = ++udi_id_counter;
+        }
+        priv->udi = g_strdup_printf("/virtual/device/placeholder/%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, priv->udi_id);
+        _notify(self, PROP_UDI);
+    }
+
+    nm_device_update_hw_address(self);
+    nm_device_update_initial_hw_address(self);
+    nm_device_update_permanent_hw_address(self, FALSE);
+
+    /* Note: initial hardware address must be read before calling get_ignore_carrier() */
+    config               = nm_config_get();
+    priv->ignore_carrier = nm_config_data_get_ignore_carrier(nm_config_get_data(config), self);
+    if (!priv->config_changed_id) {
+        priv->config_changed_id = g_signal_connect(config,
+                                                   NM_CONFIG_SIGNAL_CONFIG_CHANGED,
+                                                   G_CALLBACK(config_changed),
+                                                   self);
+    }
+
+    nm_device_set_carrier_from_platform(self);
+
+    nm_assert(!priv->stats.timeout_id);
+    real_rate = _stats_refresh_rate_real(priv->stats.refresh_rate_ms);
+    if (real_rate)
+        priv->stats.timeout_id = g_timeout_add(real_rate, _stats_timeout_cb, self);
+
+    klass->realize_start_notify(self, plink);
+
+    nm_assert(!nm_device_get_unmanaged_mask(self, NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT));
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT, unmanaged_user_explicit);
+
+    /* Do not manage externally created software devices until they are IFF_UP
+     * or have IP addressing */
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_flags(self,
+                                  NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN,
+                                  is_unmanaged_external_down(self, TRUE));
+
+    /* Unmanaged the loopback device with an explicit NM_UNMANAGED_BY_TYPE flag.
+     * Later we might want to manage 'lo' too. Currently, that doesn't work because
+     * NetworkManager might down the interface or remove the 127.0.0.1 address. */
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_BY_TYPE, is_loopback(self));
+
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_user_udev(self);
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_user_conf(self);
+
+    unmanaged = plink && !plink->initialized && !force_platform_init;
+
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT, unmanaged);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_realize_finish():
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @plink: the #NMPlatformLink if backed by a kernel netdevice
+ *
+ * Update the device's master/slave or parent/child relationships from
+ * backing resource properties.  After this function finishes, the device
+ * is ready for network connectivity.
+ */
+void
+nm_device_realize_finish(NMDevice *self, const NMPlatformLink *plink)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(!plink || link_type_compatible(self, plink->type, NULL, NULL));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    g_return_if_fail(!priv->real);
+
+    if (plink)
+        device_recheck_slave_status(self, plink);
+
+    priv->update_ip_config_completed_v4 = FALSE;
+    priv->update_ip_config_completed_v6 = FALSE;
+
+    priv->real = TRUE;
+    _notify(self, PROP_REAL);
+
+    nm_device_recheck_available_connections(self);
+
+    /* Balanced by a freeze in realize_start_setup(). */
+    g_object_thaw_notify(G_OBJECT(self));
+}
+
+static void
+unrealize_notify(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    /* Stub implementation for unrealize_notify(). It does nothing,
+     * but allows derived classes to uniformly invoke the parent
+     * implementation. */
+}
+
+static gboolean
+available_connections_check_delete_unrealized_on_idle(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = user_data;
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), G_SOURCE_REMOVE);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    priv->check_delete_unrealized_id = 0;
+
+    if (g_hash_table_size(priv->available_connections) == 0 && !nm_device_is_real(self))
+        g_signal_emit(self, signals[REMOVED], 0);
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static void
+available_connections_check_delete_unrealized(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    /* always rescheadule the remove signal. */
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->check_delete_unrealized_id);
+
+    if (g_hash_table_size(priv->available_connections) == 0 && !nm_device_is_real(self))
+        priv->check_delete_unrealized_id =
+            g_idle_add(available_connections_check_delete_unrealized_on_idle, self);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_unrealize():
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @remove_resources: if %TRUE, remove backing resources
+ * @error: location to store error, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Clears any properties that depend on backing resources (kernel devices,
+ * etc) and removes those resources if @remove_resources is %TRUE.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE on error
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_unrealize(NMDevice *self, gboolean remove_resources, GError **error)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    int              ifindex;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    if (!nm_device_is_software(self) || !nm_device_is_real(self)) {
+        g_set_error_literal(error,
+                            NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                            NM_DEVICE_ERROR_NOT_SOFTWARE,
+                            "This device is not a software device or is not realized");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(priv->iface != NULL, FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(priv->real, FALSE);
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ifindex(self);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "unrealize (ifindex %d)", ifindex > 0 ? ifindex : 0);
+
+    nm_device_assume_state_reset(self);
+
+    if (remove_resources) {
+        if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->unrealize) {
+            if (!NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->unrealize(self, error))
+                return FALSE;
+        } else if (ifindex > 0) {
+            nm_platform_link_delete(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->queued_ip_config_id_4);
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->queued_ip_config_id_6);
+
+    g_object_freeze_notify(G_OBJECT(self));
+    NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->unrealize_notify(self);
+
+    _parent_set_ifindex(self, 0, FALSE);
+
+    _set_ifindex(self, 0, FALSE);
+    _set_ifindex(self, 0, TRUE);
+    if (nm_clear_g_free(&priv->ip_iface_))
+        _notify(self, PROP_IP_IFACE);
+
+    priv->master_ifindex = 0;
+
+    _set_mtu(self, 0);
+
+    if (priv->driver_version) {
+        nm_clear_g_free(&priv->driver_version);
+        _notify(self, PROP_DRIVER_VERSION);
+    }
+    if (priv->firmware_version) {
+        nm_clear_g_free(&priv->firmware_version);
+        _notify(self, PROP_FIRMWARE_VERSION);
+    }
+    if (priv->udi) {
+        nm_clear_g_free(&priv->udi);
+        _notify(self, PROP_UDI);
+    }
+    if (priv->path) {
+        nm_clear_g_free(&priv->path);
+        _notify(self, PROP_PATH);
+    }
+    if (priv->physical_port_id) {
+        nm_clear_g_free(&priv->physical_port_id);
+        _notify(self, PROP_PHYSICAL_PORT_ID);
+    }
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->stats.timeout_id);
+    _stats_update_counters(self, 0, 0);
+
+    priv->hw_addr_len_ = 0;
+    if (nm_clear_g_free(&priv->hw_addr))
+        _notify(self, PROP_HW_ADDRESS);
+    priv->hw_addr_type = HW_ADDR_TYPE_UNSET;
+    if (nm_clear_g_free(&priv->hw_addr_perm))
+        _notify(self, PROP_PERM_HW_ADDRESS);
+    nm_clear_g_free(&priv->hw_addr_initial);
+
+    priv->capabilities = NM_DEVICE_CAP_NM_SUPPORTED;
+    if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_generic_capabilities)
+        priv->capabilities |= NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_generic_capabilities(self);
+    _notify(self, PROP_CAPABILITIES);
+
+    nm_clear_g_signal_handler(nm_config_get(), &priv->config_changed_id);
+    nm_clear_g_signal_handler(priv->manager, &priv->ifindex_changed_id);
+
+    priv->real = FALSE;
+    _notify(self, PROP_REAL);
+
+    g_object_thaw_notify(G_OBJECT(self));
+
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT, TRUE);
+
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_flags(self,
+                                  NM_UNMANAGED_PARENT | NM_UNMANAGED_BY_TYPE
+                                      | NM_UNMANAGED_USER_UDEV | NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT
+                                      | NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN | NM_UNMANAGED_IS_SLAVE,
+                                  NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_FORGET);
+
+    nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                            NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED,
+                            remove_resources ? NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_USER_REQUESTED
+                                             : NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_UNMANAGED);
+
+    /* Garbage-collect unneeded unrealized devices. */
+    nm_device_recheck_available_connections(self);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_notify_availability_maybe_changed(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->state != NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
+        return;
+
+    /* A device could have stayed disconnected because it would
+     * want to register with a network server that now become
+     * available. */
+    nm_device_recheck_available_connections(self);
+    if (g_hash_table_size(priv->available_connections) > 0)
+        nm_device_emit_recheck_auto_activate(self);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_owns_iface():
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @iface: an interface name
+ *
+ * Called by the manager to ask if the device or any of its components owns
+ * @iface.  For example, a WWAN implementation would return %TRUE for an
+ * ethernet interface name that was owned by the WWAN device's modem component,
+ * because that ethernet interface is controlled by the WWAN device and cannot
+ * be used independently of the WWAN device.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if @self or its components own the interface name,
+ * %FALSE if not
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_owns_iface(NMDevice *self, const char *iface)
+{
+    if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->owns_iface)
+        return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->owns_iface(self, iface);
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+NMConnection *
+nm_device_new_default_connection(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMConnection *connection;
+    GError *      error = NULL;
+
+    if (!NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->new_default_connection)
+        return NULL;
+
+    connection = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->new_default_connection(self);
+    if (!connection)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!nm_connection_normalize(connection, NULL, NULL, &error)) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "device generated an invalid default connection: %s", error->message);
+        g_error_free(error);
+        g_return_val_if_reached(NULL);
+    }
+
+    return connection;
+}
+
+static void
+slave_state_changed(NMDevice *          slave,
+                    NMDeviceState       slave_new_state,
+                    NMDeviceState       slave_old_state,
+                    NMDeviceStateReason reason,
+                    NMDevice *          self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gboolean         release = FALSE;
+    gboolean         configure;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "slave %s state change %d (%s) -> %d (%s)",
+          nm_device_get_iface(slave),
+          slave_old_state,
+          nm_device_state_to_str(slave_old_state),
+          slave_new_state,
+          nm_device_state_to_str(slave_new_state));
+
+    /* Don't try to enslave slaves until the master is ready */
+    if (priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_CONFIG)
+        return;
+
+    if (slave_new_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG)
+        nm_device_master_enslave_slave(self, slave, nm_device_get_applied_connection(slave));
+    else if (slave_new_state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
+        release = TRUE;
+    else if (slave_new_state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED
+             && slave_old_state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
+        /* Catch failures due to unavailable or unmanaged */
+        release = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (release) {
+        configure = priv->sys_iface_state == NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_MANAGED
+                    && nm_device_sys_iface_state_get(slave) != NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL;
+
+        nm_device_master_release_one_slave(self, slave, configure, FALSE, reason);
+        /* Bridge/bond/team interfaces are left up until manually deactivated */
+        if (c_list_is_empty(&priv->slaves) && priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "last slave removed; remaining activated");
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_master_add_slave:
+ * @self: the master device
+ * @slave: the slave device to enslave
+ * @configure: pass %TRUE if the slave should be configured by the master, or
+ * %FALSE if it is already configured outside NetworkManager
+ *
+ * If @self is capable of enslaving other devices (ie it's a bridge, bond, team,
+ * etc) then this function adds @slave to the slave list for later enslavement.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the slave was enslaved. %FALSE means, the slave was already
+ *   enslaved and nothing was done.
+ */
+static gboolean
+nm_device_master_add_slave(NMDevice *self, NMDevice *slave, gboolean configure)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    NMDevicePrivate *slave_priv;
+    SlaveInfo *      info;
+    gboolean         changed = FALSE;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(slave), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->enslave_slave != NULL, FALSE);
+
+    priv       = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    slave_priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(slave);
+
+    info = find_slave_info(self, slave);
+
+    _LOGT(LOGD_CORE,
+          "master: add one slave %p/%s%s",
+          slave,
+          nm_device_get_iface(slave),
+          info ? " (already registered)" : "");
+
+    if (configure)
+        g_return_val_if_fail(nm_device_get_state(slave) >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED, FALSE);
+
+    if (!info) {
+        g_return_val_if_fail(!slave_priv->master, FALSE);
+        g_return_val_if_fail(!slave_priv->is_enslaved, FALSE);
+
+        info            = g_slice_new0(SlaveInfo);
+        info->slave     = g_object_ref(slave);
+        info->configure = configure;
+        info->watch_id =
+            g_signal_connect(slave, NM_DEVICE_STATE_CHANGED, G_CALLBACK(slave_state_changed), self);
+        c_list_link_tail(&priv->slaves, &info->lst_slave);
+        slave_priv->master = g_object_ref(self);
+
+        _active_connection_set_state_flags(self, NM_ACTIVATION_STATE_FLAG_MASTER_HAS_SLAVES);
+
+        /* no need to emit
+         *
+         *   _notify (slave, PROP_MASTER);
+         *
+         * because slave_priv->is_enslaved is not true, thus the value
+         * didn't change yet. */
+
+        g_warn_if_fail(!NM_FLAGS_HAS(slave_priv->unmanaged_mask, NM_UNMANAGED_IS_SLAVE));
+        nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_flags(slave,
+                                         NM_UNMANAGED_IS_SLAVE,
+                                         FALSE,
+                                         NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_ASSUMED);
+        changed = TRUE;
+    } else
+        g_return_val_if_fail(slave_priv->master == self, FALSE);
+
+    nm_device_queue_recheck_assume(self);
+    nm_device_queue_recheck_assume(slave);
+
+    return changed;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_master_check_slave_physical_port:
+ * @self: the master device
+ * @slave: a slave device
+ * @log_domain: domain to log a warning in
+ *
+ * Checks if @self already has a slave with the same #NMDevice:physical-port-id
+ * as @slave, and logs a warning if so.
+ */
+void
+nm_device_master_check_slave_physical_port(NMDevice *self, NMDevice *slave, NMLogDomain log_domain)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const char *     slave_physical_port_id, *existing_physical_port_id;
+    SlaveInfo *      info;
+    CList *          iter;
+
+    slave_physical_port_id = nm_device_get_physical_port_id(slave);
+    if (!slave_physical_port_id)
+        return;
+
+    c_list_for_each (iter, &priv->slaves) {
+        info = c_list_entry(iter, SlaveInfo, lst_slave);
+        if (info->slave == slave)
+            continue;
+
+        existing_physical_port_id = nm_device_get_physical_port_id(info->slave);
+        if (nm_streq0(slave_physical_port_id, existing_physical_port_id)) {
+            _LOGW(log_domain,
+                  "slave %s shares a physical port with existing slave %s",
+                  nm_device_get_ip_iface(slave),
+                  nm_device_get_ip_iface(info->slave));
+            /* Since this function will get called for every slave, we only have
+             * to warn about the first match we find; if there are other matches
+             * later in the list, we will have already warned about them matching
+             * @existing earlier.
+             */
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* release all slaves */
+void
+nm_device_master_release_slaves(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *   priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDeviceStateReason reason;
+    CList *             iter, *safe;
+
+    /* Don't release the slaves if this connection doesn't belong to NM. */
+    if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self))
+        return;
+
+    reason = priv->state_reason;
+    if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED)
+        reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DEPENDENCY_FAILED;
+
+    c_list_for_each_safe (iter, safe, &priv->slaves) {
+        SlaveInfo *info = c_list_entry(iter, SlaveInfo, lst_slave);
+
+        nm_device_master_release_one_slave(self, info->slave, TRUE, FALSE, reason);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_is_master:
+ * @self: the device
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the device can have slaves
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_is_master(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->is_master;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_master:
+ * @self: the device
+ *
+ * If @self has been enslaved by another device, this returns that
+ * device. Otherwise, it returns %NULL. (In particular, note that if
+ * @self is in the process of activating as a slave, but has not yet
+ * been enslaved by its master, this will return %NULL.)
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): @self's master, or %NULL
+ */
+NMDevice *
+nm_device_get_master(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->is_enslaved) {
+        g_return_val_if_fail(priv->master, NULL);
+        return priv->master;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+get_ip_config_may_fail(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMConnection *     connection;
+    NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip;
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+
+    s_ip = nm_connection_get_setting_ip_config(connection, addr_family);
+
+    return !s_ip || nm_setting_ip_config_get_may_fail(s_ip);
+}
+
+/*
+ * check_ip_state
+ *
+ * When @full_state_update is TRUE, transition the device from IP_CONFIG to the
+ * next state according to the outcome of IPv4 and IPv6 configuration. @may_fail
+ * indicates that we are called just after the initial configuration and thus
+ * IPv4/IPv6 are allowed to fail if the ipvx.may-fail properties say so, because
+ * the IP methods couldn't even be started.
+ * If @full_state_update is FALSE, just check if the connection should be failed
+ * due to the state of both ip families and the ipvx.may-fail settings.
+ */
+static void
+check_ip_state(NMDevice *self, gboolean may_fail, gboolean full_state_update)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *  priv         = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gboolean           ip4_disabled = FALSE, ip6_disabled = FALSE;
+    NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip4, *s_ip6;
+    NMDeviceState      state;
+
+    if (full_state_update && nm_device_get_state(self) != NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG)
+        return;
+
+    /* Don't progress into IP_CHECK or SECONDARIES if we're waiting for the
+     * master to enslave us. */
+    if (nm_active_connection_get_master(NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(priv->act_request.obj))
+        && !priv->is_enslaved)
+        return;
+
+    s_ip4 = nm_device_get_applied_setting(self, NM_TYPE_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG);
+    if (s_ip4
+        && nm_streq0(nm_setting_ip_config_get_method(s_ip4), NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED))
+        ip4_disabled = TRUE;
+
+    s_ip6 = nm_device_get_applied_setting(self, NM_TYPE_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG);
+    if (s_ip6
+        && NM_IN_STRSET(nm_setting_ip_config_get_method(s_ip6),
+                        NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_IGNORE,
+                        NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED))
+        ip6_disabled = TRUE;
+
+    if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE
+        && priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE) {
+        /* Both method completed (or disabled), proceed with activation */
+        nm_device_state_changed(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CHECK, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ((priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAIL
+         || (ip4_disabled && priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE))
+        && (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAIL
+            || (ip6_disabled && priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE))) {
+        /* Either both methods failed, or only one failed and the other is
+         * disabled */
+        if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+            /* We have assumed configuration, but couldn't redo it. No problem,
+             * move to check state. */
+            _set_ip_state(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE);
+            _set_ip_state(self, AF_INET6, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE);
+            state = NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CHECK;
+        } else if (may_fail && get_ip_config_may_fail(self, AF_INET)
+                   && get_ip_config_may_fail(self, AF_INET6)) {
+            /* Couldn't start either IPv6 and IPv4 autoconfiguration,
+             * but both are allowed to fail. */
+            state = NM_DEVICE_STATE_SECONDARIES;
+        } else {
+            /* Autoconfiguration attempted without success. */
+            state = NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED;
+        }
+
+        if (full_state_update || state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED) {
+            nm_device_state_changed(self, state, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_CONFIG_UNAVAILABLE);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* If a method is still pending but required, wait */
+    if (priv->ip_state_4 != NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE && !get_ip_config_may_fail(self, AF_INET))
+        return;
+    if (priv->ip_state_6 != NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE && !get_ip_config_may_fail(self, AF_INET6))
+        return;
+
+    /* If at least a method has completed, proceed with activation */
+    if ((priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE && !ip4_disabled)
+        || (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE && !ip6_disabled)) {
+        if (full_state_update)
+            nm_device_state_changed(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CHECK, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE);
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_slave_notify_enslave:
+ * @self: the slave device
+ * @success: whether the enslaving operation succeeded
+ *
+ * Notifies a slave that either it has been enslaved, or else its master tried
+ * to enslave it and failed.
+ */
+static void
+nm_device_slave_notify_enslave(NMDevice *self, gboolean success)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv       = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *   connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    gboolean         activating = (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG);
+
+    g_return_if_fail(priv->master);
+
+    if (!priv->is_enslaved) {
+        if (success) {
+            if (activating) {
+                _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                      "Activation: connection '%s' enslaved, continuing activation",
+                      nm_connection_get_id(connection));
+            } else
+                _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE, "enslaved to %s", nm_device_get_iface(priv->master));
+
+            priv->is_enslaved = TRUE;
+
+            _notify(self, PROP_MASTER);
+            _notify(priv->master, PROP_SLAVES);
+        } else if (activating) {
+            _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                  "Activation: connection '%s' could not be enslaved",
+                  nm_connection_get_id(connection));
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (activating) {
+        if (success)
+            check_ip_state(self, FALSE, TRUE);
+        else
+            nm_device_queue_state(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_UNKNOWN);
+    } else
+        nm_device_queue_recheck_assume(self);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_slave_notify_release:
+ * @self: the slave device
+ * @reason: the reason associated with the state change
+ *
+ * Notifies a slave that it has been released, and why.
+ */
+static void
+nm_device_slave_notify_release(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceStateReason reason)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv       = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *   connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    const char *     master_status;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(priv->master);
+
+    if (priv->state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED && priv->state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED) {
+        switch (nm_device_state_reason_check(reason)) {
+        case NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DEPENDENCY_FAILED:
+            master_status = "failed";
+            break;
+        case NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_USER_REQUESTED:
+            reason        = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DEPENDENCY_FAILED;
+            master_status = "deactivated by user request";
+            break;
+        case NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_REMOVED:
+            reason        = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DEPENDENCY_FAILED;
+            master_status = "deactivated because master was removed";
+            break;
+        default:
+            master_status = "deactivated";
+            break;
+        }
+
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "Activation: connection '%s' master %s",
+              nm_connection_get_id(connection),
+              master_status);
+
+        /* Cancel any pending activation sources */
+        _cancel_activation(self);
+        nm_device_queue_state(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING, reason);
+    } else
+        _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE, "released from master device %s", nm_device_get_iface(priv->master));
+
+    if (priv->is_enslaved) {
+        priv->is_enslaved = FALSE;
+        _notify(self, PROP_MASTER);
+        _notify(priv->master, PROP_SLAVES);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_removed:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @unconfigure_ip_config: whether to clear the IP config objects
+ *   of the device (provided, it is still not cleared at this point).
+ *
+ * Called by the manager when the device was removed. Releases the device from
+ * the master in case it's enslaved.
+ */
+void
+nm_device_removed(NMDevice *self, gboolean unconfigure_ip_config)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    if (priv->master) {
+        /* this is called when something externally messes with the slave or during shut-down.
+         * Release the slave from master, but don't touch the device. */
+        nm_device_master_release_one_slave(priv->master,
+                                           self,
+                                           FALSE,
+                                           FALSE,
+                                           NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_ASSUMED);
+    }
+
+    if (unconfigure_ip_config) {
+        nm_device_set_ip_config(self, AF_INET, NULL, FALSE, NULL);
+        nm_device_set_ip_config(self, AF_INET6, NULL, FALSE, NULL);
+    } else {
+        if (priv->dhcp_data_4.client)
+            nm_dhcp_client_stop(priv->dhcp_data_4.client, FALSE);
+        if (priv->dhcp_data_6.client)
+            nm_dhcp_client_stop(priv->dhcp_data_6.client, FALSE);
+    }
+}
+
+static gboolean
+is_available(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceCheckDevAvailableFlags flags)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->carrier || priv->ignore_carrier)
+        return TRUE;
+
+    if (NM_FLAGS_HAS(flags, _NM_DEVICE_CHECK_DEV_AVAILABLE_IGNORE_CARRIER))
+        return TRUE;
+
+    /* master types are always available even without carrier. */
+    if (nm_device_is_master(self))
+        return TRUE;
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_is_available:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @flags: additional flags to influence the check. Flags have the
+ *   meaning to increase the availability of a device.
+ *
+ * Checks if @self would currently be capable of activating a
+ * connection. In particular, it checks that the device is ready (eg,
+ * is not missing firmware), that it has carrier (if necessary), and
+ * that any necessary external software (eg, ModemManager,
+ * wpa_supplicant) is available.
+ *
+ * @self can only be in a state higher than
+ * %NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE when nm_device_is_available() returns
+ * %TRUE. (But note that it can still be %NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED
+ * when it is available.)
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE or %FALSE
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_is_available(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceCheckDevAvailableFlags flags)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->firmware_missing)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->is_available(self, flags);
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_ignore_carrier_by_default(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    /* master types ignore-carrier by default. */
+    return nm_device_is_master(self);
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_get_enabled(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_enabled)
+        return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_enabled(self);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_set_enabled(NMDevice *self, gboolean enabled)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->set_enabled)
+        NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->set_enabled(self, enabled);
+}
+
+static NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR_DEFINE(_autoconnect_blocked_flags_to_string,
+                                 NMDeviceAutoconnectBlockedFlags,
+                                 NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_NONE, "none"),
+                                 NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_USER, "user"),
+                                 NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_WRONG_PIN,
+                                                    "wrong-pin"),
+                                 NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_MANUAL_DISCONNECT,
+                                                    "manual-disconnect"), );
+
+NMDeviceAutoconnectBlockedFlags
+nm_device_autoconnect_blocked_get(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceAutoconnectBlockedFlags mask)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    if (mask == 0)
+        mask = NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_ALL;
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    return priv->autoconnect_blocked_flags & mask;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_autoconnect_blocked_set_full(NMDevice *                      self,
+                                       NMDeviceAutoconnectBlockedFlags mask,
+                                       NMDeviceAutoconnectBlockedFlags value)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    gboolean         changed;
+    char             buf1[128], buf2[128];
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    nm_assert(mask);
+    nm_assert(!NM_FLAGS_ANY(mask, ~NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_ALL));
+    nm_assert(!NM_FLAGS_ANY(value, ~mask));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    value = (priv->autoconnect_blocked_flags & ~mask) | (mask & value);
+    if (value == priv->autoconnect_blocked_flags)
+        return;
+
+    changed = ((!value) != (!priv->autoconnect_blocked_flags));
+
+    _LOGT(
+        LOGD_DEVICE,
+        "autoconnect-blocked: set \"%s\" (was \"%s\")",
+        _autoconnect_blocked_flags_to_string(value, buf1, sizeof(buf1)),
+        _autoconnect_blocked_flags_to_string(priv->autoconnect_blocked_flags, buf2, sizeof(buf2)));
+
+    priv->autoconnect_blocked_flags = value;
+    nm_assert(priv->autoconnect_blocked_flags == value);
+    if (changed)
+        _notify(self, PROP_AUTOCONNECT);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+autoconnect_allowed_accumulator(GSignalInvocationHint *ihint,
+                                GValue *               return_accu,
+                                const GValue *         handler_return,
+                                gpointer               data)
+{
+    if (!g_value_get_boolean(handler_return))
+        g_value_set_boolean(return_accu, FALSE);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_autoconnect_allowed:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the device can be auto-connected immediately, taking
+ * transient conditions into account (like companion devices that may wish to
+ * block autoconnect for a time).
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_autoconnect_allowed(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv     = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDeviceClass *  klass    = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    GValue           instance = G_VALUE_INIT;
+    GValue           retval   = G_VALUE_INIT;
+
+    if (nm_device_autoconnect_blocked_get(self, NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_ALL))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (klass->get_autoconnect_allowed && !klass->get_autoconnect_allowed(self))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (!nm_device_get_enabled(self))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (nm_device_is_real(self)) {
+        if (priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
+            return FALSE;
+    } else {
+        if (!nm_device_check_unrealized_device_managed(self))
+            return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (priv->delete_on_deactivate_data)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    /* The 'autoconnect-allowed' signal is emitted on a device to allow
+     * other listeners to block autoconnect on the device if they wish.
+     * This is mainly used by the OLPC Mesh devices to block autoconnect
+     * on their companion Wi-Fi device as they share radio resources and
+     * cannot be connected at the same time.
+     */
+
+    g_value_init(&instance, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
+    g_value_set_object(&instance, self);
+
+    g_value_init(&retval, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
+    g_value_set_boolean(&retval, TRUE);
+
+    /* Use g_signal_emitv() rather than g_signal_emit() to avoid the return
+     * value being changed if no handlers are connected */
+    g_signal_emitv(&instance, signals[AUTOCONNECT_ALLOWED], 0, &retval);
+    g_value_unset(&instance);
+
+    return g_value_get_boolean(&retval);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+can_auto_connect(NMDevice *self, NMSettingsConnection *sett_conn, char **specific_object)
+{
+    nm_assert(!specific_object || !*specific_object);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_can_auto_connect:
+ * @self: an #NMDevice
+ * @sett_conn: a #NMSettingsConnection
+ * @specific_object: (out) (transfer full): on output, the path of an
+ *   object associated with the returned connection, to be passed to
+ *   nm_manager_activate_connection(), or %NULL.
+ *
+ * Checks if @sett_conn can be auto-activated on @self right now.
+ * This requires, at a minimum, that the connection be compatible with
+ * @self, and that it have the #NMSettingConnection:autoconnect property
+ * set, and that the device allow auto connections. Some devices impose
+ * additional requirements. (Eg, a Wi-Fi connection can only be activated
+ * if its SSID was seen in the last scan.)
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE, if the @sett_conn can be auto-activated.
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_device_can_auto_connect(NMDevice *self, NMSettingsConnection *sett_conn, char **specific_object)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_SETTINGS_CONNECTION(sett_conn), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(!specific_object || !*specific_object, FALSE);
+
+    /* the caller must ensure that nm_device_autoconnect_allowed() returns
+     * TRUE as well. This is done, because nm_device_can_auto_connect()
+     * has only one caller, and it iterates over a list of available
+     * connections.
+     *
+     * Hence, we don't need to re-check nm_device_autoconnect_allowed()
+     * over and over again. The caller is supposed to do that. */
+    nm_assert(nm_device_autoconnect_allowed(self));
+
+    if (!nm_device_check_connection_available(self,
+                                              nm_settings_connection_get_connection(sett_conn),
+                                              NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_NONE,
+                                              NULL,
+                                              NULL))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (!NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->can_auto_connect(self, sett_conn, specific_object))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+device_has_config(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    /* Check for IP configuration. */
+    if (priv->ip_config_4 && nm_ip4_config_get_num_addresses(priv->ip_config_4))
+        return TRUE;
+    if (priv->ip_config_6 && nm_ip6_config_get_num_addresses(priv->ip_config_6))
+        return TRUE;
+
+    /* The existence of a software device is good enough. */
+    if (nm_device_is_software(self) && nm_device_is_real(self))
+        return TRUE;
+
+    /* Master-slave relationship is also a configuration */
+    if (!c_list_is_empty(&priv->slaves)
+        || nm_platform_link_get_master(nm_device_get_platform(self), priv->ifindex) > 0)
+        return TRUE;
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_master_update_slave_connection:
+ * @self: the master #NMDevice
+ * @slave: the slave #NMDevice
+ * @connection: the #NMConnection to update with the slave settings
+ * @GError: (out): error description
+ *
+ * Reads the slave configuration for @slave and updates @connection with those
+ * properties. This invokes a virtual function on the master device @self.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the configuration was read and @connection updated,
+ * %FALSE on failure.
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_master_update_slave_connection(NMDevice *    self,
+                                         NMDevice *    slave,
+                                         NMConnection *connection,
+                                         GError **     error)
+{
+    NMDeviceClass *klass;
+    gboolean       success;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(self, FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(slave, FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(connection, FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(!error || !*error, FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection), FALSE);
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(nm_device_get_iface(self), FALSE);
+
+    klass = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    if (klass->master_update_slave_connection) {
+        success = klass->master_update_slave_connection(self, slave, connection, error);
+
+        g_return_val_if_fail(!error || (success && !*error) || *error, success);
+        return success;
+    }
+
+    g_set_error(error,
+                NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                "master device '%s' cannot update a slave connection for slave device '%s' (master "
+                "type not supported?)",
+                nm_device_get_iface(self),
+                nm_device_get_iface(slave));
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_get_maybe_ipv6_disabled(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMPlatform *platform;
+    int         ifindex;
+    const char *path;
+    char        ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    if (ifindex <= 0)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+    if (!nm_platform_if_indextoname(platform, ifindex, ifname))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    path = nm_sprintf_bufa(128, "/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/%s/disable_ipv6", ifname);
+    return (nm_platform_sysctl_get_int32(platform, NMP_SYSCTL_PATHID_ABSOLUTE(path), 0) == 0);
+}
+
+NMConnection *
+nm_device_generate_connection(NMDevice *self,
+                              NMDevice *master,
+                              gboolean *out_maybe_later,
+                              GError ** error)
+{
+    NMDeviceClass *  klass                   = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv                    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const char *     ifname                  = nm_device_get_iface(self);
+    gs_unref_object NMConnection *connection = NULL;
+    NMSetting *                   s_con;
+    NMSetting *                   s_ip4;
+    NMSetting *                   s_ip6;
+    char                          uuid[37];
+    const char *                  ip4_method, *ip6_method;
+    GError *                      local = NULL;
+    const NMPlatformLink *        pllink;
+
+    NM_SET_OUT(out_maybe_later, FALSE);
+
+    /* If update_connection() is not implemented, just fail. */
+    if (!klass->update_connection) {
+        g_set_error(error,
+                    NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                    NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                    "device class %s does not support generating a connection",
+                    G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME(self));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* Return NULL if device is unconfigured. */
+    if (!device_has_config(self)) {
+        g_set_error(error,
+                    NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                    NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                    "device has no existing configuration");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    connection = nm_simple_connection_new();
+    s_con      = nm_setting_connection_new();
+
+    g_object_set(s_con,
+                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_UUID,
+                 nm_utils_uuid_generate_buf(uuid),
+                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ID,
+                 ifname,
+                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_AUTOCONNECT,
+                 FALSE,
+                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_INTERFACE_NAME,
+                 ifname,
+                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_TIMESTAMP,
+                 (guint64) time(NULL),
+                 NULL);
+
+    if (klass->connection_type_supported)
+        g_object_set(s_con, NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_TYPE, klass->connection_type_supported, NULL);
+
+    nm_connection_add_setting(connection, s_con);
+
+    /* If the device is a slave, update various slave settings */
+    if (master) {
+        if (!nm_device_master_update_slave_connection(master, self, connection, &local)) {
+            g_set_error(error,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                        "master device '%s' failed to update slave connection: %s",
+                        nm_device_get_iface(master),
+                        local->message);
+            g_error_free(local);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
+        /* Only regular and master devices get IP configuration; slaves do not */
+        s_ip4 = nm_ip4_config_create_setting(priv->ip_config_4);
+        nm_connection_add_setting(connection, s_ip4);
+
+        s_ip6 = nm_ip6_config_create_setting(priv->ip_config_6, _get_maybe_ipv6_disabled(self));
+        nm_connection_add_setting(connection, s_ip6);
+
+        nm_connection_add_setting(connection, nm_setting_proxy_new());
+
+        pllink = nm_platform_link_get(nm_device_get_platform(self), priv->ifindex);
+        if (pllink && pllink->inet6_token.id) {
+            char sbuf[NM_UTILS_INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+
+            g_object_set(s_ip6,
+                         NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_ADDR_GEN_MODE,
+                         NM_IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_EUI64,
+                         NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_TOKEN,
+                         nm_utils_inet6_interface_identifier_to_token(pllink->inet6_token, sbuf),
+                         NULL);
+        }
+    }
+
+    klass->update_connection(self, connection);
+
+    if (!nm_connection_normalize(connection, NULL, NULL, &local)) {
+        g_set_error(error,
+                    NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                    NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                    "generated connection does not verify: %s",
+                    local->message);
+        g_error_free(local);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* Ignore the connection if it has no IP configuration,
+     * no slave configuration, and is not a master interface.
+     */
+    ip4_method = nm_utils_get_ip_config_method(connection, AF_INET);
+    ip6_method = nm_utils_get_ip_config_method(connection, AF_INET6);
+    if (nm_streq0(ip4_method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED)
+        && NM_IN_STRSET(ip6_method,
+                        NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_IGNORE,
+                        NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED)
+        && !nm_setting_connection_get_master(NM_SETTING_CONNECTION(s_con))
+        && c_list_is_empty(&priv->slaves)) {
+        NM_SET_OUT(out_maybe_later, TRUE);
+        g_set_error_literal(
+            error,
+            NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+            NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+            "ignoring generated connection (no IP and not in master-slave relationship)");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* Ignore any IPv6LL-only, not master connections without slaves,
+     * unless they are in the assume-ipv6ll-only list.
+     */
+    if (nm_streq0(ip4_method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED)
+        && nm_streq0(ip6_method, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_LINK_LOCAL)
+        && !nm_setting_connection_get_master(NM_SETTING_CONNECTION(s_con))
+        && c_list_is_empty(&priv->slaves)
+        && !nm_config_data_get_assume_ipv6ll_only(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA, self)) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "ignoring generated connection (IPv6LL-only and not in master-slave relationship)");
+        NM_SET_OUT(out_maybe_later, TRUE);
+        g_set_error_literal(
+            error,
+            NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+            NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+            "ignoring generated connection (IPv6LL-only and not in master-slave relationship)");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return g_steal_pointer(&connection);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_complete_connection:
+ *
+ * Complete the connection. This is solely used for AddAndActivate where the user
+ * may pass in an incomplete connection and a device, and the device tries to
+ * make sense of it and complete it for activation. Otherwise, this is not
+ * used.
+ *
+ * Returns: success or failure.
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_complete_connection(NMDevice *           self,
+                              NMConnection *       connection,
+                              const char *         specific_object,
+                              NMConnection *const *existing_connections,
+                              GError **            error)
+{
+    NMDeviceClass *klass;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_CONNECTION(connection), FALSE);
+
+    klass = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+
+    if (!klass->complete_connection) {
+        g_set_error(error,
+                    NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                    NM_DEVICE_ERROR_INVALID_CONNECTION,
+                    "Device class %s had no complete_connection method",
+                    G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME(self));
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (!klass->complete_connection(self, connection, specific_object, existing_connections, error))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (!nm_connection_normalize(connection, NULL, NULL, error))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    return nm_device_check_connection_compatible(self, connection, error);
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_match_parent(NMDevice *self, const char *parent)
+{
+    NMDevice *parent_device;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(parent, FALSE);
+
+    parent_device = nm_device_parent_get_device(self);
+    if (!parent_device)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (nm_utils_is_uuid(parent)) {
+        NMConnection *connection;
+
+        /* If the parent is a UUID, the connection matches when there is
+         * no connection active on the device or when a connection with
+         * that UUID is active.
+         */
+        connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(parent_device);
+        if (connection && !nm_streq0(parent, nm_connection_get_uuid(connection)))
+            return FALSE;
+    } else {
+        /* Interface name */
+        if (!nm_streq0(parent, nm_device_get_ip_iface(parent_device)))
+            return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_match_parent_hwaddr(NMDevice *    device,
+                              NMConnection *connection,
+                              gboolean      fail_if_no_hwaddr)
+{
+    NMSettingWired *s_wired;
+    NMDevice *      parent_device;
+    const char *    setting_mac;
+    const char *    parent_mac;
+
+    s_wired = nm_connection_get_setting_wired(connection);
+    if (!s_wired)
+        return !fail_if_no_hwaddr;
+
+    setting_mac = nm_setting_wired_get_mac_address(s_wired);
+    if (!setting_mac)
+        return !fail_if_no_hwaddr;
+
+    parent_device = nm_device_parent_get_device(device);
+    if (!parent_device)
+        return !fail_if_no_hwaddr;
+
+    parent_mac = nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address(parent_device);
+    return parent_mac && nm_utils_hwaddr_matches(setting_mac, -1, parent_mac, -1);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+check_connection_compatible(NMDevice *self, NMConnection *connection, GError **error)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv            = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const char *     device_iface    = nm_device_get_iface(self);
+    gs_free_error GError *local      = NULL;
+    gs_free char *        conn_iface = NULL;
+    NMDeviceClass *       klass;
+    NMSettingMatch *      s_match;
+
+    klass = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    if (klass->connection_type_check_compatible) {
+        if (!_nm_connection_check_main_setting(connection,
+                                               klass->connection_type_check_compatible,
+                                               error))
+            return FALSE;
+    } else if (klass->check_connection_compatible == check_connection_compatible) {
+        /* the device class does not implement check_connection_compatible nor set
+         * connection_type_check_compatible. That means, it is by default not compatible
+         * with any connection type. */
+        nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
+                                   NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_INCOMPATIBLE,
+                                   "device does not support any connections");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    conn_iface = nm_manager_get_connection_iface(NM_MANAGER_GET, connection, NULL, NULL, &local);
+
+    /* We always need a interface name for virtual devices, but for
+     * physical ones a connection without interface name is fine for
+     * any device. */
+    if (!conn_iface) {
+        if (nm_connection_is_virtual(connection)) {
+            nm_utils_error_set(error,
+                               NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_TEMPORARY,
+                               "cannot get interface name due to %s",
+                               local->message);
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+    } else if (!nm_streq0(conn_iface, device_iface)) {
+        nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
+                                   NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_TEMPORARY,
+                                   "mismatching interface name");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    s_match = (NMSettingMatch *) nm_connection_get_setting(connection, NM_TYPE_SETTING_MATCH);
+    if (s_match) {
+        const char *const *patterns;
+        const char *       device_driver;
+        guint              num_patterns = 0;
+
+        patterns = nm_setting_match_get_interface_names(s_match, &num_patterns);
+        if (!nm_wildcard_match_check(device_iface, patterns, num_patterns)) {
+            nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
+                                       NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_TEMPORARY,
+                                       "device does not satisfy match.interface-name property");
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+
+        patterns = nm_setting_match_get_kernel_command_lines(s_match, &num_patterns);
+        if (num_patterns > 0
+            && !nm_utils_kernel_cmdline_match_check(nm_utils_proc_cmdline_split(),
+                                                    patterns,
+                                                    num_patterns,
+                                                    error))
+            return FALSE;
+
+        device_driver = nm_device_get_driver(self);
+        patterns      = nm_setting_match_get_drivers(s_match, &num_patterns);
+        if (!nm_wildcard_match_check(device_driver, patterns, num_patterns)) {
+            nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
+                                       NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_TEMPORARY,
+                                       "device does not satisfy match.driver property");
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+
+        patterns = nm_setting_match_get_paths(s_match, &num_patterns);
+        if (!nm_wildcard_match_check(priv->path, patterns, num_patterns)) {
+            nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
+                                       NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_INCOMPATIBLE,
+                                       "device does not satisfy match.path property");
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_check_connection_compatible:
+ * @self: an #NMDevice
+ * @connection: an #NMConnection
+ * @error: optional reason why it is incompatible. Note that the
+ *   error code is set to %NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_INCOMPATIBLE,
+ *   if the profile is fundamentally incompatible with the device
+ *   (most commonly, because the device-type does not support the
+ *   connection-type).
+ *
+ * Checks if @connection could potentially be activated on @self.
+ * This means only that @self has the proper capabilities, and that
+ * @connection is not locked to some other device. It does not
+ * necessarily mean that @connection could be activated on @self
+ * right now. (Eg, it might refer to a Wi-Fi network that is not
+ * currently available.)
+ *
+ * Returns: #TRUE if @connection could potentially be activated on
+ *   @self.
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_check_connection_compatible(NMDevice *self, NMConnection *connection, GError **error)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_CONNECTION(connection), FALSE);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->check_connection_compatible(self, connection, error);
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_check_slave_connection_compatible(NMDevice *self, NMConnection *slave)
+{
+    NMSettingConnection *s_con;
+    const char *         connection_type, *slave_type;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_CONNECTION(slave), FALSE);
+
+    if (!nm_device_is_master(self))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    /* All masters should have connection type set */
+    connection_type = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->connection_type_supported;
+    g_return_val_if_fail(connection_type, FALSE);
+
+    s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(slave);
+    g_assert(s_con);
+    slave_type = nm_setting_connection_get_slave_type(s_con);
+    if (!slave_type)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    return nm_streq(connection_type, slave_type);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_can_assume_connections:
+ * @self: #NMDevice instance
+ *
+ * This is a convenience function to determine whether connection assumption
+ * is available for this device.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the device is capable of assuming connections, %FALSE if not
+ */
+static gboolean
+nm_device_can_assume_connections(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return !!NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->update_connection;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+unmanaged_on_quit(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMConnection *connection;
+
+    /* NMDeviceWifi overwrites this function to always unmanage wifi devices.
+     *
+     * For all other types, if the device type can assume connections, we leave
+     * it up on quit.
+     *
+     * Originally, we would only keep devices up that can be assumed afterwards.
+     * However, that meant we unmanged layer-2 only devices. So, this was step
+     * by step refined to unmanage less (commit 25aaaab3, rh#1311988, rh#1333983).
+     * But there are more scenarios where we also want to keep the device up
+     * (rh#1378418, rh#1371126). */
+    if (!nm_device_can_assume_connections(self))
+        return TRUE;
+
+    /* the only exception are IPv4 shared connections. We unmanage them on quit. */
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (connection) {
+        if (NM_IN_STRSET(nm_utils_get_ip_config_method(connection, AF_INET),
+                         NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_SHARED)) {
+            /* shared connections are to be unmangaed. */
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_unmanage_on_quit(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->unmanaged_on_quit(self);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+nm_device_emit_recheck_assume(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = user_data;
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), G_SOURCE_REMOVE);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    priv->recheck_assume_id = 0;
+    if (!nm_device_get_act_request(self))
+        g_signal_emit(self, signals[RECHECK_ASSUME], 0);
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_queue_recheck_assume(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!priv->recheck_assume_id && nm_device_can_assume_connections(self))
+        priv->recheck_assume_id = g_idle_add(nm_device_emit_recheck_assume, self);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+recheck_available(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gboolean         now_available;
+    NMDeviceState    state     = nm_device_get_state(self);
+    NMDeviceState    new_state = NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN;
+
+    priv->recheck_available.call_id = 0;
+
+    now_available = nm_device_is_available(self, NM_DEVICE_CHECK_DEV_AVAILABLE_NONE);
+
+    if (state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE && now_available) {
+        new_state = NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+        nm_device_queue_state(self, new_state, priv->recheck_available.available_reason);
+    } else if (state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED && !now_available) {
+        new_state = NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE;
+        nm_device_queue_state(self, new_state, priv->recheck_available.unavailable_reason);
+    }
+
+    if (new_state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "is %savailable, %s %s",
+              now_available ? "" : "not ",
+              new_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE ? "no change required for"
+                                                       : "will transition to",
+              nm_device_state_to_str(new_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE ? state : new_state));
+
+        priv->recheck_available.available_reason   = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE;
+        priv->recheck_available.unavailable_reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE;
+    }
+
+    if (priv->recheck_available.call_id == 0)
+        nm_device_remove_pending_action(self, NM_PENDING_ACTION_RECHECK_AVAILABLE, TRUE);
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_queue_recheck_available(NMDevice *          self,
+                                  NMDeviceStateReason available_reason,
+                                  NMDeviceStateReason unavailable_reason)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    priv->recheck_available.available_reason   = available_reason;
+    priv->recheck_available.unavailable_reason = unavailable_reason;
+    if (!priv->recheck_available.call_id) {
+        priv->recheck_available.call_id = g_idle_add(recheck_available, self);
+        nm_device_add_pending_action (self, NM_PENDING_ACTION_RECHECK_AVAILABLE,
+                                      FALSE /* cannot assert, because of how recheck_available() first clears
+                                             * the call-id and postpones removing the pending-action. */);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_emit_recheck_auto_activate(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_signal_emit(self, signals[RECHECK_AUTO_ACTIVATE], 0);
+}
+
+static void
+dnsmasq_state_changed_cb(NMDnsMasqManager *manager, guint32 status, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+
+    switch (status) {
+    case NM_DNSMASQ_STATUS_DEAD:
+        nm_device_ip_method_failed(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SHARED_START_FAILED);
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_auth_request(NMDevice *                     self,
+                       GDBusMethodInvocation *        context,
+                       NMConnection *                 connection,
+                       const char *                   permission,
+                       gboolean                       allow_interaction,
+                       GCancellable *                 cancellable,
+                       NMManagerDeviceAuthRequestFunc callback,
+                       gpointer                       user_data)
+{
+    nm_manager_device_auth_request(nm_device_get_manager(self),
+                                   self,
+                                   context,
+                                   connection,
+                                   permission,
+                                   allow_interaction,
+                                   cancellable,
+                                   callback,
+                                   user_data);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+activation_source_clear(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    if (priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4] != 0) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "activation-stage: clear %s,v%c (id %u)",
+              _activation_func_to_string(priv->activation_source_func_x[IS_IPv4]),
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4]);
+        nm_clear_g_source(&priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4]);
+        priv->activation_source_func_x[IS_IPv4] = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+static gboolean
+activation_source_handle_cb(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *    priv;
+    const int            IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+    ActivationHandleFunc activation_source_func;
+    guint                activation_source_id;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), G_SOURCE_REMOVE);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    activation_source_func = priv->activation_source_func_x[IS_IPv4];
+    activation_source_id   = priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4];
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(activation_source_id != 0, G_SOURCE_REMOVE);
+    nm_assert(activation_source_func);
+
+    priv->activation_source_func_x[IS_IPv4] = NULL;
+    priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4]   = 0;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "activation-stage: invoke %s,v%c (id %u)",
+          _activation_func_to_string(activation_source_func),
+          nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+          activation_source_id);
+
+    activation_source_func(self);
+
+    _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "activation-stage: complete %s,v%c (id %u)",
+          _activation_func_to_string(activation_source_func),
+          nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+          activation_source_id);
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+activation_source_handle_cb_4(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    return activation_source_handle_cb(user_data, AF_INET);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+activation_source_handle_cb_6(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    return activation_source_handle_cb(user_data, AF_INET6);
+}
+
+static void
+activation_source_schedule(NMDevice *self, ActivationHandleFunc func, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+    guint            new_id  = 0;
+
+    if (priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4] != 0
+        && priv->activation_source_func_x[IS_IPv4] == func) {
+        /* Scheduling the same stage multiple times is fine. */
+        _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "activation-stage: already scheduled %s,v%c (id %u)",
+              _activation_func_to_string(func),
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4]);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    new_id =
+        g_idle_add(IS_IPv4 ? activation_source_handle_cb_4 : activation_source_handle_cb_6, self);
+
+    if (priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4] != 0) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "activation-stage: schedule %s,v%c which replaces %s,v%c (id %u -> %u)",
+              _activation_func_to_string(func),
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              _activation_func_to_string(priv->activation_source_func_x[IS_IPv4]),
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4],
+              new_id);
+        nm_clear_g_source(&priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4]);
+    } else {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "activation-stage: schedule %s,v%c (id %u)",
+              _activation_func_to_string(func),
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              new_id);
+    }
+
+    priv->activation_source_func_x[IS_IPv4] = func;
+    priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4]   = new_id;
+}
+
+static void
+activation_source_invoke_sync(NMDevice *self, ActivationHandleFunc func, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    if (priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4] == 0) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "activation-stage: synchronously invoke %s,v%c",
+              _activation_func_to_string(func),
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+    } else if (priv->activation_source_func_x[IS_IPv4] == func) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "activation-stage: synchronously invoke %s,v%c which was already scheduled (id %u)",
+              _activation_func_to_string(func),
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4]);
+    } else {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "activation-stage: synchronously invoke %s,v%c which replaces %s,v%c (id %u)",
+              _activation_func_to_string(func),
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              _activation_func_to_string(priv->activation_source_func_x[IS_IPv4]),
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4]);
+    }
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4]);
+    priv->activation_source_func_x[IS_IPv4] = NULL;
+
+    func(self);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+master_ready(NMDevice *self, NMActiveConnection *active)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *   priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMActiveConnection *master_connection;
+    NMDevice *          master;
+
+    /* Notify a master device that it has a new slave */
+    nm_assert(nm_active_connection_get_master_ready(active));
+
+    master_connection = nm_active_connection_get_master(active);
+
+    master = nm_active_connection_get_device(master_connection);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "master connection ready; master device %s", nm_device_get_iface(master));
+
+    if (priv->master && priv->master != master)
+        nm_device_master_release_one_slave(priv->master,
+                                           self,
+                                           FALSE,
+                                           FALSE,
+                                           NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_ASSUMED);
+
+    /* If the master didn't change, add-slave only rechecks whether to assume a connection. */
+    nm_device_master_add_slave(master,
+                               self,
+                               !nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self));
+}
+
+static void
+master_ready_cb(NMActiveConnection *active, GParamSpec *pspec, NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_assert(nm_active_connection_get_master_ready(active));
+
+    if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_PREPARE)
+        nm_device_activate_schedule_stage1_device_prepare(self, FALSE);
+}
+
+static void
+lldp_neighbors_changed(NMLldpListener *lldp_listener, GParamSpec *pspec, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+
+    _notify(self, PROP_LLDP_NEIGHBORS);
+}
+
+static NMPlatformVF *
+sriov_vf_config_to_platform(NMDevice *self, NMSriovVF *vf, GError **error)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv         = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gs_free NMPlatformVF *plat_vf = NULL;
+    const guint *         vlan_ids;
+    GVariant *            variant;
+    guint                 i, num_vlans;
+    gsize                 length;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(!error || !*error, FALSE);
+
+    vlan_ids = nm_sriov_vf_get_vlan_ids(vf, &num_vlans);
+    plat_vf  = g_malloc0(sizeof(NMPlatformVF) + sizeof(NMPlatformVFVlan) * num_vlans);
+
+    plat_vf->index = nm_sriov_vf_get_index(vf);
+
+    variant = nm_sriov_vf_get_attribute(vf, NM_SRIOV_VF_ATTRIBUTE_SPOOF_CHECK);
+    if (variant)
+        plat_vf->spoofchk = g_variant_get_boolean(variant);
+    else
+        plat_vf->spoofchk = -1;
+
+    variant = nm_sriov_vf_get_attribute(vf, NM_SRIOV_VF_ATTRIBUTE_TRUST);
+    if (variant)
+        plat_vf->trust = g_variant_get_boolean(variant);
+    else
+        plat_vf->trust = -1;
+
+    variant = nm_sriov_vf_get_attribute(vf, NM_SRIOV_VF_ATTRIBUTE_MAC);
+    if (variant) {
+        if (!_nm_utils_hwaddr_aton(g_variant_get_string(variant, NULL),
+                                   plat_vf->mac.data,
+                                   sizeof(plat_vf->mac.data),
+                                   &length)) {
+            g_set_error(error,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                        "invalid MAC %s",
+                        g_variant_get_string(variant, NULL));
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        if (length != priv->hw_addr_len) {
+            g_set_error(error,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                        "wrong MAC length %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT ", should be %u",
+                        length,
+                        priv->hw_addr_len);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        plat_vf->mac.len = length;
+    }
+
+    variant = nm_sriov_vf_get_attribute(vf, NM_SRIOV_VF_ATTRIBUTE_MIN_TX_RATE);
+    if (variant)
+        plat_vf->min_tx_rate = g_variant_get_uint32(variant);
+
+    variant = nm_sriov_vf_get_attribute(vf, NM_SRIOV_VF_ATTRIBUTE_MAX_TX_RATE);
+    if (variant)
+        plat_vf->max_tx_rate = g_variant_get_uint32(variant);
+
+    plat_vf->num_vlans = num_vlans;
+    plat_vf->vlans     = (NMPlatformVFVlan *) (&plat_vf[1]);
+    for (i = 0; i < num_vlans; i++) {
+        plat_vf->vlans[i].id  = vlan_ids[i];
+        plat_vf->vlans[i].qos = nm_sriov_vf_get_vlan_qos(vf, vlan_ids[i]);
+        plat_vf->vlans[i].proto_ad =
+            nm_sriov_vf_get_vlan_protocol(vf, vlan_ids[i]) == NM_SRIOV_VF_VLAN_PROTOCOL_802_1AD;
+    }
+
+    return g_steal_pointer(&plat_vf);
+}
+
+static void
+sriov_params_cb(GError *error, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self;
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    nm_auto_freev NMPlatformVF **plat_vfs = NULL;
+
+    nm_utils_user_data_unpack(user_data, &self, &plat_vfs);
+
+    if (nm_utils_error_is_cancelled_or_disposing(error))
+        return;
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (error) {
+        _LOGE(LOGD_DEVICE, "failed to set SR-IOV parameters: %s", error->message);
+        nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
+                                NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SRIOV_CONFIGURATION_FAILED);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!nm_platform_link_set_sriov_vfs(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                        priv->ifindex,
+                                        (const NMPlatformVF *const *) plat_vfs)) {
+        _LOGE(LOGD_DEVICE, "failed to apply SR-IOV VFs");
+        nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
+                                NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SRIOV_CONFIGURATION_FAILED);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    priv->stage1_sriov_state = NM_DEVICE_STAGE_STATE_COMPLETED;
+
+    nm_device_activate_schedule_stage1_device_prepare(self, FALSE);
+}
+
+/*
+ * activate_stage1_device_prepare
+ *
+ * Prepare for device activation
+ *
+ */
+static void
+activate_stage1_device_prepare(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *   priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMActStageReturn    ret  = NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS;
+    NMActiveConnection *active;
+    NMActiveConnection *master;
+    NMDeviceClass *     klass;
+
+    priv->v4_route_table_initialized = FALSE;
+    priv->v6_route_table_initialized = FALSE;
+
+    _set_ip_state(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_NONE);
+    _set_ip_state(self, AF_INET6, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_NONE);
+
+    /* Notify the new ActiveConnection along with the state change */
+    nm_dbus_track_obj_path_set(&priv->act_request, priv->act_request.obj, TRUE);
+
+    nm_device_state_changed(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_PREPARE, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE);
+
+    if (priv->stage1_sriov_state != NM_DEVICE_STAGE_STATE_COMPLETED) {
+        NMSettingSriov *s_sriov;
+
+        if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+            /* pass */
+        } else if (priv->stage1_sriov_state == NM_DEVICE_STAGE_STATE_PENDING)
+            return;
+        else if (priv->ifindex > 0 && nm_device_has_capability(self, NM_DEVICE_CAP_SRIOV)
+                 && (s_sriov = nm_device_get_applied_setting(self, NM_TYPE_SETTING_SRIOV))) {
+            nm_auto_freev NMPlatformVF **plat_vfs = NULL;
+            gs_free_error GError *error           = NULL;
+            NMSriovVF *           vf;
+            NMTernary             autoprobe;
+            guint                 num;
+            guint                 i;
+
+            autoprobe = nm_setting_sriov_get_autoprobe_drivers(s_sriov);
+            if (autoprobe == NM_TERNARY_DEFAULT) {
+                autoprobe = nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(
+                    NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                    NM_CON_DEFAULT("sriov.autoprobe-drivers"),
+                    self,
+                    NM_OPTION_BOOL_FALSE,
+                    NM_OPTION_BOOL_TRUE,
+                    NM_OPTION_BOOL_TRUE);
+            }
+
+            num      = nm_setting_sriov_get_num_vfs(s_sriov);
+            plat_vfs = g_new0(NMPlatformVF *, num + 1);
+            for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+                vf          = nm_setting_sriov_get_vf(s_sriov, i);
+                plat_vfs[i] = sriov_vf_config_to_platform(self, vf, &error);
+                if (!plat_vfs[i]) {
+                    _LOGE(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                          "failed to apply SR-IOV VF '%s': %s",
+                          nm_utils_sriov_vf_to_str(vf, FALSE, NULL),
+                          error->message);
+                    nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                            NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
+                                            NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SRIOV_CONFIGURATION_FAILED);
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /* When changing the number of VFs the kernel can block
+             * for very long time in the write to sysfs, especially
+             * if autoprobe-drivers is enabled. Do it asynchronously
+             * to avoid blocking the entire NM process.
+             */
+            sriov_op_queue(self,
+                           nm_setting_sriov_get_total_vfs(s_sriov),
+                           NM_TERNARY_TO_OPTION_BOOL(autoprobe),
+                           sriov_params_cb,
+                           nm_utils_user_data_pack(self, g_steal_pointer(&plat_vfs)));
+            priv->stage1_sriov_state = NM_DEVICE_STAGE_STATE_PENDING;
+            return;
+        }
+        priv->stage1_sriov_state = NM_DEVICE_STAGE_STATE_COMPLETED;
+    }
+
+    /* Assumed connections were already set up outside NetworkManager */
+    klass = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+
+    if (klass->act_stage1_prepare_set_hwaddr_ethernet
+        && !nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+        if (!nm_device_hw_addr_set_cloned(self, nm_device_get_applied_connection(self), FALSE)) {
+            nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONFIG_FAILED);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (klass->act_stage1_prepare_also_for_external_or_assume
+        || !nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+        nm_assert(!klass->act_stage1_prepare_also_for_external_or_assume
+                  || klass->act_stage1_prepare);
+        if (klass->act_stage1_prepare) {
+            NMDeviceStateReason failure_reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE;
+
+            ret = klass->act_stage1_prepare(self, &failure_reason);
+            if (ret == NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE) {
+                nm_device_state_changed(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED, failure_reason);
+                return;
+            }
+            if (ret == NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_POSTPONE)
+                return;
+
+            nm_assert(ret == NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS);
+        }
+    }
+
+    active = NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(priv->act_request.obj);
+    master = nm_active_connection_get_master(active);
+    if (master) {
+        if (nm_active_connection_get_state(master) >= NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_DEACTIVATING) {
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "master connection is deactivating");
+            nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DEPENDENCY_FAILED);
+            return;
+        }
+        /* If the master connection is ready for slaves, attach ourselves */
+        if (!nm_active_connection_get_master_ready(active)) {
+            if (priv->master_ready_id == 0) {
+                _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "waiting for master connection to become ready");
+                priv->master_ready_id =
+                    g_signal_connect(active,
+                                     "notify::" NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_INT_MASTER_READY,
+                                     (GCallback) master_ready_cb,
+                                     self);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    nm_clear_g_signal_handler(priv->act_request.obj, &priv->master_ready_id);
+    if (master)
+        master_ready(self, active);
+    else if (priv->master) {
+        nm_device_master_release_one_slave(priv->master,
+                                           self,
+                                           TRUE,
+                                           TRUE,
+                                           NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_ASSUMED);
+    }
+
+    nm_device_activate_schedule_stage2_device_config(self, TRUE);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_activate_schedule_stage1_device_prepare(NMDevice *self, gboolean do_sync)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->act_request.obj);
+
+    if (!do_sync) {
+        activation_source_schedule(self, activate_stage1_device_prepare, AF_INET);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    activation_source_invoke_sync(self, activate_stage1_device_prepare, AF_INET);
+}
+
+static NMActStageReturn
+act_stage2_config(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceStateReason *out_failure_reason)
+{
+    return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void
+lldp_init(NMDevice *self, gboolean restart)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->ifindex > 0 && _prop_get_connection_lldp(self)) {
+        gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+
+        if (priv->lldp_listener) {
+            if (restart && nm_lldp_listener_is_running(priv->lldp_listener))
+                nm_lldp_listener_stop(priv->lldp_listener);
+        } else {
+            priv->lldp_listener = nm_lldp_listener_new();
+            g_signal_connect(priv->lldp_listener,
+                             "notify::" NM_LLDP_LISTENER_NEIGHBORS,
+                             G_CALLBACK(lldp_neighbors_changed),
+                             self);
+        }
+
+        if (!nm_lldp_listener_is_running(priv->lldp_listener)) {
+            if (nm_lldp_listener_start(priv->lldp_listener, nm_device_get_ifindex(self), &error))
+                _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "LLDP listener %p started", priv->lldp_listener);
+            else {
+                _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                      "LLDP listener %p could not be started: %s",
+                      priv->lldp_listener,
+                      error->message);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (priv->lldp_listener)
+            nm_lldp_listener_stop(priv->lldp_listener);
+    }
+}
+
+/* set-mode can be:
+ *  - TRUE: sync with new rules.
+ *  - FALSE: sync, but remove all rules (== flush)
+ *  - DEFAULT: forget about all the rules that we previously tracked,
+ *       but don't actually remove them. This is when quitting NM
+ *       we want to keep the rules.
+ *       The problem is, after restart of NM, the rule manager will
+ *       no longer remember that NM added these rules and treat them
+ *       as externally added ones. Don't restart NetworkManager if
+ *       you care about that.
+ */
+static void
+_routing_rules_sync(NMDevice *self, NMTernary set_mode)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv               = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMPRulesManager *rules_manager      = nm_netns_get_rules_manager(nm_device_get_netns(self));
+    NMDeviceClass *  klass              = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    gboolean         untrack_only_dirty = FALSE;
+    gboolean         keep_deleted_rules;
+    gpointer         user_tag_1;
+    gpointer         user_tag_2;
+
+    /* take two arbitrary user-tag pointers that belong to @self. */
+    user_tag_1 = &priv->v4_route_table;
+    user_tag_2 = &priv->v6_route_table;
+
+    if (set_mode == NM_TERNARY_TRUE) {
+        NMConnection *     applied_connection;
+        NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip;
+        guint              i, num;
+        int                is_ipv4;
+
+        untrack_only_dirty = TRUE;
+        nmp_rules_manager_set_dirty(rules_manager, user_tag_1);
+        if (klass->get_extra_rules)
+            nmp_rules_manager_set_dirty(rules_manager, user_tag_2);
+
+        applied_connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+
+        for (is_ipv4 = 0; applied_connection && is_ipv4 < 2; is_ipv4++) {
+            int addr_family = is_ipv4 ? AF_INET : AF_INET6;
+
+            s_ip = nm_connection_get_setting_ip_config(applied_connection, addr_family);
+            if (!s_ip)
+                continue;
+
+            num = nm_setting_ip_config_get_num_routing_rules(s_ip);
+            for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+                NMPlatformRoutingRule plrule;
+                NMIPRoutingRule *     rule;
+
+                rule = nm_setting_ip_config_get_routing_rule(s_ip, i);
+                nm_ip_routing_rule_to_platform(rule, &plrule);
+
+                /* We track this rule, but we also make it explicitly not weakly-tracked
+                 * (meaning to untrack NMP_RULES_MANAGER_EXTERN_WEAKLY_TRACKED_USER_TAG at
+                 * the same time). */
+                nmp_rules_manager_track(rules_manager,
+                                        &plrule,
+                                        10,
+                                        user_tag_1,
+                                        NMP_RULES_MANAGER_EXTERN_WEAKLY_TRACKED_USER_TAG);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (klass->get_extra_rules) {
+            gs_unref_ptrarray GPtrArray *extra_rules = NULL;
+
+            extra_rules = klass->get_extra_rules(self);
+            if (extra_rules) {
+                for (i = 0; i < extra_rules->len; i++) {
+                    nmp_rules_manager_track(rules_manager,
+                                            NMP_OBJECT_CAST_ROUTING_RULE(extra_rules->pdata[i]),
+                                            10,
+                                            user_tag_2,
+                                            NMP_RULES_MANAGER_EXTERN_WEAKLY_TRACKED_USER_TAG);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    nmp_rules_manager_untrack_all(rules_manager, user_tag_1, !untrack_only_dirty);
+    if (klass->get_extra_rules)
+        nmp_rules_manager_untrack_all(rules_manager, user_tag_2, !untrack_only_dirty);
+
+    keep_deleted_rules = FALSE;
+    if (set_mode == NM_TERNARY_DEFAULT) {
+        /* when exiting NM, we leave the device up and the rules configured.
+         * We just all nmp_rules_manager_sync() to forget about the synced rules,
+         * but we don't actually delete them.
+         *
+         * FIXME: that is a problem after restart of NetworkManager, because these
+         * rules will look like externally added, and NM will no longer remove
+         * them.
+         * To fix that, we could during "assume" mark the rules of the profile
+         * as owned (and "added" by the device). The problem with that is that it
+         * wouldn't cover rules that devices add by internal decision (not because
+         * of a setting in the profile, e.g. WireGuard could setup policy routing).
+         * Maybe it would be better to remember these orphaned rules at exit in a
+         * file and track them after restart again. */
+        keep_deleted_rules = TRUE;
+    }
+    nmp_rules_manager_sync(rules_manager, keep_deleted_rules);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+tc_commit(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMConnection *    connection          = NULL;
+    gs_unref_ptrarray GPtrArray *qdiscs   = NULL;
+    gs_unref_ptrarray GPtrArray *tfilters = NULL;
+    NMSettingTCConfig *          s_tc     = NULL;
+    NMPlatform *                 platform;
+    int                          ip_ifindex;
+
+    platform   = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (connection)
+        s_tc = nm_connection_get_setting_tc_config(connection);
+
+    ip_ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    if (!ip_ifindex)
+        return s_tc == NULL;
+
+    if (s_tc) {
+        qdiscs   = nm_utils_qdiscs_from_tc_setting(platform, s_tc, ip_ifindex);
+        tfilters = nm_utils_tfilters_from_tc_setting(platform, s_tc, ip_ifindex);
+    }
+
+    if (!nm_platform_qdisc_sync(platform, ip_ifindex, qdiscs))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (!nm_platform_tfilter_sync(platform, ip_ifindex, tfilters))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/*
+ * activate_stage2_device_config
+ *
+ * Determine device parameters and set those on the device, ie
+ * for wireless devices, set SSID, keys, etc.
+ *
+ */
+static void
+activate_stage2_device_config(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDeviceClass *  klass;
+    NMActStageReturn ret;
+    gboolean         no_firmware = FALSE;
+    CList *          iter;
+
+    nm_device_state_changed(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_CONFIG, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE);
+
+    if (!nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self))
+        _ethtool_state_set(self);
+
+    if (!nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+        if (!tc_commit(self)) {
+            _LOGW(LOGD_IP6, "failed applying traffic control rules");
+            nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONFIG_FAILED);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    _routing_rules_sync(self, NM_TERNARY_TRUE);
+
+    if (!nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+        if (!nm_device_bring_up(self, FALSE, &no_firmware)) {
+            nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
+                                    no_firmware ? NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_FIRMWARE_MISSING
+                                                : NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONFIG_FAILED);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    klass = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    if (klass->act_stage2_config_also_for_external_or_assume
+        || !nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+        NMDeviceStateReason failure_reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE;
+
+        ret = klass->act_stage2_config(self, &failure_reason);
+        if (ret == NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_POSTPONE)
+            return;
+        if (ret != NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS) {
+            nm_assert(ret == NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE);
+            nm_device_state_changed(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED, failure_reason);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* If we have slaves that aren't yet enslaved, do that now */
+    c_list_for_each (iter, &priv->slaves) {
+        SlaveInfo *   info        = c_list_entry(iter, SlaveInfo, lst_slave);
+        NMDeviceState slave_state = nm_device_get_state(info->slave);
+
+        if (slave_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG)
+            nm_device_master_enslave_slave(self,
+                                           info->slave,
+                                           nm_device_get_applied_connection(info->slave));
+        else if (priv->act_request.obj && nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self)
+                 && slave_state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
+            nm_device_queue_recheck_assume(info->slave);
+    }
+
+    lldp_init(self, TRUE);
+
+    nm_device_activate_schedule_stage3_ip_config_start(self);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_activate_schedule_stage2_device_config(NMDevice *self, gboolean do_sync)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    if (!do_sync) {
+        activation_source_schedule(self, activate_stage2_device_config, AF_INET);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    activation_source_invoke_sync(self, activate_stage2_device_config, AF_INET);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_ip_method_failed(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, NMDeviceStateReason reason)
+{
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IN_SET(addr_family, AF_INET, AF_INET6));
+
+    _set_ip_state(self, addr_family, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAIL);
+
+    if (get_ip_config_may_fail(self, addr_family))
+        check_ip_state(self, FALSE, (nm_device_get_state(self) == NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG));
+    else
+        nm_device_state_changed(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED, reason);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+acd_data_destroy(gpointer ptr)
+{
+    AcdData *data = ptr;
+    int      i;
+
+    for (i = 0; data->configs && data->configs[i]; i++)
+        g_object_unref(data->configs[i]);
+    g_free(data->configs);
+    g_slice_free(AcdData, data);
+}
+
+static void
+ipv4_manual_method_apply(NMDevice *self, NMIP4Config **configs, gboolean success)
+{
+    NMConnection *connection;
+    const char *  method;
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    nm_assert(connection);
+    method = nm_utils_get_ip_config_method(connection, AF_INET);
+    nm_assert(NM_IN_STRSET(method,
+                           NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_MANUAL,
+                           NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO));
+
+    if (!success) {
+        nm_device_ip_method_failed(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_ADDRESS_DUPLICATE);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_MANUAL))
+        nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, AF_INET, NULL);
+    else {
+        if (NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->ip_state_4 != NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE)
+            ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET, TRUE);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+acd_manager_probe_terminated(NMAcdManager *acd_manager, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    AcdData *                   data = user_data;
+    NMDevice *                  self;
+    NMDevicePrivate *           priv;
+    NMDedupMultiIter            ipconf_iter;
+    const NMPlatformIP4Address *address;
+    gboolean                    result, success = TRUE;
+    int                         i;
+
+    g_assert(data);
+    self = data->device;
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    for (i = 0; data->configs && data->configs[i]; i++) {
+        nm_ip_config_iter_ip4_address_for_each (&ipconf_iter, data->configs[i], &address) {
+            char sbuf[NM_UTILS_INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+
+            result = nm_acd_manager_check_address(acd_manager, address->address);
+            success &= result;
+
+            _NMLOG(result ? LOGL_DEBUG : LOGL_WARN,
+                   LOGD_DEVICE,
+                   "IPv4 DAD result: address %s is %s",
+                   _nm_utils_inet4_ntop(address->address, sbuf),
+                   result ? "unique" : "duplicate");
+        }
+    }
+
+    data->callback(self, data->configs, success);
+
+    priv->acd.dad_list = g_slist_remove(priv->acd.dad_list, acd_manager);
+    nm_acd_manager_free(acd_manager);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ipv4_dad_start:
+ * @self: device instance
+ * @configs: NULL-terminated array of IPv4 configurations
+ * @cb: callback function
+ *
+ * Start IPv4 DAD on device @self, check addresses in @configs and call @cb
+ * when the procedure ends. @cb will be called in any case, even if DAD can't
+ * be started. @configs will be unreferenced after @cb has been called.
+ */
+static void
+ipv4_dad_start(NMDevice *self, NMIP4Config **configs, AcdCallback cb)
+{
+    static const NMAcdCallbacks acd_callbacks = {
+        .probe_terminated_callback = acd_manager_probe_terminated,
+        .user_data_destroy         = acd_data_destroy,
+    };
+    NMDevicePrivate *           priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMAcdManager *              acd_manager;
+    const NMPlatformIP4Address *address;
+    NMDedupMultiIter            ipconf_iter;
+    AcdData *                   data;
+    guint                       timeout;
+    gboolean                    addr_found;
+    int                         r;
+    const guint8 *              hwaddr_arr;
+    size_t                      length;
+    guint                       i;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(configs);
+    g_return_if_fail(cb);
+
+    for (i = 0, addr_found = FALSE; configs[i]; i++) {
+        if (nm_ip4_config_get_num_addresses(configs[i]) > 0) {
+            addr_found = TRUE;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    timeout    = _prop_get_ipv4_dad_timeout(self);
+    hwaddr_arr = nm_platform_link_get_address(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                              nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self),
+                                              &length);
+
+    if (!timeout || !hwaddr_arr || !addr_found || length != ETH_ALEN
+        || nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+        /* DAD not needed, signal success */
+        cb(self, configs, TRUE);
+
+        for (i = 0; configs[i]; i++)
+            g_object_unref(configs[i]);
+        g_free(configs);
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    data           = g_slice_new0(AcdData);
+    data->configs  = configs;
+    data->callback = cb;
+    data->device   = self;
+
+    acd_manager        = nm_acd_manager_new(nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self),
+                                     hwaddr_arr,
+                                     length,
+                                     &acd_callbacks,
+                                     data);
+    priv->acd.dad_list = g_slist_append(priv->acd.dad_list, acd_manager);
+
+    for (i = 0; configs[i]; i++) {
+        nm_ip_config_iter_ip4_address_for_each (&ipconf_iter, configs[i], &address)
+            nm_acd_manager_add_address(acd_manager, address->address);
+    }
+
+    r = nm_acd_manager_start_probe(acd_manager, timeout);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "acd probe failed");
+
+        /* DAD could not be started, signal success */
+        cb(self, configs, TRUE);
+
+        priv->acd.dad_list = g_slist_remove(priv->acd.dad_list, acd_manager);
+        nm_acd_manager_free(acd_manager);
+    }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/* IPv4LL stuff */
+
+static void
+ipv4ll_cleanup(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->ipv4ll) {
+        sd_ipv4ll_set_callback(priv->ipv4ll, NULL, NULL);
+        sd_ipv4ll_stop(priv->ipv4ll);
+        priv->ipv4ll = sd_ipv4ll_unref(priv->ipv4ll);
+    }
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->ipv4ll_timeout);
+}
+
+static NMIP4Config *
+ipv4ll_get_ip4_config(NMDevice *self, guint32 lla)
+{
+    NMIP4Config *        config = NULL;
+    NMPlatformIP4Address address;
+    NMPlatformIP4Route   route;
+
+    config = nm_device_ip4_config_new(self);
+    g_assert(config);
+
+    memset(&address, 0, sizeof(address));
+    nm_platform_ip4_address_set_addr(&address, lla, 16);
+    address.addr_source = NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_IP4LL;
+    nm_ip4_config_add_address(config, &address);
+
+    /* Add a multicast route for link-local connections: destination= 224.0.0.0, netmask=240.0.0.0 */
+    memset(&route, 0, sizeof(route));
+    route.network       = htonl(0xE0000000L);
+    route.plen          = 4;
+    route.rt_source     = NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_IP4LL;
+    route.table_coerced = nm_platform_route_table_coerce(nm_device_get_route_table(self, AF_INET));
+    route.metric        = nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET);
+    nm_ip4_config_add_route(config, &route, NULL);
+
+    return config;
+}
+
+static void
+nm_device_handle_ipv4ll_event(sd_ipv4ll *ll, int event, void *data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = data;
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    struct in_addr   address;
+    NMIP4Config *    config;
+    int              r;
+
+    if (priv->act_request.obj == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    nm_assert(nm_streq(nm_device_get_effective_ip_config_method(self, AF_INET),
+                       NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_LINK_LOCAL));
+
+    switch (event) {
+    case SD_IPV4LL_EVENT_BIND:
+        r = sd_ipv4ll_get_address(ll, &address);
+        if (r < 0) {
+            _LOGE(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "invalid IPv4 link-local address received, error %d.", r);
+            nm_device_ip_method_failed(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_AUTOIP_START_FAILED);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!nm_utils_ip4_address_is_link_local(address.s_addr)) {
+            _LOGE(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "invalid address %08x received (not link-local).", address.s_addr);
+            nm_device_ip_method_failed(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_AUTOIP_ERROR);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        config = ipv4ll_get_ip4_config(self, address.s_addr);
+        if (config == NULL) {
+            _LOGE(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "failed to get IPv4LL config");
+            nm_device_ip_method_failed(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_AUTOIP_FAILED);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF) {
+            nm_clear_g_source(&priv->ipv4ll_timeout);
+            nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, AF_INET, NM_IP_CONFIG_CAST(config));
+        } else if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE) {
+            applied_config_init(&priv->dev_ip_config_4, config);
+            if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET, TRUE)) {
+                _LOGE(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "failed to update IP4 config for autoip change.");
+                nm_device_ip_method_failed(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_AUTOIP_FAILED);
+            }
+        } else
+            g_assert_not_reached();
+
+        g_object_unref(config);
+        break;
+    default:
+        _LOGW(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "IPv4LL address no longer valid after event %d.", event);
+        nm_device_ip_method_failed(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_AUTOIP_FAILED);
+    }
+}
+
+static gboolean
+ipv4ll_timeout_cb(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->ipv4ll_timeout) {
+        _LOGI(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "IPv4LL configuration timed out.");
+        priv->ipv4ll_timeout = 0;
+        ipv4ll_cleanup(self);
+
+        if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF)
+            nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_timeout(self, AF_INET);
+    }
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static NMActStageReturn
+ipv4ll_start(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *        priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const struct ether_addr *addr;
+    int                      ifindex, r;
+    size_t                   addr_len;
+
+    ipv4ll_cleanup(self);
+
+    r = sd_ipv4ll_new(&priv->ipv4ll);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        _LOGE(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "IPv4LL: new() failed with error %d", r);
+        return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    r = sd_ipv4ll_attach_event(priv->ipv4ll, NULL, 0);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        _LOGE(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "IPv4LL: attach_event() failed with error %d", r);
+        return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    addr    = nm_platform_link_get_address(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex, &addr_len);
+    if (!addr || addr_len != ETH_ALEN) {
+        _LOGE(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "IPv4LL: can't retrieve hardware address");
+        return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    r = sd_ipv4ll_set_mac(priv->ipv4ll, addr);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        _LOGE(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "IPv4LL: set_mac() failed with error %d", r);
+        return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    r = sd_ipv4ll_set_ifindex(priv->ipv4ll, ifindex);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        _LOGE(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "IPv4LL: set_ifindex() failed with error %d", r);
+        return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    r = sd_ipv4ll_set_callback(priv->ipv4ll, nm_device_handle_ipv4ll_event, self);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        _LOGE(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "IPv4LL: set_callback() failed with error %d", r);
+        return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    r = sd_ipv4ll_start(priv->ipv4ll);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        _LOGE(LOGD_AUTOIP4, "IPv4LL: start() failed with error %d", r);
+        return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_AUTOIP4, "IPv4LL: started");
+
+    /* Start a timeout to bound the address attempt */
+    priv->ipv4ll_timeout = g_timeout_add_seconds(20, ipv4ll_timeout_cb, self);
+    return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_POSTPONE;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+ensure_con_ip_config(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *   connection;
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+    NMIPConfig *     con_ip_config;
+
+    if (priv->con_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4])
+        return;
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (!connection)
+        return;
+
+    con_ip_config = nm_device_ip_config_new(self, addr_family);
+
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        nm_ip4_config_merge_setting(NM_IP4_CONFIG(con_ip_config),
+                                    nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(connection),
+                                    _prop_get_connection_mdns(self),
+                                    _prop_get_connection_llmnr(self),
+                                    nm_device_get_route_table(self, addr_family),
+                                    nm_device_get_route_metric(self, addr_family));
+    } else {
+        nm_ip6_config_merge_setting(NM_IP6_CONFIG(con_ip_config),
+                                    nm_connection_get_setting_ip6_config(connection),
+                                    nm_device_get_route_table(self, addr_family),
+                                    nm_device_get_route_metric(self, addr_family));
+    }
+
+    if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+        /* For assumed connections ignore all addresses and routes. */
+        nm_ip_config_reset_addresses(con_ip_config);
+        nm_ip_config_reset_routes(con_ip_config);
+    }
+
+    priv->con_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4] = con_ip_config;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+dhcp4_cleanup(NMDevice *self, CleanupType cleanup_type, gboolean release)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    priv->dhcp_data_4.was_active = FALSE;
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->dhcp_data_4.grace_id);
+    priv->dhcp_data_4.grace_pending = FALSE;
+    nm_clear_g_free(&priv->dhcp4.pac_url);
+
+    if (priv->dhcp_data_4.client) {
+        /* Stop any ongoing DHCP transaction on this device */
+        nm_clear_g_signal_handler(priv->dhcp_data_4.client, &priv->dhcp_data_4.state_sigid);
+
+        if (cleanup_type == CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE || cleanup_type == CLEANUP_TYPE_REMOVED)
+            nm_dhcp_client_stop(priv->dhcp_data_4.client, release);
+
+        g_clear_object(&priv->dhcp_data_4.client);
+    }
+
+    if (priv->dhcp_data_4.config) {
+        nm_dbus_object_clear_and_unexport(&priv->dhcp_data_4.config);
+        _notify(self, PROP_DHCP4_CONFIG);
+    }
+}
+
+static gboolean
+ip_config_merge_and_apply(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, gboolean commit)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gboolean         success;
+    gs_unref_object NMIPConfig *composite = NULL;
+    NMIPConfig *                config;
+    gs_unref_ptrarray GPtrArray *ip4_dev_route_blacklist = NULL;
+    NMConnection *               connection;
+    gboolean                     ignore_auto_routes    = FALSE;
+    gboolean                     ignore_auto_dns       = FALSE;
+    gboolean                     ignore_default_routes = FALSE;
+    GSList *                     iter;
+    const char *                 ip6_addr_gen_token = NULL;
+    const int                    IS_IPv4            = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self))
+        commit = FALSE;
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+
+    /* Apply ignore-auto-routes and ignore-auto-dns settings */
+    if (connection) {
+        NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip;
+
+        s_ip = nm_connection_get_setting_ip_config(connection, addr_family);
+        if (s_ip) {
+            ignore_auto_routes = nm_setting_ip_config_get_ignore_auto_routes(s_ip);
+            ignore_auto_dns    = nm_setting_ip_config_get_ignore_auto_dns(s_ip);
+
+            /* if the connection has an explicit gateway, we also ignore
+             * the default routes from other sources. */
+            ignore_default_routes = nm_setting_ip_config_get_never_default(s_ip)
+                                    || nm_setting_ip_config_get_gateway(s_ip);
+
+            if (!IS_IPv4) {
+                NMSettingIP6Config *s_ip6 = NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG(s_ip);
+
+                if (nm_setting_ip6_config_get_addr_gen_mode(s_ip6)
+                    == NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_ADDR_GEN_MODE_EUI64)
+                    ip6_addr_gen_token = nm_setting_ip6_config_get_token(s_ip6);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    composite = nm_device_ip_config_new(self, addr_family);
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4) {
+        nm_ip6_config_set_privacy(NM_IP6_CONFIG(composite),
+                                  priv->ndisc ? priv->ndisc_use_tempaddr
+                                              : NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN);
+    }
+
+    init_ip_config_dns_priority(self, composite);
+
+    if (commit) {
+        if (priv->queued_ip_config_id_x[IS_IPv4])
+            update_ext_ip_config(self, addr_family, FALSE);
+        ensure_con_ip_config(self, addr_family);
+    }
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4) {
+        if (commit && priv->ipv6ll_has) {
+            const NMPlatformIP6Address ll_a = {
+                .address     = priv->ipv6ll_addr,
+                .plen        = 64,
+                .addr_source = NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_IP6LL,
+            };
+            const NMPlatformIP6Route ll_r = {
+                .network.s6_addr16[0] = htons(0xfe80u),
+                .plen                 = 64,
+                .metric               = nm_device_get_route_metric(self, addr_family),
+                .rt_source            = NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_IP6LL,
+            };
+
+            nm_assert(IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(&priv->ipv6ll_addr));
+
+            nm_ip6_config_add_address(NM_IP6_CONFIG(composite), &ll_a);
+            nm_ip6_config_add_route(NM_IP6_CONFIG(composite), &ll_r, NULL);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (commit) {
+        gboolean v;
+
+        v = default_route_metric_penalty_detect(self, addr_family);
+        if (IS_IPv4)
+            priv->default_route_metric_penalty_ip4_has = v;
+        else
+            priv->default_route_metric_penalty_ip6_has = v;
+    }
+
+    /* Merge all the IP configs into the composite config */
+
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        config = applied_config_get_current(&priv->dev_ip_config_4);
+        if (config) {
+            nm_ip4_config_merge(
+                NM_IP4_CONFIG(composite),
+                NM_IP4_CONFIG(config),
+                (ignore_auto_routes ? NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_NO_ROUTES : 0)
+                    | (ignore_default_routes ? NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_NO_DEFAULT_ROUTES : 0)
+                    | (ignore_auto_dns ? NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_NO_DNS : 0),
+                default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, addr_family));
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4) {
+        config = applied_config_get_current(&priv->ac_ip6_config);
+        if (config) {
+            nm_ip6_config_merge(
+                NM_IP6_CONFIG(composite),
+                NM_IP6_CONFIG(config),
+                (ignore_auto_routes ? NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_NO_ROUTES : 0)
+                    | (ignore_default_routes ? NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_NO_DEFAULT_ROUTES : 0)
+                    | (ignore_auto_dns ? NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_NO_DNS : 0),
+                default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, addr_family));
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4) {
+        config = applied_config_get_current(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config);
+        if (config) {
+            nm_ip6_config_merge(
+                NM_IP6_CONFIG(composite),
+                NM_IP6_CONFIG(config),
+                (ignore_auto_routes ? NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_NO_ROUTES : 0)
+                    | (ignore_default_routes ? NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_NO_DEFAULT_ROUTES : 0)
+                    | (ignore_auto_dns ? NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_NO_DNS : 0),
+                default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, addr_family));
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (iter = priv->vpn_configs_x[IS_IPv4]; iter; iter = iter->next)
+        nm_ip_config_merge(composite, iter->data, NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_DEFAULT, 0);
+
+    if (priv->ext_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4])
+        nm_ip_config_merge(composite,
+                           priv->ext_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4],
+                           NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_EXTERNAL,
+                           0);
+
+    /* Merge WWAN config *last* to ensure modem-given settings overwrite
+     * any external stuff set by pppd or other scripts.
+     */
+    config = applied_config_get_current(&priv->dev2_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4]);
+    if (config) {
+        nm_ip_config_merge(composite,
+                           config,
+                           (ignore_auto_routes ? NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_NO_ROUTES : 0)
+                               | (ignore_default_routes ? NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_NO_DEFAULT_ROUTES : 0)
+                               | (ignore_auto_dns ? NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_NO_DNS : 0),
+                           default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, addr_family));
+    }
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4) {
+        if (priv->rt6_temporary_not_available) {
+            const NMPObject *o;
+            GHashTableIter   hiter;
+
+            g_hash_table_iter_init(&hiter, priv->rt6_temporary_not_available);
+            while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&hiter, (gpointer *) &o, NULL)) {
+                nm_ip6_config_add_route(NM_IP6_CONFIG(composite),
+                                        NMP_OBJECT_CAST_IP6_ROUTE(o),
+                                        NULL);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Merge user overrides into the composite config. For assumed connections,
+     * con_ip_config_x is empty. */
+    if (priv->con_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4]) {
+        nm_ip_config_merge(composite,
+                           priv->con_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4],
+                           NM_IP_CONFIG_MERGE_DEFAULT,
+                           default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, addr_family));
+    }
+
+    if (commit) {
+        gboolean is_vrf;
+
+        is_vrf = priv->master && nm_device_get_device_type(priv->master) == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_VRF;
+
+        if (IS_IPv4) {
+            nm_ip4_config_add_dependent_routes(NM_IP4_CONFIG(composite),
+                                               nm_device_get_route_table(self, addr_family),
+                                               nm_device_get_route_metric(self, addr_family),
+                                               is_vrf,
+                                               &ip4_dev_route_blacklist);
+        } else {
+            nm_ip6_config_add_dependent_routes(NM_IP6_CONFIG(composite),
+                                               nm_device_get_route_table(self, addr_family),
+                                               nm_device_get_route_metric(self, addr_family),
+                                               is_vrf);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        if (commit) {
+            if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->ip4_config_pre_commit)
+                NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->ip4_config_pre_commit(self, NM_IP4_CONFIG(composite));
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4) {
+        NMUtilsIPv6IfaceId iid;
+
+        if (commit && priv->ndisc_started && ip6_addr_gen_token
+            && nm_utils_ipv6_interface_identifier_get_from_token(&iid, ip6_addr_gen_token)) {
+            set_ipv6_token(self, iid, ip6_addr_gen_token);
+        }
+    }
+
+    success =
+        nm_device_set_ip_config(self, addr_family, composite, commit, ip4_dev_route_blacklist);
+    if (commit) {
+        if (IS_IPv4)
+            priv->v4_commit_first_time = FALSE;
+        else
+            priv->v6_commit_first_time = FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return success;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+dhcp4_lease_change(NMDevice *self, NMIP4Config *config, gboolean bound)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv       = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(config, FALSE);
+
+    applied_config_init(&priv->dev_ip_config_4, config);
+
+    if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET, TRUE)) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DHCP4, "failed to update IPv4 config for DHCP change.");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    /* TODO: we should perform DAD again whenever we obtain a
+     * new lease after an expiry. But what should we do if
+     * a duplicate address is detected? Fail the connection;
+     * restart DHCP; continue without an address? */
+    if (bound && !nm_dhcp_client_accept(priv->dhcp_data_4.client, &error)) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DHCP4, "error accepting lease: %s", error->message);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    nm_dispatcher_call_device(NM_DISPATCHER_ACTION_DHCP4_CHANGE, self, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+dhcp_grace_period_expired(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    priv->dhcp_data_x[IS_IPv4].grace_id      = 0;
+    priv->dhcp_data_x[IS_IPv4].grace_pending = FALSE;
+
+    _LOGI(LOGD_DHCPX(IS_IPv4),
+          "DHCPv%c: grace period expired",
+          nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+
+    nm_device_ip_method_failed(self, addr_family, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_CONFIG_EXPIRED);
+    /* If the device didn't fail, the DHCP client will continue */
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+dhcp_grace_period_expired_4(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    return dhcp_grace_period_expired(user_data, AF_INET);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+dhcp_grace_period_expired_6(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    return dhcp_grace_period_expired(user_data, AF_INET6);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+dhcp_grace_period_start(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+    guint32          timeout;
+
+    /* In any other case (expired lease, assumed connection, etc.),
+     * wait for some time before failing the IP method.
+     */
+    if (priv->dhcp_data_x[IS_IPv4].grace_pending) {
+        /* already pending. */
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    /* Start a grace period equal to the DHCP timeout multiplied
+     * by a constant factor. */
+    timeout = _prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_timeout(self, addr_family);
+    if (timeout == NM_DHCP_TIMEOUT_INFINITY)
+        _LOGI(LOGD_DHCPX(IS_IPv4),
+              "DHCPv%c: trying to acquire a new lease",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+    else {
+        timeout = dhcp_grace_period_from_timeout(timeout);
+        _LOGI(LOGD_DHCPX(IS_IPv4),
+              "DHCPv%c: trying to acquire a new lease within %u seconds",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              timeout);
+        nm_assert(!priv->dhcp_data_x[IS_IPv4].grace_id);
+        priv->dhcp_data_x[IS_IPv4].grace_id = g_timeout_add_seconds(
+            timeout,
+            IS_IPv4 ? dhcp_grace_period_expired_4 : dhcp_grace_period_expired_6,
+            self);
+    }
+
+    priv->dhcp_data_x[IS_IPv4].grace_pending = TRUE;
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+static void
+dhcp4_fail(NMDevice *self, NMDhcpState dhcp_state)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DHCP4,
+          "DHCPv4 failed (ip_state %s, was_active %d)",
+          _ip_state_to_string(priv->ip_state_4),
+          priv->dhcp_data_4.was_active);
+
+    /* The client is always left running after a failure. */
+
+    /* Nothing to do if we failed before... */
+    if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAIL)
+        goto clear_config;
+
+    /* ... and also if there are static addresses configured
+     * on the interface.
+     */
+    if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE && priv->con_ip_config_4
+        && nm_ip4_config_get_num_addresses(priv->con_ip_config_4) > 0)
+        goto clear_config;
+
+    /* Fail the method when one of the following is true:
+     * 1) the DHCP client terminated: it does not make sense to start a grace
+     *    period without a client running;
+     * 2) we failed to get an initial lease AND the client was
+     *    not active before.
+     */
+    if (dhcp_state == NM_DHCP_STATE_TERMINATED
+        || (!priv->dhcp_data_4.was_active && priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF)) {
+        nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_timeout(self, AF_INET);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (dhcp_grace_period_start(self, AF_INET))
+        goto clear_config;
+
+    return;
+
+clear_config:
+    /* The previous configuration is no longer valid */
+    if (priv->dhcp_data_4.config) {
+        nm_dbus_object_clear_and_unexport(&priv->dhcp_data_4.config);
+        priv->dhcp_data_4.config = nm_dhcp_config_new(AF_INET);
+        _notify(self, PROP_DHCP4_CONFIG);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+dhcp4_dad_cb(NMDevice *self, NMIP4Config **configs, gboolean success)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (success) {
+        nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, AF_INET, NM_IP_CONFIG_CAST(configs[1]));
+    } else {
+        nm_dhcp_client_decline(priv->dhcp_data_4.client, "Address conflict detected", NULL);
+        nm_device_ip_method_failed(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_ADDRESS_DUPLICATE);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+dhcp4_state_changed(NMDhcpClient *client,
+                    NMDhcpState   state,
+                    NMIP4Config * ip4_config,
+                    GHashTable *  options,
+                    gpointer      user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMIP4Config *    manual, **configs;
+    NMConnection *   connection;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(nm_dhcp_client_get_addr_family(client) == AF_INET);
+    g_return_if_fail(!ip4_config || NM_IS_IP4_CONFIG(ip4_config));
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DHCP4, "new DHCPv4 client state %d", state);
+
+    switch (state) {
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_BOUND:
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_EXTENDED:
+        if (!ip4_config) {
+            _LOGW(LOGD_DHCP4, "failed to get IPv4 config in response to DHCP event.");
+            dhcp4_fail(self, state);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        nm_clear_g_source(&priv->dhcp_data_4.grace_id);
+        priv->dhcp_data_4.grace_pending = FALSE;
+
+        /* After some failures, we have been able to renew the lease:
+         * update the ip state
+         */
+        if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAIL)
+            _set_ip_state(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF);
+
+        g_free(priv->dhcp4.pac_url);
+        priv->dhcp4.pac_url = g_strdup(g_hash_table_lookup(options, "wpad"));
+        nm_device_set_proxy_config(self, priv->dhcp4.pac_url);
+
+        nm_dhcp_config_set_options(priv->dhcp_data_4.config, options);
+        _notify(self, PROP_DHCP4_CONFIG);
+
+        if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF) {
+            connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+            g_assert(connection);
+
+            manual = nm_device_ip4_config_new(self);
+            nm_ip4_config_merge_setting(manual,
+                                        nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(connection),
+                                        NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MDNS_DEFAULT,
+                                        NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLMNR_DEFAULT,
+                                        nm_device_get_route_table(self, AF_INET),
+                                        nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET));
+
+            configs    = g_new0(NMIP4Config *, 3);
+            configs[0] = manual;
+            configs[1] = g_object_ref(ip4_config);
+
+            ipv4_dad_start(self, configs, dhcp4_dad_cb);
+        } else if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE) {
+            if (dhcp4_lease_change(self, ip4_config, state == NM_DHCP_STATE_BOUND))
+                nm_device_update_metered(self);
+            else
+                dhcp4_fail(self, state);
+        }
+        break;
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_TIMEOUT:
+        dhcp4_fail(self, state);
+        break;
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_EXPIRE:
+        /* Ignore expiry before we even have a lease (NAK, old lease, etc) */
+        if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF)
+            break;
+        /* fall-through */
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_DONE:
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_FAIL:
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_TERMINATED:
+        dhcp4_fail(self, state);
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+static NMActStageReturn
+dhcp4_start(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *  priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip4;
+    gs_unref_bytes GBytes *vendor_class_identifier = NULL;
+    gs_unref_bytes GBytes *hwaddr                  = NULL;
+    gs_unref_bytes GBytes *bcast_hwaddr            = NULL;
+    gs_unref_bytes GBytes *client_id               = NULL;
+    gs_free char *         mud_url_free            = NULL;
+    NMConnection *         connection;
+    NMSettingConnection *  s_con;
+    GError *               error = NULL;
+    const NMPlatformLink * pllink;
+    const char *const *    reject_servers;
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(connection, FALSE);
+
+    s_ip4 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(connection);
+
+    s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection);
+    nm_assert(s_con);
+
+    /* Clear old exported DHCP options */
+    nm_dbus_object_clear_and_unexport(&priv->dhcp_data_4.config);
+    priv->dhcp_data_4.config = nm_dhcp_config_new(AF_INET);
+
+    pllink = nm_platform_link_get(nm_device_get_platform(self), nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+    if (pllink) {
+        hwaddr       = nmp_link_address_get_as_bytes(&pllink->l_address);
+        bcast_hwaddr = nmp_link_address_get_as_bytes(&pllink->l_broadcast);
+    }
+
+    client_id = _prop_get_ipv4_dhcp_client_id(self, connection, hwaddr);
+    vendor_class_identifier =
+        _prop_get_ipv4_dhcp_vendor_class_identifier(self, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG(s_ip4));
+    reject_servers = nm_setting_ip_config_get_dhcp_reject_servers(s_ip4, NULL);
+
+    g_warn_if_fail(priv->dhcp_data_4.client == NULL);
+    priv->dhcp_data_4.client =
+        nm_dhcp_manager_start_ip4(nm_dhcp_manager_get(),
+                                  nm_netns_get_multi_idx(nm_device_get_netns(self)),
+                                  nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                                  nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self),
+                                  hwaddr,
+                                  bcast_hwaddr,
+                                  nm_connection_get_uuid(connection),
+                                  nm_device_get_route_table(self, AF_INET),
+                                  nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET),
+                                  nm_setting_ip_config_get_dhcp_send_hostname(s_ip4),
+                                  nm_setting_ip_config_get_dhcp_hostname(s_ip4),
+                                  nm_setting_ip4_config_get_dhcp_fqdn(NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG(s_ip4)),
+                                  _prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_hostname_flags(self, AF_INET),
+                                  _prop_get_connection_mud_url(self, s_con, &mud_url_free),
+                                  client_id,
+                                  _prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_timeout(self, AF_INET),
+                                  priv->dhcp_anycast_address,
+                                  NULL,
+                                  vendor_class_identifier,
+                                  reject_servers,
+                                  &error);
+    if (!priv->dhcp_data_4.client) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DHCP4, "failure to start DHCP: %s", error->message);
+        g_clear_error(&error);
+        return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    priv->dhcp_data_4.state_sigid = g_signal_connect(priv->dhcp_data_4.client,
+                                                     NM_DHCP_CLIENT_SIGNAL_STATE_CHANGED,
+                                                     G_CALLBACK(dhcp4_state_changed),
+                                                     self);
+
+    if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self))
+        priv->dhcp_data_4.was_active = TRUE;
+
+    /* DHCP devices will be notified by the DHCP manager when stuff happens */
+    return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_POSTPONE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_dhcp4_renew(NMDevice *self, gboolean release)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(priv->dhcp_data_4.client != NULL, FALSE);
+
+    _LOGI(LOGD_DHCP4, "DHCPv4 lease renewal requested");
+
+    /* Terminate old DHCP instance and release the old lease */
+    dhcp4_cleanup(self, CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE, release);
+
+    /* Start DHCP again on the interface */
+    return dhcp4_start(self) != NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static NMIP4Config *
+shared4_new_config(NMDevice *self, NMConnection *connection)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMIP4Config *        config;
+    NMSettingIPConfig *  s_ip4;
+    NMPlatformIP4Address address = {
+        .addr_source = NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_SHARED,
+    };
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(self, NULL);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(connection, NULL);
+
+    s_ip4 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(connection);
+    if (s_ip4 && nm_setting_ip_config_get_num_addresses(s_ip4) > 0) {
+        /* Use the first user-supplied address */
+        NMIPAddress *user = nm_setting_ip_config_get_address(s_ip4, 0);
+        in_addr_t    a;
+
+        nm_ip_address_get_address_binary(user, &a);
+        nm_platform_ip4_address_set_addr(&address, a, nm_ip_address_get_prefix(user));
+        nm_clear_pointer(&priv->shared_ip_handle, nm_netns_shared_ip_release);
+    } else {
+        if (!priv->shared_ip_handle)
+            priv->shared_ip_handle = nm_netns_shared_ip_reserve(nm_device_get_netns(self));
+        nm_platform_ip4_address_set_addr(&address, priv->shared_ip_handle->addr, 24);
+    }
+
+    config = nm_device_ip4_config_new(self);
+    nm_ip4_config_add_address(config, &address);
+
+    return config;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static gboolean
+connection_ip_method_requires_carrier(NMConnection *connection,
+                                      int           addr_family,
+                                      gboolean *    out_ip_enabled)
+{
+    const char *method;
+
+    method = nm_utils_get_ip_config_method(connection, addr_family);
+
+    if (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family)) {
+        NM_SET_OUT(out_ip_enabled, !nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED));
+        return NM_IN_STRSET(method,
+                            NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO,
+                            NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_LINK_LOCAL);
+    }
+
+    NM_SET_OUT(out_ip_enabled,
+               !NM_IN_STRSET(method,
+                             NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_IGNORE,
+                             NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED));
+    return NM_IN_STRSET(method,
+                        NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO,
+                        NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_DHCP,
+                        NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_SHARED,
+                        NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_LINK_LOCAL);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+connection_requires_carrier(NMConnection *connection)
+{
+    NMSettingIPConfig *  s_ip4, *s_ip6;
+    NMSettingConnection *s_con;
+    gboolean             ip4_carrier_wanted, ip6_carrier_wanted;
+    gboolean             ip4_used = FALSE, ip6_used = FALSE;
+
+    /* We can progress to IP_CONFIG now, so that we're enslaved.
+     * That may actually cause carrier to go up and thus continue activation. */
+    s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection);
+    if (nm_setting_connection_get_master(s_con))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    ip4_carrier_wanted = connection_ip_method_requires_carrier(connection, AF_INET, &ip4_used);
+    if (ip4_carrier_wanted) {
+        /* If IPv4 wants a carrier and cannot fail, the whole connection
+         * requires a carrier regardless of the IPv6 method.
+         */
+        s_ip4 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(connection);
+        if (s_ip4 && !nm_setting_ip_config_get_may_fail(s_ip4))
+            return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    ip6_carrier_wanted = connection_ip_method_requires_carrier(connection, AF_INET6, &ip6_used);
+    if (ip6_carrier_wanted) {
+        /* If IPv6 wants a carrier and cannot fail, the whole connection
+         * requires a carrier regardless of the IPv4 method.
+         */
+        s_ip6 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip6_config(connection);
+        if (s_ip6 && !nm_setting_ip_config_get_may_fail(s_ip6))
+            return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    /* If an IP version wants a carrier and the other IP version isn't
+     * used, the connection requires carrier since it will just fail without one.
+     */
+    if (ip4_carrier_wanted && !ip6_used)
+        return TRUE;
+    if (ip6_carrier_wanted && !ip4_used)
+        return TRUE;
+
+    /* If both want a carrier, the whole connection wants a carrier */
+    return ip4_carrier_wanted && ip6_carrier_wanted;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+have_any_ready_slaves(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    SlaveInfo *      info;
+    CList *          iter;
+
+    /* Any enslaved slave is "ready" in the generic case as it's
+     * at least >= NM_DEVCIE_STATE_IP_CONFIG and has had Layer 2
+     * properties set up.
+     */
+    c_list_for_each (iter, &priv->slaves) {
+        info = c_list_entry(iter, SlaveInfo, lst_slave);
+        if (NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(info->slave)->is_enslaved)
+            return TRUE;
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/* DHCPv6 stuff */
+
+static void
+dhcp6_cleanup(NMDevice *self, CleanupType cleanup_type, gboolean release)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    priv->dhcp_data_6.was_active = FALSE;
+    priv->dhcp6.mode             = NM_NDISC_DHCP_LEVEL_NONE;
+    applied_config_clear(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config);
+    nm_clear_g_free(&priv->dhcp6.event_id);
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->dhcp_data_6.grace_id);
+    priv->dhcp_data_6.grace_pending = FALSE;
+
+    if (priv->dhcp_data_6.client) {
+        nm_clear_g_signal_handler(priv->dhcp_data_6.client, &priv->dhcp_data_6.state_sigid);
+        nm_clear_g_signal_handler(priv->dhcp_data_6.client, &priv->dhcp6.prefix_sigid);
+
+        if (cleanup_type == CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE || cleanup_type == CLEANUP_TYPE_REMOVED)
+            nm_dhcp_client_stop(priv->dhcp_data_6.client, release);
+
+        g_clear_object(&priv->dhcp_data_6.client);
+    }
+
+    if (priv->dhcp_data_6.config) {
+        nm_dbus_object_clear_and_unexport(&priv->dhcp_data_6.config);
+        _notify(self, PROP_DHCP6_CONFIG);
+    }
+}
+
+static gboolean
+dhcp6_lease_change(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *     priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMSettingsConnection *settings_connection;
+
+    if (!applied_config_get_current(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config)) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DHCP6, "failed to get DHCPv6 config for rebind");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    g_assert(priv->dhcp_data_6.client); /* sanity check */
+
+    settings_connection = nm_device_get_settings_connection(self);
+    g_assert(settings_connection);
+
+    /* Apply the updated config */
+    if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET6, TRUE)) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DHCP6, "failed to update IPv6 config in response to DHCP event");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    nm_dispatcher_call_device(NM_DISPATCHER_ACTION_DHCP6_CHANGE, self, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+dhcp6_fail(NMDevice *self, NMDhcpState dhcp_state)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gboolean         is_dhcp_managed;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DHCP6,
+          "DHCPv6 failed (ip_state %s, was_active %d)",
+          _ip_state_to_string(priv->ip_state_6),
+          priv->dhcp_data_6.was_active);
+
+    /* The client is always left running after a failure. */
+
+    /* Nothing to do if we failed before... */
+    if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAIL)
+        goto clear_config;
+
+    is_dhcp_managed = (priv->dhcp6.mode == NM_NDISC_DHCP_LEVEL_MANAGED);
+
+    if (is_dhcp_managed) {
+        /* ... and also if there are static addresses configured
+         * on the interface.
+         */
+        if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE && priv->con_ip_config_6
+            && nm_ip6_config_get_num_addresses(priv->con_ip_config_6))
+            goto clear_config;
+
+        /* Fail the method when one of the following is true:
+         * 1) the DHCP client terminated: it does not make sense to start a grace
+         *    period without a client running;
+         * 2) we failed to get an initial lease AND the client was
+         *    not active before.
+         */
+        if (dhcp_state == NM_DHCP_STATE_TERMINATED
+            || (!priv->dhcp_data_6.was_active && priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF)) {
+            nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_timeout(self, AF_INET6);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (dhcp_grace_period_start(self, AF_INET6))
+            goto clear_config;
+    } else {
+        /* not a hard failure; just live with the RA info */
+        dhcp6_cleanup(self, CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE, FALSE);
+        if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF)
+            nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, AF_INET6, NULL);
+    }
+    return;
+
+clear_config:
+    /* The previous configuration is no longer valid */
+    if (priv->dhcp_data_6.config) {
+        nm_dbus_object_clear_and_unexport(&priv->dhcp_data_6.config);
+        priv->dhcp_data_6.config = nm_dhcp_config_new(AF_INET6);
+        _notify(self, PROP_DHCP6_CONFIG);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+dhcp6_state_changed(NMDhcpClient *client,
+                    NMDhcpState   state,
+                    NMIP6Config * ip6_config,
+                    GHashTable *  options,
+                    gpointer      user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self     = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv     = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gs_free char *   event_id = NULL;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(nm_dhcp_client_get_addr_family(client) == AF_INET6);
+    g_return_if_fail(!ip6_config || NM_IS_IP6_CONFIG(ip6_config));
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DHCP6, "new DHCPv6 client state %d", state);
+
+    switch (state) {
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_BOUND:
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_EXTENDED:
+        nm_clear_g_source(&priv->dhcp_data_6.grace_id);
+        priv->dhcp_data_6.grace_pending = FALSE;
+        /* If the server sends multiple IPv6 addresses, we receive a state
+         * changed event for each of them. Use the event ID to merge IPv6
+         * addresses from the same transaction into a single configuration.
+         */
+
+        event_id = nm_dhcp_utils_get_dhcp6_event_id(options);
+
+        if (ip6_config && event_id && priv->dhcp6.event_id
+            && nm_streq(event_id, priv->dhcp6.event_id)) {
+            NMDedupMultiIter            ipconf_iter;
+            const NMPlatformIP6Address *a;
+
+            nm_ip_config_iter_ip6_address_for_each (&ipconf_iter, ip6_config, &a)
+                applied_config_add_address(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config, NM_PLATFORM_IP_ADDRESS_CAST(a));
+        } else {
+            nm_clear_g_free(&priv->dhcp6.event_id);
+            if (ip6_config) {
+                applied_config_init(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config, ip6_config);
+                priv->dhcp6.event_id = g_strdup(event_id);
+                nm_dhcp_config_set_options(priv->dhcp_data_6.config, options);
+                _notify(self, PROP_DHCP6_CONFIG);
+            } else
+                applied_config_clear(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config);
+        }
+
+        /* After long time we have been able to renew the lease:
+         * update the ip state
+         */
+        if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAIL)
+            _set_ip_state(self, AF_INET6, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF);
+
+        if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF) {
+            if (!applied_config_get_current(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config)) {
+                nm_device_ip_method_failed(self, AF_INET6, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DHCP_FAILED);
+                break;
+            }
+            nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, AF_INET6, NULL);
+        } else if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE)
+            if (!dhcp6_lease_change(self))
+                dhcp6_fail(self, state);
+        break;
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_TIMEOUT:
+        if (priv->dhcp6.mode == NM_NDISC_DHCP_LEVEL_MANAGED)
+            dhcp6_fail(self, state);
+        else {
+            /* not a hard failure; just live with the RA info */
+            dhcp6_cleanup(self, CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE, FALSE);
+            if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF)
+                nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, AF_INET6, NULL);
+        }
+        break;
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_EXPIRE:
+        /* Ignore expiry before we even have a lease (NAK, old lease, etc) */
+        if (priv->ip_state_6 != NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF)
+            dhcp6_fail(self, state);
+        break;
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_TERMINATED:
+        /* In IPv6 info-only mode, the client doesn't handle leases so it
+         * may exit right after getting a response from the server.  That's
+         * normal.  In that case we just ignore the exit.
+         */
+        if (priv->dhcp6.mode == NM_NDISC_DHCP_LEVEL_OTHERCONF)
+            break;
+        /* fall-through */
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_DONE:
+    case NM_DHCP_STATE_FAIL:
+        dhcp6_fail(self, state);
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+dhcp6_prefix_delegated(NMDhcpClient *client, NMPlatformIP6Address *prefix, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+
+    /* Just re-emit. The device just contributes the prefix to the
+     * pool in NMPolicy, which decides about subnet allocation
+     * on the shared devices. */
+    g_signal_emit(self, signals[IP6_PREFIX_DELEGATED], 0, prefix);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static gboolean
+dhcp6_start_with_link_ready(NMDevice *self, NMConnection *connection)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *  priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip6;
+    gs_unref_bytes GBytes *hwaddr            = NULL;
+    gs_unref_bytes GBytes *     duid         = NULL;
+    gboolean                    enforce_duid = FALSE;
+    const NMPlatformLink *      pllink;
+    gs_free char *              mud_url_free = NULL;
+    GError *                    error        = NULL;
+    guint32                     iaid;
+    gboolean                    iaid_explicit;
+    NMSettingConnection *       s_con;
+    const NMPlatformIP6Address *ll_addr = NULL;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(connection, FALSE);
+
+    s_ip6 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip6_config(connection);
+    nm_assert(s_ip6);
+    s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection);
+    nm_assert(s_con);
+
+    if (priv->ext_ip6_config_captured) {
+        ll_addr = nm_ip6_config_find_first_address(priv->ext_ip6_config_captured,
+                                                   NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRTYPE_LINKLOCAL
+                                                       | NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRSTATE_NORMAL);
+    }
+
+    if (!ll_addr) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DHCP6, "can't start DHCPv6: no link-local address");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    pllink = nm_platform_link_get(nm_device_get_platform(self), nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+    if (pllink)
+        hwaddr = nmp_link_address_get_as_bytes(&pllink->l_address);
+
+    iaid = _prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_iaid(self, AF_INET6, connection, TRUE, &iaid_explicit);
+    duid = _prop_get_ipv6_dhcp_duid(self, connection, hwaddr, &enforce_duid);
+
+    priv->dhcp_data_6.client = nm_dhcp_manager_start_ip6(
+        nm_dhcp_manager_get(),
+        nm_device_get_multi_index(self),
+        nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+        nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self),
+        &ll_addr->address,
+        nm_connection_get_uuid(connection),
+        nm_device_get_route_table(self, AF_INET6),
+        nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET6),
+        nm_setting_ip_config_get_dhcp_send_hostname(s_ip6),
+        nm_setting_ip_config_get_dhcp_hostname(s_ip6),
+        _prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_hostname_flags(self, AF_INET6),
+        _prop_get_connection_mud_url(self, s_con, &mud_url_free),
+        duid,
+        enforce_duid,
+        iaid,
+        iaid_explicit,
+        _prop_get_ipvx_dhcp_timeout(self, AF_INET6),
+        priv->dhcp_anycast_address,
+        (priv->dhcp6.mode == NM_NDISC_DHCP_LEVEL_OTHERCONF) ? TRUE : FALSE,
+        nm_setting_ip6_config_get_ip6_privacy(NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG(s_ip6)),
+        priv->dhcp6.needed_prefixes,
+        &error);
+    if (!priv->dhcp_data_6.client) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DHCP6, "failure to start DHCPv6: %s", error->message);
+        g_clear_error(&error);
+        if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self))
+            priv->dhcp_data_6.was_active = TRUE;
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    priv->dhcp_data_6.state_sigid = g_signal_connect(priv->dhcp_data_6.client,
+                                                     NM_DHCP_CLIENT_SIGNAL_STATE_CHANGED,
+                                                     G_CALLBACK(dhcp6_state_changed),
+                                                     self);
+    priv->dhcp6.prefix_sigid      = g_signal_connect(priv->dhcp_data_6.client,
+                                                NM_DHCP_CLIENT_SIGNAL_PREFIX_DELEGATED,
+                                                G_CALLBACK(dhcp6_prefix_delegated),
+                                                self);
+
+    if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self))
+        priv->dhcp_data_6.was_active = TRUE;
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+dhcp6_start(NMDevice *self, gboolean wait_for_ll)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *   connection;
+
+    nm_dbus_object_clear_and_unexport(&priv->dhcp_data_6.config);
+    priv->dhcp_data_6.config = nm_dhcp_config_new(AF_INET6);
+
+    nm_assert(!applied_config_get_current(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config));
+    applied_config_clear(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config);
+    nm_clear_g_free(&priv->dhcp6.event_id);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(connection, FALSE);
+
+    if (wait_for_ll) {
+        /* ensure link local is ready... */
+        if (!linklocal6_start(self)) {
+            /* wait for the LL address to show up */
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+        /* already have the LL address; kick off DHCP */
+    }
+
+    if (!dhcp6_start_with_link_ready(self, connection))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_dhcp6_renew(NMDevice *self, gboolean release)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMNDiscDHCPLevel mode;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(priv->dhcp_data_6.client != NULL, FALSE);
+
+    _LOGI(LOGD_DHCP6, "DHCPv6 lease renewal requested");
+
+    /* Terminate old DHCP instance and release the old lease */
+    mode = priv->dhcp6.mode;
+    dhcp6_cleanup(self, CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE, release);
+    priv->dhcp6.mode = mode;
+
+    /* Start DHCP again on the interface */
+    return dhcp6_start(self, FALSE);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ * Called on the requesting interface when a subnet can't be obtained
+ * from known prefixes for a newly active shared connection.
+ */
+void
+nm_device_request_ip6_prefixes(NMDevice *self, int needed_prefixes)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    priv->dhcp6.needed_prefixes = needed_prefixes;
+
+    if (priv->dhcp_data_6.client) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_IP6, "ipv6-pd: asking DHCPv6 for %d prefixes", needed_prefixes);
+        nm_device_dhcp6_renew(self, FALSE);
+    } else {
+        _LOGI(LOGD_IP6, "ipv6-pd: device doesn't use DHCPv6, can't request prefixes");
+    }
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_needs_ip6_subnet(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->needs_ip6_subnet;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Called on the ipv6.method=shared interface when a new subnet is allocated
+ * or the prefix from which it is allocated is renewed.
+ */
+void
+nm_device_use_ip6_subnet(NMDevice *self, const NMPlatformIP6Address *subnet)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *    priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMPlatformIP6Address address = *subnet;
+    char                 sbuf[NM_UTILS_INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+
+    if (!applied_config_get_current(&priv->ac_ip6_config))
+        applied_config_init_new(&priv->ac_ip6_config, self, AF_INET6);
+
+    /* Assign a ::1 address in the subnet for us. */
+    address.address.s6_addr32[3] |= htonl(1);
+    applied_config_add_address(&priv->ac_ip6_config, NM_PLATFORM_IP_ADDRESS_CAST(&address));
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_IP6,
+          "ipv6-pd: using %s address (preferred for %u seconds)",
+          _nm_utils_inet6_ntop(&address.address, sbuf),
+          subnet->preferred);
+
+    /* This also updates the ndisc if there are actual changes. */
+    if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET6, TRUE))
+        _LOGW(LOGD_IP6, "ipv6-pd: failed applying IP6 config for connection sharing");
+}
+
+/*
+ * Called whenever the policy picks a default IPv6 device.
+ * The ipv6.method=shared devices just reuse its DNS configuration.
+ */
+void
+nm_device_copy_ip6_dns_config(NMDevice *self, NMDevice *from_device)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv        = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMIP6Config *    from_config = NULL;
+    guint            i, len;
+
+    if (applied_config_get_current(&priv->ac_ip6_config)) {
+        applied_config_reset_nameservers(&priv->ac_ip6_config);
+        applied_config_reset_searches(&priv->ac_ip6_config);
+    } else
+        applied_config_init_new(&priv->ac_ip6_config, self, AF_INET6);
+
+    if (from_device)
+        from_config = nm_device_get_ip6_config(from_device);
+    if (!from_config)
+        return;
+
+    len = nm_ip6_config_get_num_nameservers(from_config);
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+        applied_config_add_nameserver(
+            &priv->ac_ip6_config,
+            (const NMIPAddr *) nm_ip6_config_get_nameserver(from_config, i));
+    }
+
+    len = nm_ip6_config_get_num_searches(from_config);
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+        applied_config_add_search(&priv->ac_ip6_config, nm_ip6_config_get_search(from_config, i));
+    }
+
+    if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET6, TRUE))
+        _LOGW(LOGD_IP6, "ipv6-pd: failed applying DNS config for connection sharing");
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+linklocal6_failed(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->linklocal6_timeout_id);
+    nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_timeout(self, AF_INET6);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+linklocal6_timeout_cb(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *self = user_data;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "linklocal6: waiting for link-local addresses failed due to timeout");
+    linklocal6_failed(self);
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static void
+linklocal6_check_complete(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *   connection;
+    const char *     method;
+
+    if (!priv->linklocal6_timeout_id) {
+        /* we are not waiting for linklocal to complete. Nothing to do. */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!priv->ext_ip6_config_captured
+        || !nm_ip6_config_find_first_address(priv->ext_ip6_config_captured,
+                                             NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRTYPE_LINKLOCAL
+                                                 | NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRSTATE_NORMAL)) {
+        /* we don't have a non-tentative link local address yet. Wait longer. */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->linklocal6_timeout_id);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    g_assert(connection);
+
+    method = nm_device_get_effective_ip_config_method(self, AF_INET6);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "linklocal6: waiting for link-local addresses successful, continue with method %s",
+          method);
+
+    if (NM_IN_STRSET(method,
+                     NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO,
+                     NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_SHARED))
+        addrconf6_start_with_link_ready(self);
+    else if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_DHCP)) {
+        if (!dhcp6_start_with_link_ready(self, connection)) {
+            /* Time out IPv6 instead of failing the entire activation */
+            nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_timeout(self, AF_INET6);
+        }
+    } else if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_LINK_LOCAL))
+        nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, AF_INET6, NULL);
+    else
+        g_return_if_fail(FALSE);
+}
+
+static void
+check_and_add_ipv6ll_addr(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *   priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    struct in6_addr     lladdr;
+    NMConnection *      connection;
+    NMSettingIP6Config *s_ip6 = NULL;
+    GError *            error = NULL;
+    const char *        addr_type;
+    char                sbuf[NM_UTILS_INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+
+    if (!priv->ipv6ll_handle)
+        return;
+
+    if (priv->ext_ip6_config_captured
+        && nm_ip6_config_find_first_address(priv->ext_ip6_config_captured,
+                                            NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRTYPE_LINKLOCAL
+                                                | NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRSTATE_NORMAL
+                                                | NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRSTATE_TENTATIVE)) {
+        /* Already have an LL address, nothing to do */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    priv->ipv6ll_has = FALSE;
+    memset(&priv->ipv6ll_addr, 0, sizeof(priv->ipv6ll_addr));
+
+    memset(&lladdr, 0, sizeof(lladdr));
+    lladdr.s6_addr16[0] = htons(0xfe80);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (connection)
+        s_ip6 = NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG(nm_connection_get_setting_ip6_config(connection));
+
+    if (s_ip6
+        && nm_setting_ip6_config_get_addr_gen_mode(s_ip6)
+               == NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_ADDR_GEN_MODE_STABLE_PRIVACY) {
+        NMUtilsStableType stable_type;
+        const char *      stable_id;
+
+        stable_id = _prop_get_connection_stable_id(self, connection, &stable_type);
+        if (!nm_utils_ipv6_addr_set_stable_privacy(stable_type,
+                                                   &lladdr,
+                                                   nm_device_get_iface(self),
+                                                   stable_id,
+                                                   priv->linklocal6_dad_counter++,
+                                                   &error)) {
+            _LOGW(LOGD_IP6, "linklocal6: failed to generate an address: %s", error->message);
+            g_clear_error(&error);
+            linklocal6_failed(self);
+            return;
+        }
+        addr_type = "stable-privacy";
+    } else {
+        NMUtilsIPv6IfaceId iid;
+
+        if (priv->linklocal6_timeout_id) {
+            /* We already started and attempt to add a LL address. For the EUI-64
+             * mode we can't pick a new one, we'll just fail. */
+            _LOGW(LOGD_IP6, "linklocal6: DAD failed for an EUI-64 address");
+            linklocal6_failed(self);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!nm_device_get_ip_iface_identifier(self, &iid, TRUE)) {
+            _LOGW(LOGD_IP6, "linklocal6: failed to get interface identifier; IPv6 cannot continue");
+            return;
+        }
+        nm_utils_ipv6_addr_set_interface_identifier(&lladdr, iid);
+        addr_type = "EUI-64";
+    }
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_IP6,
+          "linklocal6: generated %s IPv6LL address %s",
+          addr_type,
+          _nm_utils_inet6_ntop(&lladdr, sbuf));
+    priv->ipv6ll_has  = TRUE;
+    priv->ipv6ll_addr = lladdr;
+    ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET6, TRUE);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+linklocal6_start(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->linklocal6_timeout_id);
+
+    if (priv->ext_ip6_config_captured
+        && nm_ip6_config_find_first_address(priv->ext_ip6_config_captured,
+                                            NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRTYPE_LINKLOCAL
+                                                | NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRSTATE_NORMAL))
+        return TRUE;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "linklocal6: starting IPv6 with method '%s', but the device has no link-local addresses "
+          "configured. Wait.",
+          nm_device_get_effective_ip_config_method(self, AF_INET6));
+
+    check_and_add_ipv6ll_addr(self);
+
+    /* Depending on the network and what the 'dad_transmits' and 'retrans_time_ms'
+     * sysctl values are, DAD for the IPv6LL address may take quite a while.
+     * FIXME: use dad/retrans sysctl values if they are higher than a minimum time.
+     * (rh #1101809)
+     */
+    priv->linklocal6_timeout_id = g_timeout_add_seconds(15, linklocal6_timeout_cb, self);
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+gint64
+nm_device_get_configured_mtu_from_connection_default(NMDevice *  self,
+                                                     const char *property_name,
+                                                     guint32     max_mtu)
+{
+    return nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                       property_name,
+                                                       self,
+                                                       0,
+                                                       max_mtu,
+                                                       -1);
+}
+
+guint32
+nm_device_get_configured_mtu_from_connection(NMDevice *         self,
+                                             GType              setting_type,
+                                             NMDeviceMtuSource *out_source)
+{
+    const char *  global_property_name;
+    NMConnection *connection;
+    NMSetting *   setting;
+    gint64        mtu_default;
+    guint32       mtu     = 0;
+    guint32       max_mtu = G_MAXUINT32;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    nm_assert(out_source);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (!connection)
+        g_return_val_if_reached(0);
+
+    setting = nm_connection_get_setting(connection, setting_type);
+
+    if (setting_type == NM_TYPE_SETTING_WIRED) {
+        if (setting)
+            mtu = nm_setting_wired_get_mtu(NM_SETTING_WIRED(setting));
+        global_property_name = NM_CON_DEFAULT("ethernet.mtu");
+    } else if (setting_type == NM_TYPE_SETTING_WIRELESS) {
+        if (setting)
+            mtu = nm_setting_wireless_get_mtu(NM_SETTING_WIRELESS(setting));
+        global_property_name = NM_CON_DEFAULT("wifi.mtu");
+    } else if (setting_type == NM_TYPE_SETTING_INFINIBAND) {
+        if (setting)
+            mtu = nm_setting_infiniband_get_mtu(NM_SETTING_INFINIBAND(setting));
+        global_property_name = NM_CON_DEFAULT("infiniband.mtu");
+        max_mtu              = NM_INFINIBAND_MAX_MTU;
+    } else if (setting_type == NM_TYPE_SETTING_IP_TUNNEL) {
+        if (setting)
+            mtu = nm_setting_ip_tunnel_get_mtu(NM_SETTING_IP_TUNNEL(setting));
+        global_property_name = NM_CON_DEFAULT("ip-tunnel.mtu");
+    } else if (setting_type == NM_TYPE_SETTING_WIREGUARD) {
+        if (setting)
+            mtu = nm_setting_wireguard_get_mtu(NM_SETTING_WIREGUARD(setting));
+        global_property_name = NM_CON_DEFAULT("wireguard.mtu");
+    } else
+        g_return_val_if_reached(0);
+
+    if (mtu) {
+        *out_source = NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_CONNECTION;
+        return mtu;
+    }
+
+    mtu_default =
+        nm_device_get_configured_mtu_from_connection_default(self, global_property_name, max_mtu);
+    if (mtu_default >= 0) {
+        *out_source = NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_CONNECTION;
+        return (guint32) mtu_default;
+    }
+
+    *out_source = NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_NONE;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+guint32
+nm_device_get_configured_mtu_for_wired(NMDevice *         self,
+                                       NMDeviceMtuSource *out_source,
+                                       gboolean *         out_force)
+{
+    return nm_device_get_configured_mtu_from_connection(self, NM_TYPE_SETTING_WIRED, out_source);
+}
+
+guint32
+nm_device_get_configured_mtu_wired_parent(NMDevice *         self,
+                                          NMDeviceMtuSource *out_source,
+                                          gboolean *         out_force)
+{
+    guint32 mtu        = 0;
+    guint32 parent_mtu = 0;
+    int     ifindex;
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_parent_get_ifindex(self);
+    if (ifindex > 0) {
+        parent_mtu = nm_platform_link_get_mtu(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex);
+        if (parent_mtu >= NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->mtu_parent_delta)
+            parent_mtu -= NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->mtu_parent_delta;
+        else
+            parent_mtu = 0;
+    }
+
+    mtu = nm_device_get_configured_mtu_for_wired(self, out_source, NULL);
+
+    if (parent_mtu && mtu > parent_mtu) {
+        /* Trying to set a MTU that is out of range from configuration:
+         * fall back to the parent MTU and set force flag so that it
+         * overrides an MTU with higher priority already configured.
+         */
+        *out_source = NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_PARENT;
+        *out_force  = TRUE;
+        return parent_mtu;
+    }
+
+    if (*out_source != NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_NONE) {
+        nm_assert(mtu > 0);
+        return mtu;
+    }
+
+    /* Inherit the MTU from parent device, if any */
+    if (parent_mtu) {
+        mtu         = parent_mtu;
+        *out_source = NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_PARENT;
+    }
+
+    return mtu;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+_set_mtu(NMDevice *self, guint32 mtu)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->mtu == mtu)
+        return;
+
+    priv->mtu = mtu;
+    _notify(self, PROP_MTU);
+
+    if (priv->master) {
+        /* changing the MTU of a slave, might require the master to reset
+         * its MTU. Note that the master usually cannot set a MTU larger
+         * then the slave's. Hence, when the slave increases the MTU,
+         * master might want to retry setting the MTU. */
+        nm_device_commit_mtu(priv->master);
+    }
+}
+
+static gboolean
+set_platform_mtu(NMDevice *self, guint32 mtu)
+{
+    int r;
+
+    r = nm_platform_link_set_mtu(nm_device_get_platform(self), nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self), mtu);
+    return (r != -NME_PL_CANT_SET_MTU);
+}
+
+static void
+_commit_mtu(NMDevice *self, const NMIP4Config *config)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate * priv   = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDeviceMtuSource source = NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_NONE;
+    guint32           ip6_mtu, ip6_mtu_orig;
+    guint32           mtu_desired, mtu_desired_orig;
+    guint32           mtu_plat;
+    struct {
+        gboolean initialized;
+        guint32  value;
+    } ip6_mtu_sysctl = {
+        0,
+    };
+    int      ifindex;
+    char     sbuf[64], sbuf1[64], sbuf2[64];
+    gboolean success = TRUE;
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    if (ifindex <= 0)
+        return;
+
+    if (!nm_device_get_applied_connection(self)
+        || nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+        /* we don't tamper with the MTU of disconnected and
+         * external/assumed devices. */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    {
+        guint32  mtu   = 0;
+        gboolean force = FALSE;
+
+        /* We take the MTU from various sources: (in order of increasing
+         * priority) parent link, IP configuration (which contains the
+         * MTU from DHCP/PPP), connection profile.
+         *
+         * We could just compare it with the platform MTU and apply it
+         * when different, but this would revert at random times manual
+         * changes done by the user with the MTU from the connection.
+         *
+         * Instead, we remember the source of the currently configured
+         * MTU and apply the new one only when the new source has a
+         * higher priority, so that we don't set a MTU from same source
+         * multiple times. An exception to this is for the PARENT
+         * source, since we need to keep tracking the parent MTU when it
+         * changes.
+         *
+         * The subclass can set the @force argument to TRUE to signal that the
+         * returned MTU should be applied even if it has a lower priority. This
+         * is useful when the value from a lower source should
+         * preempt the one from higher ones.
+         */
+
+        if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_configured_mtu)
+            mtu = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_configured_mtu(self, &source, &force);
+
+        if (config && !force && source < NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_IP_CONFIG
+            && nm_ip4_config_get_mtu(config)) {
+            mtu    = nm_ip4_config_get_mtu(config);
+            source = NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_IP_CONFIG;
+        }
+
+        if (mtu != 0) {
+            _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                  "mtu: value %u from source '%s' (%u), current source '%s' (%u)%s",
+                  (guint) mtu,
+                  mtu_source_to_str(source),
+                  (guint) source,
+                  mtu_source_to_str(priv->mtu_source),
+                  (guint) priv->mtu_source,
+                  force ? " (forced)" : "");
+        }
+
+        if (mtu != 0
+            && (force || source > priv->mtu_source
+                || (priv->mtu_source == NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_PARENT && source == priv->mtu_source)))
+            mtu_desired = mtu;
+        else {
+            mtu_desired = 0;
+            source      = NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_NONE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (mtu_desired && mtu_desired < 1280) {
+        NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip6;
+
+        s_ip6 = nm_device_get_applied_setting(self, NM_TYPE_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG);
+        if (s_ip6
+            && !NM_IN_STRSET(nm_setting_ip_config_get_method(s_ip6),
+                             NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_IGNORE,
+                             NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED)) {
+            /* the interface has IPv6 enabled. The MTU with IPv6 cannot be smaller
+             * then 1280.
+             *
+             * For slave-devices (that don't have @s_ip6 we) don't do this fixup because
+             * it's anyway an unsolved problem when the slave configures a conflicting
+             * MTU. */
+            mtu_desired = 1280;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ip6_mtu = priv->ip6_mtu;
+    if (!ip6_mtu && priv->mtu_source == NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_NONE) {
+        /* initially, if the IPv6 MTU is not specified, grow it as large as the
+         * link MTU @mtu_desired. Only exception is, if @mtu_desired is so small
+         * to disable IPv6. */
+        if (mtu_desired >= 1280)
+            ip6_mtu = mtu_desired;
+    }
+
+    if (!ip6_mtu && !mtu_desired)
+        return;
+
+    mtu_desired_orig = mtu_desired;
+    ip6_mtu_orig     = ip6_mtu;
+
+    mtu_plat = nm_platform_link_get_mtu(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex);
+
+    if (ip6_mtu) {
+        ip6_mtu = NM_MAX(1280, ip6_mtu);
+
+        if (!mtu_desired)
+            mtu_desired = mtu_plat;
+
+        if (mtu_desired) {
+            mtu_desired = NM_MAX(1280, mtu_desired);
+
+            if (mtu_desired < ip6_mtu)
+                ip6_mtu = mtu_desired;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (mtu_desired && NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->mtu_force_set && !priv->mtu_force_set_done) {
+        priv->mtu_force_set_done = TRUE;
+
+        if (mtu_desired == mtu_plat) {
+            mtu_plat--;
+            if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->set_platform_mtu(self, mtu_desired - 1)) {
+                _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "mtu: force-set MTU to %u", mtu_desired - 1);
+            } else
+                _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "mtu: failure to force-set MTU to %u", mtu_desired - 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "mtu: device-mtu: %u%s, ipv6-mtu: %u%s, ifindex: %d",
+          (guint) mtu_desired,
+          mtu_desired == mtu_desired_orig
+              ? ""
+              : nm_sprintf_buf(sbuf1, " (was %u)", (guint) mtu_desired_orig),
+          (guint) ip6_mtu,
+          ip6_mtu == ip6_mtu_orig ? "" : nm_sprintf_buf(sbuf2, " (was %u)", (guint) ip6_mtu_orig),
+          ifindex);
+
+#define _IP6_MTU_SYS()                                                                         \
+    ({                                                                                         \
+        if (!ip6_mtu_sysctl.initialized) {                                                     \
+            ip6_mtu_sysctl.value       = nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_get_int_checked(self,        \
+                                                                            AF_INET6,    \
+                                                                            "mtu",       \
+                                                                            10,          \
+                                                                            0,           \
+                                                                            G_MAXUINT32, \
+                                                                            0);          \
+            ip6_mtu_sysctl.initialized = TRUE;                                                 \
+        }                                                                                      \
+        ip6_mtu_sysctl.value;                                                                  \
+    })
+    if ((mtu_desired && mtu_desired != mtu_plat) || (ip6_mtu && ip6_mtu != _IP6_MTU_SYS())) {
+        gboolean anticipated_failure = FALSE;
+
+        if (!priv->mtu_initial && !priv->ip6_mtu_initial) {
+            /* before touching any of the MTU parameters, record the
+             * original setting to restore on deactivation. */
+            priv->mtu_initial     = mtu_plat;
+            priv->ip6_mtu_initial = _IP6_MTU_SYS();
+        }
+
+        if (mtu_desired && mtu_desired != mtu_plat) {
+            if (!NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->set_platform_mtu(self, mtu_desired)) {
+                anticipated_failure = TRUE;
+                success             = FALSE;
+                _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                      "mtu: failure to set MTU. %s",
+                      NM_IS_DEVICE_VLAN(self)
+                          ? "Is the parent's MTU size large enough?"
+                          : (!c_list_is_empty(&priv->slaves)
+                                 ? "Are the MTU sizes of the slaves large enough?"
+                                 : "Did you configure the MTU correctly?"));
+            }
+            priv->carrier_wait_until_ms =
+                nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_msec() + CARRIER_WAIT_TIME_AFTER_MTU_MS;
+        }
+
+        if (ip6_mtu && ip6_mtu != _IP6_MTU_SYS()) {
+            if (!nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self,
+                                              AF_INET6,
+                                              "mtu",
+                                              nm_sprintf_buf(sbuf, "%u", (unsigned) ip6_mtu))) {
+                int         errsv = errno;
+                NMLogLevel  level = LOGL_WARN;
+                const char *msg   = NULL;
+
+                success = FALSE;
+
+                if (anticipated_failure && errsv == EINVAL) {
+                    level = LOGL_DEBUG;
+                    msg   = "Is the underlying MTU value successfully set?";
+                } else if (!g_file_test("/proc/sys/net/ipv6", G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR)) {
+                    level   = LOGL_DEBUG;
+                    msg     = "IPv6 is disabled";
+                    success = TRUE;
+                }
+
+                _NMLOG(level,
+                       LOGD_DEVICE,
+                       "mtu: failure to set IPv6 MTU%s%s",
+                       msg ? ": " : "",
+                       msg ?: "");
+            }
+            priv->carrier_wait_until_ms =
+                nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_msec() + CARRIER_WAIT_TIME_AFTER_MTU_MS;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (success && source != NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_NONE)
+        priv->mtu_source = source;
+
+#undef _IP6_MTU_SYS
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_commit_mtu(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDeviceState state;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    state = nm_device_get_state(self);
+    if (state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_CONFIG && state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING) {
+        _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE, "mtu: commit-mtu...");
+        _commit_mtu(self, NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->ip_config_4);
+    } else
+        _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "mtu: commit-mtu... skip due to state %s",
+              nm_device_state_to_str(state));
+}
+
+static void
+ndisc_config_changed(NMNDisc *ndisc, const NMNDiscData *rdata, guint changed_int, NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMNDiscConfigMap changed = changed_int;
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    guint            i;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(priv->act_request.obj);
+
+    if (!applied_config_get_current(&priv->ac_ip6_config))
+        applied_config_init_new(&priv->ac_ip6_config, self, AF_INET6);
+
+    if (changed & NM_NDISC_CONFIG_ADDRESSES) {
+        guint8  plen;
+        guint32 ifa_flags;
+
+        /* Check, whether kernel is recent enough to help user space handling RA.
+         * If it's not supported, we have no ipv6-privacy and must add autoconf
+         * addresses as /128. The reason for the /128 is to prevent the kernel
+         * from adding a prefix route for this address. */
+        ifa_flags = 0;
+        if (nm_platform_kernel_support_get(NM_PLATFORM_KERNEL_SUPPORT_TYPE_EXTENDED_IFA_FLAGS)) {
+            ifa_flags |= IFA_F_NOPREFIXROUTE;
+            if (NM_IN_SET(priv->ndisc_use_tempaddr,
+                          NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_PREFER_TEMP_ADDR,
+                          NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_PREFER_PUBLIC_ADDR))
+                ifa_flags |= IFA_F_MANAGETEMPADDR;
+            plen = 64;
+        } else
+            plen = 128;
+
+        nm_ip6_config_reset_addresses_ndisc((NMIP6Config *) priv->ac_ip6_config.orig,
+                                            rdata->addresses,
+                                            rdata->addresses_n,
+                                            plen,
+                                            ifa_flags);
+        if (priv->ac_ip6_config.current) {
+            nm_ip6_config_reset_addresses_ndisc((NMIP6Config *) priv->ac_ip6_config.current,
+                                                rdata->addresses,
+                                                rdata->addresses_n,
+                                                plen,
+                                                ifa_flags);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (NM_FLAGS_ANY(changed, NM_NDISC_CONFIG_ROUTES | NM_NDISC_CONFIG_GATEWAYS)) {
+        nm_ip6_config_reset_routes_ndisc(
+            (NMIP6Config *) priv->ac_ip6_config.orig,
+            rdata->gateways,
+            rdata->gateways_n,
+            rdata->routes,
+            rdata->routes_n,
+            nm_device_get_route_table(self, AF_INET6),
+            nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET6),
+            nm_platform_kernel_support_get(NM_PLATFORM_KERNEL_SUPPORT_TYPE_RTA_PREF));
+        if (priv->ac_ip6_config.current) {
+            nm_ip6_config_reset_routes_ndisc(
+                (NMIP6Config *) priv->ac_ip6_config.current,
+                rdata->gateways,
+                rdata->gateways_n,
+                rdata->routes,
+                rdata->routes_n,
+                nm_device_get_route_table(self, AF_INET6),
+                nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET6),
+                nm_platform_kernel_support_get(NM_PLATFORM_KERNEL_SUPPORT_TYPE_RTA_PREF));
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (changed & NM_NDISC_CONFIG_DNS_SERVERS) {
+        /* Rebuild DNS server list from neighbor discovery cache. */
+        applied_config_reset_nameservers(&priv->ac_ip6_config);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < rdata->dns_servers_n; i++)
+            applied_config_add_nameserver(&priv->ac_ip6_config,
+                                          (const NMIPAddr *) &rdata->dns_servers[i].address);
+    }
+
+    if (changed & NM_NDISC_CONFIG_DNS_DOMAINS) {
+        /* Rebuild domain list from neighbor discovery cache. */
+        applied_config_reset_searches(&priv->ac_ip6_config);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < rdata->dns_domains_n; i++)
+            applied_config_add_search(&priv->ac_ip6_config, rdata->dns_domains[i].domain);
+    }
+
+    if (changed & NM_NDISC_CONFIG_DHCP_LEVEL) {
+        dhcp6_cleanup(self, CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE, TRUE);
+
+        priv->dhcp6.mode = rdata->dhcp_level;
+        if (priv->dhcp6.mode != NM_NDISC_DHCP_LEVEL_NONE) {
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_DHCP6,
+                  "Activation: Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) starting DHCPv6"
+                  " as requested by IPv6 router...");
+            if (!dhcp6_start(self, FALSE)) {
+                if (priv->dhcp6.mode == NM_NDISC_DHCP_LEVEL_MANAGED) {
+                    nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                            NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED,
+                                            NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DHCP_START_FAILED);
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (changed & NM_NDISC_CONFIG_HOP_LIMIT)
+        nm_platform_sysctl_ip_conf_set_ipv6_hop_limit_safe(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                                           nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                                                           rdata->hop_limit);
+
+    if (changed & NM_NDISC_CONFIG_REACHABLE_TIME) {
+        nm_platform_sysctl_ip_neigh_set_ipv6_reachable_time(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                                            nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                                                            rdata->reachable_time_ms);
+    }
+
+    if (changed & NM_NDISC_CONFIG_RETRANS_TIMER) {
+        nm_platform_sysctl_ip_neigh_set_ipv6_retrans_time(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                                          nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                                                          rdata->retrans_timer_ms);
+    }
+
+    if (changed & NM_NDISC_CONFIG_MTU) {
+        if (priv->ip6_mtu != rdata->mtu) {
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "mtu: set IPv6 MTU to %u", (guint) rdata->mtu);
+            priv->ip6_mtu = rdata->mtu;
+        }
+    }
+
+    nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, AF_INET6, NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+ndisc_ra_timeout(NMNDisc *ndisc, NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    /* We don't want to stop listening for router advertisements completely,
+     * but instead let device activation continue activating.  If an RA
+     * shows up later, we'll use it as long as the device is not disconnected.
+     */
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_IP6, "timed out waiting for IPv6 router advertisement");
+    if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF) {
+        /* If RA is our only source of addressing information and we don't
+         * ever receive one, then time out IPv6.  But if there is other
+         * IPv6 configuration, like manual IPv6 addresses or external IPv6
+         * config, consider that sufficient for IPv6 success.
+         *
+         * FIXME: it doesn't seem correct to determine this based on which
+         *        addresses we find inside priv->ip_config_6.
+         */
+        if (priv->ip_config_6
+            && nm_ip6_config_find_first_address(priv->ip_config_6,
+                                                NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRTYPE_NORMAL
+                                                    | NM_PLATFORM_MATCH_WITH_ADDRSTATE__ANY))
+            nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, AF_INET6, NULL);
+        else
+            nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_timeout(self, AF_INET6);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+addrconf6_start_with_link_ready(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *  priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMUtilsIPv6IfaceId iid;
+
+    g_assert(priv->ndisc);
+
+    if (nm_device_get_ip_iface_identifier(self, &iid, FALSE)) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_IP6, "addrconf6: using the device EUI-64 identifier");
+        nm_ndisc_set_iid(priv->ndisc, iid);
+    } else {
+        /* Don't abort the addrconf at this point -- if ndisc needs the iid
+         * it will notice this itself. */
+        _LOGI(LOGD_IP6, "addrconf6: no interface identifier; IPv6 address creation may fail");
+    }
+
+    /* Apply any manual configuration before starting RA */
+    if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET6, TRUE))
+        _LOGW(LOGD_IP6, "failed to apply manual IPv6 configuration");
+
+    if (nm_ndisc_get_node_type(priv->ndisc) == NM_NDISC_NODE_TYPE_ROUTER) {
+        nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "forwarding", "1");
+        nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, AF_INET6, NULL);
+        priv->needs_ip6_subnet = TRUE;
+        g_signal_emit(self, signals[IP6_SUBNET_NEEDED], 0);
+    }
+
+    priv->ndisc_changed_id = g_signal_connect(priv->ndisc,
+                                              NM_NDISC_CONFIG_RECEIVED,
+                                              G_CALLBACK(ndisc_config_changed),
+                                              self);
+    priv->ndisc_timeout_id = g_signal_connect(priv->ndisc,
+                                              NM_NDISC_RA_TIMEOUT_SIGNAL,
+                                              G_CALLBACK(ndisc_ra_timeout),
+                                              self);
+
+    ndisc_set_router_config(priv->ndisc, self);
+    nm_ndisc_start(priv->ndisc);
+    priv->ndisc_started = TRUE;
+    return;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+addrconf6_start(NMDevice *self, NMSettingIP6ConfigPrivacy use_tempaddr)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *   priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *      connection;
+    NMSettingIP6Config *s_ip6 = NULL;
+    GError *            error = NULL;
+    NMUtilsStableType   stable_type;
+    const char *        stable_id;
+    NMNDiscNodeType     node_type;
+    int                 max_addresses;
+    int                 router_solicitations;
+    int                 router_solicitation_interval;
+    guint32             ra_timeout;
+    guint32             default_ra_timeout;
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    g_assert(connection);
+
+    nm_assert(!applied_config_get_current(&priv->ac_ip6_config));
+    applied_config_clear(&priv->ac_ip6_config);
+
+    nm_clear_pointer(&priv->rt6_temporary_not_available, g_hash_table_unref);
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->rt6_temporary_not_available_id);
+
+    s_ip6 = NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG(nm_connection_get_setting_ip6_config(connection));
+    g_assert(s_ip6);
+
+    if (nm_streq(nm_device_get_effective_ip_config_method(self, AF_INET6),
+                 NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_SHARED))
+        node_type = NM_NDISC_NODE_TYPE_ROUTER;
+    else
+        node_type = NM_NDISC_NODE_TYPE_HOST;
+
+    nm_lndp_ndisc_get_sysctl(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                             nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                             &max_addresses,
+                             &router_solicitations,
+                             &router_solicitation_interval,
+                             &default_ra_timeout);
+
+    if (node_type == NM_NDISC_NODE_TYPE_ROUTER)
+        ra_timeout = 0u;
+    else {
+        ra_timeout = _prop_get_ipv6_ra_timeout(self);
+        if (ra_timeout == 0u)
+            ra_timeout = default_ra_timeout;
+    }
+
+    stable_id   = _prop_get_connection_stable_id(self, connection, &stable_type);
+    priv->ndisc = nm_lndp_ndisc_new(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                    nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self),
+                                    nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                                    stable_type,
+                                    stable_id,
+                                    nm_setting_ip6_config_get_addr_gen_mode(s_ip6),
+                                    node_type,
+                                    max_addresses,
+                                    router_solicitations,
+                                    router_solicitation_interval,
+                                    ra_timeout,
+                                    &error);
+    if (!priv->ndisc) {
+        _LOGE(LOGD_IP6, "addrconf6: failed to start neighbor discovery: %s", error->message);
+        g_error_free(error);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    priv->ndisc_use_tempaddr = use_tempaddr;
+
+    if (NM_IN_SET(use_tempaddr,
+                  NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_PREFER_TEMP_ADDR,
+                  NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_PREFER_PUBLIC_ADDR)
+        && !nm_platform_kernel_support_get(NM_PLATFORM_KERNEL_SUPPORT_TYPE_EXTENDED_IFA_FLAGS)) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_IP6,
+              "The kernel does not support extended IFA_FLAGS needed by NM for "
+              "IPv6 private addresses. This feature is not available");
+    }
+
+    /* ensure link local is ready... */
+    if (!linklocal6_start(self)) {
+        /* wait for the LL address to show up */
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    /* already have the LL address; kick off neighbor discovery */
+    addrconf6_start_with_link_ready(self);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+addrconf6_cleanup(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    priv->ndisc_started = FALSE;
+    nm_clear_g_signal_handler(priv->ndisc, &priv->ndisc_changed_id);
+    nm_clear_g_signal_handler(priv->ndisc, &priv->ndisc_timeout_id);
+
+    applied_config_clear(&priv->ac_ip6_config);
+    nm_clear_pointer(&priv->rt6_temporary_not_available, g_hash_table_unref);
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->rt6_temporary_not_available_id);
+    if (priv->ndisc) {
+        nm_ndisc_stop(priv->ndisc);
+        g_clear_object(&priv->ndisc);
+    }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+save_ip6_properties(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    static const char *const ip6_properties_to_save[] = {
+        "accept_ra",
+        "forwarding",
+        "disable_ipv6",
+        "hop_limit",
+        "use_tempaddr",
+    };
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv     = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMPlatform *     platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+    const char *     ifname;
+    char *           value;
+    int              i;
+
+    g_hash_table_remove_all(priv->ip6_saved_properties);
+
+    ifname = nm_device_get_ip_iface_from_platform(self);
+    if (!ifname)
+        return;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS(ip6_properties_to_save); i++) {
+        value =
+            nm_platform_sysctl_ip_conf_get(platform, AF_INET6, ifname, ip6_properties_to_save[i]);
+        if (value) {
+            g_hash_table_insert(priv->ip6_saved_properties,
+                                (char *) ip6_properties_to_save[i],
+                                value);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+restore_ip6_properties(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    GHashTableIter   iter;
+    gpointer         key, value;
+
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, priv->ip6_saved_properties);
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &key, &value)) {
+        /* Don't touch "disable_ipv6" if we're doing userland IPv6LL */
+        if (priv->ipv6ll_handle && nm_streq(key, "disable_ipv6"))
+            continue;
+        nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, key, value);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+set_disable_ipv6(NMDevice *self, const char *value)
+{
+    /* We only touch disable_ipv6 when NM is not managing the IPv6LL address */
+    if (!NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->ipv6ll_handle)
+        nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "disable_ipv6", value);
+}
+
+static void
+set_nm_ipv6ll(NMDevice *self, gboolean enable)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    int              ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+
+    if (!nm_platform_kernel_support_get(NM_PLATFORM_KERNEL_SUPPORT_TYPE_USER_IPV6LL))
+        return;
+
+    priv->ipv6ll_handle = enable;
+    if (ifindex > 0) {
+        const char *detail = enable ? "enable" : "disable";
+        int         r;
+
+        _LOGD(LOGD_IP6, "will %s userland IPv6LL", detail);
+        r = nm_platform_link_set_user_ipv6ll_enabled(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex, enable);
+        if (r < 0) {
+            _NMLOG(NM_IN_SET(r, -NME_PL_NOT_FOUND, -NME_PL_OPNOTSUPP) ? LOGL_DEBUG : LOGL_WARN,
+                   LOGD_IP6,
+                   "failed to %s userspace IPv6LL address handling (%s)",
+                   detail,
+                   nm_strerror(r));
+        }
+
+        if (enable) {
+            gs_free char *value = NULL;
+
+            /* Bounce IPv6 to ensure the kernel stops IPv6LL address generation */
+            value = nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_get(self, AF_INET6, "disable_ipv6");
+            if (nm_streq0(value, "0"))
+                nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "disable_ipv6", "1");
+
+            /* Ensure IPv6 is enabled */
+            nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "disable_ipv6", "0");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static gboolean
+ip_requires_slaves(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    const char *method;
+
+    method = nm_device_get_effective_ip_config_method(self, addr_family);
+
+    if (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family))
+        return nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO);
+
+    /* SLAAC, DHCP, and Link-Local depend on connectivity (and thus slaves)
+     * to complete addressing.  SLAAC and DHCP need a peer to provide a prefix.
+     */
+    return NM_IN_STRSET(method,
+                        NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO,
+                        NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_DHCP);
+}
+
+static NMActStageReturn
+act_stage3_ip_config_start(NMDevice *           self,
+                           int                  addr_family,
+                           gpointer *           out_config,
+                           NMDeviceStateReason *out_failure_reason)
+{
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *   connection;
+    NMActStageReturn ret = NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+    const char *     method;
+
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(connection, NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE);
+
+    if (connection_ip_method_requires_carrier(connection, addr_family, NULL)
+        && nm_device_is_master(self) && !priv->carrier) {
+        _LOGI(LOGD_IP | LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "IPv%c config waiting until carrier is on",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+        return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_IP_WAIT;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_device_is_master(self) && ip_requires_slaves(self, addr_family)) {
+        /* If the master has no ready slaves, and depends on slaves for
+         * a successful IP configuration attempt, then postpone IP addressing.
+         */
+        if (!have_any_ready_slaves(self)) {
+            _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_IP,
+                  "IPv%c config waiting until slaves are ready",
+                  nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+            return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_IP_WAIT;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4)
+        priv->dhcp6.mode = NM_NDISC_DHCP_LEVEL_NONE;
+
+    method = nm_device_get_effective_ip_config_method(self, addr_family);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_IP | LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "IPv%c config method is %s",
+          nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+          method);
+
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        if (NM_IN_STRSET(method,
+                         NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO,
+                         NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_MANUAL)) {
+            NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip4;
+            NMIP4Config **     configs, *config;
+            guint              num_addresses;
+
+            s_ip4 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(connection);
+            g_return_val_if_fail(s_ip4, NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE);
+            num_addresses = nm_setting_ip_config_get_num_addresses(s_ip4);
+
+            if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO)) {
+                ret = dhcp4_start(self);
+                if (ret == NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE) {
+                    NM_SET_OUT(out_failure_reason, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DHCP_START_FAILED);
+                    return ret;
+                }
+            } else {
+                g_return_val_if_fail(num_addresses != 0, NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE);
+                ret = NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_POSTPONE;
+            }
+
+            if (num_addresses) {
+                config = nm_device_ip4_config_new(self);
+                nm_ip4_config_merge_setting(config,
+                                            nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(connection),
+                                            NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MDNS_DEFAULT,
+                                            NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLMNR_DEFAULT,
+                                            nm_device_get_route_table(self, AF_INET),
+                                            nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET));
+                configs    = g_new0(NMIP4Config *, 2);
+                configs[0] = config;
+                ipv4_dad_start(self, configs, ipv4_manual_method_apply);
+            }
+        } else if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_LINK_LOCAL)) {
+            ret = ipv4ll_start(self);
+            if (ret == NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE)
+                NM_SET_OUT(out_failure_reason, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_AUTOIP_START_FAILED);
+        } else if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_SHARED)) {
+            if (out_config) {
+                *out_config = shared4_new_config(self, connection);
+                if (*out_config) {
+                    priv->dnsmasq_manager = nm_dnsmasq_manager_new(nm_device_get_ip_iface(self));
+                    ret                   = NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS;
+                } else {
+                    NM_SET_OUT(out_failure_reason, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_CONFIG_UNAVAILABLE);
+                    ret = NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+                }
+            } else
+                g_return_val_if_reached(NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE);
+        } else if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED))
+            ret = NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS;
+        else
+            _LOGW(LOGD_IP4, "unhandled IPv4 config method '%s'; will fail", method);
+
+        return ret;
+    } else {
+        NMSettingIP6ConfigPrivacy ip6_privacy     = NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN;
+        const char *              ip6_privacy_str = "0";
+        NMPlatform *              platform;
+        int                       ifindex;
+
+        if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED)) {
+            nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "disable_ipv6", "1");
+            return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_IP_DONE;
+        }
+
+        if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_IGNORE)) {
+            if (!nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self)) {
+                if (priv->master) {
+                    /* If a device only has an IPv6 link-local address,
+                     * we don't generate an assumed connection. Therefore,
+                     * when a new slave connection (without IP configuration)
+                     * is activated on the device, the link-local address
+                     * remains configured. The IP configuration of an activated
+                     * slave should not depend on the previous state. Flush
+                     * addresses and routes on activation.
+                     */
+                    ifindex  = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+                    platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+
+                    if (ifindex > 0) {
+                        gs_unref_object NMIP6Config *config = nm_device_ip6_config_new(self);
+
+                        nm_platform_ip_route_flush(platform, AF_INET6, ifindex);
+                        nm_platform_ip_address_flush(platform, AF_INET6, ifindex);
+                        nm_device_set_ip_config(self, AF_INET6, (NMIPConfig *) config, FALSE, NULL);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    gboolean ipv6ll_handle_old = priv->ipv6ll_handle;
+
+                    /* When activating an IPv6 'ignore' connection we need to revert back
+                     * to kernel IPv6LL, but the kernel won't actually assign an address
+                     * to the interface until disable_ipv6 is bounced.
+                     */
+                    set_nm_ipv6ll(self, FALSE);
+                    if (ipv6ll_handle_old)
+                        nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "disable_ipv6", "1");
+                    restore_ip6_properties(self);
+                }
+            }
+            return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_IP_DONE;
+        }
+
+        /* Ensure the MTU makes sense. If it was below 1280 the kernel would not
+         * expose any ipv6 sysctls or allow presence of any addresses on the interface,
+         * including LL, which * would make it impossible to autoconfigure MTU to a
+         * correct value. */
+        _commit_mtu(self, priv->ip_config_4);
+
+        /* Any method past this point requires an IPv6LL address. Use NM-controlled
+         * IPv6LL if this is not an assumed connection, since assumed connections
+         * will already have IPv6 set up.
+         */
+        if (!nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self))
+            set_nm_ipv6ll(self, TRUE);
+
+        /* Re-enable IPv6 on the interface */
+        nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "accept_ra", "0");
+        set_disable_ipv6(self, "0");
+
+        /* Synchronize external IPv6 configuration with kernel, since
+         * linklocal6_start() uses the information there to determine if we can
+         * proceed with the selected method (SLAAC, DHCP, link-local).
+         */
+        nm_platform_process_events(nm_device_get_platform(self));
+        g_clear_object(&priv->ext_ip6_config_captured);
+        priv->ext_ip6_config_captured =
+            nm_ip6_config_capture(nm_device_get_multi_index(self),
+                                  nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                  nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self),
+                                  NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN);
+
+        ip6_privacy = _prop_get_ipv6_ip6_privacy(self);
+
+        if (NM_IN_STRSET(method,
+                         NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO,
+                         NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_SHARED)) {
+            if (!addrconf6_start(self, ip6_privacy)) {
+                /* IPv6 might be disabled; allow IPv4 to proceed */
+                ret = NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_IP_FAIL;
+            } else
+                ret = NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_POSTPONE;
+        } else if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_LINK_LOCAL)) {
+            ret =
+                linklocal6_start(self) ? NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS : NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_POSTPONE;
+        } else if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_DHCP)) {
+            priv->dhcp6.mode = NM_NDISC_DHCP_LEVEL_MANAGED;
+            if (!dhcp6_start(self, TRUE)) {
+                /* IPv6 might be disabled; allow IPv4 to proceed */
+                ret = NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_IP_FAIL;
+            } else
+                ret = NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_POSTPONE;
+        } else if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_MANUAL))
+            ret = NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS;
+        else
+            _LOGW(LOGD_IP6, "unhandled IPv6 config method '%s'; will fail", method);
+
+        if (ret != NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE
+            && !nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+            switch (ip6_privacy) {
+            case NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN:
+            case NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_DISABLED:
+                ip6_privacy_str = "0";
+                break;
+            case NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_PREFER_PUBLIC_ADDR:
+                ip6_privacy_str = "1";
+                break;
+            case NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_PREFER_TEMP_ADDR:
+                ip6_privacy_str = "2";
+                break;
+            }
+            nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "use_tempaddr", ip6_privacy_str);
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+    }
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_activate_stage3_ip_start(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    const int           IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+    NMDevicePrivate *   priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMActStageReturn    ret;
+    NMDeviceStateReason failure_reason    = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE;
+    gs_unref_object NMIPConfig *ip_config = NULL;
+
+    g_assert(priv->ip_state_x[IS_IPv4] == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_WAIT);
+
+    if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self)) {
+        _set_ip_state(self, addr_family, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE);
+        check_ip_state(self, FALSE, TRUE);
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    _set_ip_state(self, addr_family, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF);
+
+    ret = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->act_stage3_ip_config_start(self,
+                                                                addr_family,
+                                                                (gpointer *) &ip_config,
+                                                                &failure_reason);
+
+    switch (ret) {
+    case NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS:
+        if (!IS_IPv4) {
+            /* Here we get a static IPv6 config, like for Shared where it's
+             * autogenerated or from modems where it comes from ModemManager.
+            */
+            if (!ip_config)
+                ip_config = nm_device_ip_config_new(self, addr_family);
+            nm_assert(!applied_config_get_current(&priv->ac_ip6_config));
+            applied_config_init(&priv->ac_ip6_config, ip_config);
+            ip_config = NULL;
+        }
+        nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, addr_family, ip_config);
+        break;
+    case NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_IP_DONE:
+        _set_ip_state(self, addr_family, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE);
+        check_ip_state(self, FALSE, TRUE);
+        break;
+    case NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE:
+        nm_device_state_changed(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED, failure_reason);
+        return FALSE;
+    case NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_IP_FAIL:
+        /* Activation not wanted */
+        _set_ip_state(self, addr_family, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAIL);
+        break;
+    case NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_IP_WAIT:
+        /* Wait for something to try IP config again */
+        _set_ip_state(self, addr_family, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_WAIT);
+        break;
+    default:
+        g_assert(ret == NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_POSTPONE);
+    }
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/*
+ * activate_stage3_ip_config_start
+ *
+ * Begin automatic/manual IP configuration
+ *
+ */
+static void
+activate_stage3_ip_config_start(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    int ifindex;
+
+    _set_ip_state(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_WAIT);
+    _set_ip_state(self, AF_INET6, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_WAIT);
+
+    _active_connection_set_state_flags(self, NM_ACTIVATION_STATE_FLAG_LAYER2_READY);
+
+    nm_device_state_changed(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE);
+
+    /* Device should be up before we can do anything with it */
+    if ((ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self)) > 0
+        && !nm_platform_link_is_up(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex))
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "interface %s not up for IP configuration",
+              nm_device_get_ip_iface(self));
+
+    if (nm_device_activate_ip4_state_in_wait(self)
+        && !nm_device_activate_stage3_ip_start(self, AF_INET))
+        return;
+
+    if (nm_device_activate_ip6_state_in_wait(self)
+        && !nm_device_activate_stage3_ip_start(self, AF_INET6))
+        return;
+
+    /* Proxy */
+    nm_device_set_proxy_config(self, NULL);
+
+    check_ip_state(self, TRUE, TRUE);
+}
+
+static void
+fw_change_zone_cb(NMFirewallManager *      firewall_manager,
+                  NMFirewallManagerCallId *call_id,
+                  GError *                 error,
+                  gpointer                 user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = user_data;
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->fw_call != call_id)
+        g_return_if_reached();
+
+    priv->fw_call = NULL;
+
+    if (nm_utils_error_is_cancelled(error))
+        return;
+
+    switch (priv->fw_state) {
+    case FIREWALL_STATE_WAIT_STAGE_3:
+        priv->fw_state = FIREWALL_STATE_INITIALIZED;
+        nm_device_activate_schedule_stage3_ip_config_start(self);
+        break;
+    case FIREWALL_STATE_WAIT_IP_CONFIG:
+        priv->fw_state = FIREWALL_STATE_INITIALIZED;
+        if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE
+            || priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE)
+            nm_device_start_ip_check(self);
+        break;
+    case FIREWALL_STATE_INITIALIZED:
+        break;
+    default:
+        g_return_if_reached();
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+fw_change_zone(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *       applied_connection;
+    NMSettingConnection *s_con;
+    const char *         zone;
+
+    nm_assert(priv->fw_state >= FIREWALL_STATE_INITIALIZED);
+
+    applied_connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    nm_assert(applied_connection);
+
+    s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(applied_connection);
+    nm_assert(s_con);
+
+    if (priv->fw_call) {
+        nm_firewall_manager_cancel_call(priv->fw_call);
+        nm_assert(!priv->fw_call);
+    }
+
+    if (G_UNLIKELY(!priv->fw_mgr))
+        priv->fw_mgr = g_object_ref(nm_firewall_manager_get());
+
+    zone = nm_setting_connection_get_zone(s_con);
+#if WITH_FIREWALLD_ZONE
+    if (!zone || zone[0] == '\0') {
+        if (nm_streq0(nm_device_get_effective_ip_config_method(self, AF_INET),
+                      NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_SHARED)
+            || nm_streq0(nm_device_get_effective_ip_config_method(self, AF_INET6),
+                         NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_SHARED))
+            zone = "nm-shared";
+    }
+#endif
+    priv->fw_call = nm_firewall_manager_add_or_change_zone(priv->fw_mgr,
+                                                           nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                                                           zone,
+                                                           FALSE, /* change zone */
+                                                           fw_change_zone_cb,
+                                                           self);
+}
+
+/*
+ * nm_device_activate_schedule_stage3_ip_config_start
+ *
+ * Schedule IP configuration start
+ */
+void
+nm_device_activate_schedule_stage3_ip_config_start(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    int              ifindex;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    g_return_if_fail(priv->act_request.obj);
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+
+    /* Add the interface to the specified firewall zone */
+    if (priv->fw_state == FIREWALL_STATE_UNMANAGED) {
+        if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self)) {
+            /* fake success */
+            priv->fw_state = FIREWALL_STATE_INITIALIZED;
+        } else if (ifindex > 0) {
+            priv->fw_state = FIREWALL_STATE_WAIT_STAGE_3;
+            fw_change_zone(self);
+            return;
+        }
+        /* no ifindex, nothing to do for now */
+    } else if (priv->fw_state == FIREWALL_STATE_WAIT_STAGE_3) {
+        /* a firewall call for stage3 is pending. Return and wait. */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    nm_assert(ifindex <= 0 || priv->fw_state == FIREWALL_STATE_INITIALIZED);
+
+    activation_source_schedule(self, activate_stage3_ip_config_start, AF_INET);
+}
+
+static NMActStageReturn
+act_stage4_ip_config_timeout(NMDevice *           self,
+                             int                  addr_family,
+                             NMDeviceStateReason *out_failure_reason)
+{
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+
+    if (!get_ip_config_may_fail(self, addr_family)) {
+        NM_SET_OUT(out_failure_reason, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_IP_CONFIG_UNAVAILABLE);
+        return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void
+activate_stage4_ip_config_timeout_x(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDeviceStateReason failure_reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE;
+    NMActStageReturn    ret;
+
+    ret =
+        NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->act_stage4_ip_config_timeout(self, addr_family, &failure_reason);
+
+    if (ret == NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_POSTPONE)
+        return;
+
+    if (ret == NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE) {
+        nm_device_state_changed(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED, failure_reason);
+        return;
+    }
+    g_assert(ret == NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS);
+
+    _set_ip_state(self, addr_family, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAIL);
+    check_ip_state(self, FALSE, TRUE);
+}
+
+static void
+activate_stage4_ip_config_timeout_4(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    activate_stage4_ip_config_timeout_x(self, AF_INET);
+}
+
+static void
+activate_stage4_ip_config_timeout_6(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    activate_stage4_ip_config_timeout_x(self, AF_INET6);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_timeout(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IN_SET(addr_family, AF_INET, AF_INET6));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    g_return_if_fail(priv->act_request.obj);
+
+    activation_source_schedule(self,
+                               IS_IPv4 ? activate_stage4_ip_config_timeout_4
+                                       : activate_stage4_ip_config_timeout_6,
+                               addr_family);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+share_init(NMDevice *self, GError **error)
+{
+    const char *const modules[] = {"ip_tables",
+                                   "iptable_nat",
+                                   "nf_nat_ftp",
+                                   "nf_nat_irc",
+                                   "nf_nat_sip",
+                                   "nf_nat_tftp",
+                                   "nf_nat_pptp",
+                                   "nf_nat_h323"};
+    guint             i;
+    int               errsv;
+
+    if (nm_platform_sysctl_get_int32(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                     NMP_SYSCTL_PATHID_ABSOLUTE("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward"),
+                                     -1)
+        == 1) {
+        /* nothing to do. */
+    } else if (!nm_platform_sysctl_set(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                       NMP_SYSCTL_PATHID_ABSOLUTE("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward"),
+                                       "1")) {
+        errsv = errno;
+        _LOGD(LOGD_SHARING,
+              "share: error enabling IPv4 forwarding: (%d) %s",
+              errsv,
+              nm_strerror_native(errsv));
+        g_set_error(error,
+                    NM_UTILS_ERROR,
+                    NM_UTILS_ERROR_UNKNOWN,
+                    "cannot set ipv4/ip_forward: %s",
+                    nm_strerror_native(errsv));
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_platform_sysctl_get_int32(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                     NMP_SYSCTL_PATHID_ABSOLUTE("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr"),
+                                     -1)
+        == 1) {
+        /* nothing to do. */
+    } else if (!nm_platform_sysctl_set(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                       NMP_SYSCTL_PATHID_ABSOLUTE("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr"),
+                                       "1")) {
+        errsv = errno;
+        _LOGD(LOGD_SHARING,
+              "share: error enabling dynamic addresses: (%d) %s",
+              errsv,
+              nm_strerror_native(errsv));
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS(modules); i++)
+        nm_utils_modprobe(NULL, FALSE, modules[i], NULL);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+start_sharing(NMDevice *self, NMIP4Config *config, GError **error)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *           priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMActRequest *              req;
+    const NMPlatformIP4Address *ip4_addr = NULL;
+    const char *                ip_iface;
+    GError *                    local = NULL;
+    NMConnection *              conn;
+    NMSettingConnection *       s_con;
+    gboolean                    announce_android_metered;
+    NMUtilsShareRules *         share_rules;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(config, FALSE);
+
+    ip_iface = nm_device_get_ip_iface(self);
+    if (!ip_iface) {
+        g_set_error(error, NM_UTILS_ERROR, NM_UTILS_ERROR_UNKNOWN, "device has no ip interface");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    ip4_addr = nm_ip4_config_get_first_address(config);
+    if (!ip4_addr || !ip4_addr->address) {
+        g_set_error(error,
+                    NM_UTILS_ERROR,
+                    NM_UTILS_ERROR_UNKNOWN,
+                    "could not determine IPv4 address");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (!share_init(self, error))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    req = nm_device_get_act_request(self);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(req, FALSE);
+
+    share_rules = nm_utils_share_rules_new();
+
+    nm_utils_share_rules_add_all_rules(share_rules, ip_iface, ip4_addr->address, ip4_addr->plen);
+
+    nm_utils_share_rules_apply(share_rules, TRUE);
+
+    nm_act_request_set_shared(req, share_rules);
+
+    conn  = nm_act_request_get_applied_connection(req);
+    s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(conn);
+
+    switch (nm_setting_connection_get_metered(s_con)) {
+    case NM_METERED_YES:
+        /* honor the metered flag. Note that reapply on the device does not affect
+         * the metered setting. This is different from other profiles, where the
+         * metered flag of an activated profile can be changed (reapplied). */
+        announce_android_metered = TRUE;
+        break;
+    case NM_METERED_UNKNOWN:
+        /* we pick up the current value and announce it. But again, we cannot update
+         * the announced setting without restarting dnsmasq. That means, if the default
+         * route changes w.r.t. being metered, then the shared connection does not get
+         * updated before reactivating. */
+        announce_android_metered =
+            NM_IN_SET(nm_manager_get_metered(NM_MANAGER_GET), NM_METERED_YES, NM_METERED_GUESS_YES);
+        break;
+    default:
+        announce_android_metered = FALSE;
+        break;
+    }
+
+    if (!nm_dnsmasq_manager_start(priv->dnsmasq_manager,
+                                  config,
+                                  announce_android_metered,
+                                  &local)) {
+        g_set_error(error,
+                    NM_UTILS_ERROR,
+                    NM_UTILS_ERROR_UNKNOWN,
+                    "could not start dnsmasq due to %s",
+                    local->message);
+        g_error_free(local);
+        nm_act_request_set_shared(req, NULL);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    priv->dnsmasq_state_id = g_signal_connect(priv->dnsmasq_manager,
+                                              NM_DNS_MASQ_MANAGER_STATE_CHANGED,
+                                              G_CALLBACK(dnsmasq_state_changed_cb),
+                                              self);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+arp_cleanup(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_clear_pointer(&priv->acd.announcing, nm_acd_manager_free);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_arp_announce(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *  priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *     connection;
+    NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip4;
+    guint              num, i;
+    const guint8 *     hw_addr;
+    size_t             hw_addr_len = 0;
+
+    arp_cleanup(self);
+
+    hw_addr = nm_platform_link_get_address(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                           nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self),
+                                           &hw_addr_len);
+
+    if (!hw_addr || hw_addr_len != ETH_ALEN)
+        return;
+
+    /* We only care about manually-configured addresses; DHCP- and autoip-configured
+     * ones should already have been seen on the network at this point.
+     */
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (!connection)
+        return;
+    s_ip4 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(connection);
+    if (!s_ip4)
+        return;
+    num = nm_setting_ip_config_get_num_addresses(s_ip4);
+    if (num == 0)
+        return;
+
+    priv->acd.announcing =
+        nm_acd_manager_new(nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self), hw_addr, hw_addr_len, NULL, NULL);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+        NMIPAddress *ip = nm_setting_ip_config_get_address(s_ip4, i);
+        in_addr_t    addr;
+
+        if (inet_pton(AF_INET, nm_ip_address_get_address(ip), &addr) == 1)
+            nm_acd_manager_add_address(priv->acd.announcing, addr);
+        else
+            g_warn_if_reached();
+    }
+
+    nm_acd_manager_announce_addresses(priv->acd.announcing);
+}
+
+static void
+activate_stage5_ip_config_result_x(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMActRequest *   req;
+    const char *     method;
+    int              ip_ifindex;
+    int              errsv;
+    gboolean         do_announce = FALSE;
+
+    req = nm_device_get_act_request(self);
+    g_assert(req);
+
+    /* Interface must be IFF_UP before IP config can be applied */
+    ip_ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    g_return_if_fail(ip_ifindex);
+
+    if (!nm_platform_link_is_up(nm_device_get_platform(self), ip_ifindex)
+        && !nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+        nm_platform_link_set_up(nm_device_get_platform(self), ip_ifindex, NULL);
+        if (!nm_platform_link_is_up(nm_device_get_platform(self), ip_ifindex))
+            _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                  "interface %s not up for IP configuration",
+                  nm_device_get_ip_iface(self));
+    }
+
+    if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, addr_family, TRUE)) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_IPX(IS_IPv4),
+              "Activation: Stage 5 of 5 (IPv%c Commit) failed",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+        nm_device_ip_method_failed(self, addr_family, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONFIG_FAILED);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4) {
+        if (priv->dhcp6.mode != NM_NDISC_DHCP_LEVEL_NONE
+            && priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF) {
+            if (applied_config_get_current(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config)) {
+                /* If IPv6 wasn't the first IP to complete, and DHCP was used,
+                 * then ensure dispatcher scripts get the DHCP lease information.
+                 */
+                nm_dispatcher_call_device(NM_DISPATCHER_ACTION_DHCP6_CHANGE,
+                                          self,
+                                          NULL,
+                                          NULL,
+                                          NULL,
+                                          NULL);
+            } else {
+                /* still waiting for first dhcp6 lease. */
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Start IPv4 sharing/IPv6 forwarding if we need it */
+    method = nm_device_get_effective_ip_config_method(self, addr_family);
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_SHARED)) {
+            gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+
+            if (!start_sharing(self, priv->ip_config_4, &error)) {
+                _LOGW(LOGD_SHARING,
+                      "Activation: Stage 5 of 5 (IPv4 Commit) start sharing failed: %s",
+                      error->message);
+                nm_device_ip_method_failed(self,
+                                           AF_INET,
+                                           NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SHARED_START_FAILED);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_SHARED)) {
+            if (!nm_platform_sysctl_set(
+                    nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                    NMP_SYSCTL_PATHID_ABSOLUTE("/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/forwarding"),
+                    "1")) {
+                errsv = errno;
+                _LOGE(LOGD_SHARING,
+                      "share: error enabling IPv6 forwarding: (%d) %s",
+                      errsv,
+                      nm_strerror_native(errsv));
+                nm_device_ip_method_failed(self,
+                                           AF_INET6,
+                                           NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_SHARED_START_FAILED);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        if (priv->dhcp_data_4.client) {
+            gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+
+            if (!nm_dhcp_client_accept(priv->dhcp_data_4.client, &error)) {
+                _LOGW(LOGD_DHCP4,
+                      "Activation: Stage 5 of 5 (IPv4 Commit) error accepting lease: %s",
+                      error->message);
+                nm_device_ip_method_failed(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_DHCP_ERROR);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* If IPv4 wasn't the first to complete, and DHCP was used, then ensure
+         * dispatcher scripts get the DHCP lease information.
+         */
+        if (priv->dhcp_data_4.client && nm_device_activate_ip4_state_in_conf(self)
+            && (nm_device_get_state(self) > NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG)) {
+            nm_dispatcher_call_device(NM_DISPATCHER_ACTION_DHCP4_CHANGE,
+                                      self,
+                                      NULL,
+                                      NULL,
+                                      NULL,
+                                      NULL);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4) {
+        /* Check if we have to wait for DAD */
+        if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF && !priv->dad6_ip6_config) {
+            if (!priv->carrier && priv->ignore_carrier && get_ip_config_may_fail(self, AF_INET6))
+                _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_IP6,
+                      "IPv6 DAD: carrier missing and ignored, not delaying activation");
+            else
+                priv->dad6_ip6_config = dad6_get_pending_addresses(self);
+
+            if (priv->dad6_ip6_config) {
+                _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_IP6, "IPv6 DAD: awaiting termination");
+            } else {
+                _set_ip_state(self, AF_INET6, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE);
+                check_ip_state(self, FALSE, TRUE);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        /* Send ARP announcements */
+
+        if (nm_device_is_master(self)) {
+            CList *    iter;
+            SlaveInfo *info;
+
+            /* Skip announcement if there are no device enslaved, for two reasons:
+             * 1) the master has a temporary MAC address until the first slave comes
+             * 2) announcements are going to be dropped anyway without slaves
+             */
+            do_announce = FALSE;
+
+            c_list_for_each (iter, &priv->slaves) {
+                info = c_list_entry(iter, SlaveInfo, lst_slave);
+                if (info->slave_is_enslaved) {
+                    do_announce = TRUE;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        } else
+            do_announce = TRUE;
+
+        if (do_announce)
+            nm_device_arp_announce(self);
+    }
+
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        /* Enter the IP_CHECK state if this is the first method to complete */
+        _set_ip_state(self, AF_INET, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE);
+        check_ip_state(self, FALSE, TRUE);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+activate_stage5_ip_config_result_4(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    activate_stage5_ip_config_result_x(self, AF_INET);
+}
+
+static void
+activate_stage5_ip_config_result_6(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    activate_stage5_ip_config_result_x(self, AF_INET6);
+}
+
+#define activate_stage5_ip_config_result_x_fcn(addr_family)       \
+    (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family) ? activate_stage5_ip_config_result_4 \
+                             : activate_stage5_ip_config_result_6)
+
+void
+nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, NMIPConfig *config)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(!config || (IS_IPv4 && nm_ip_config_get_addr_family(config) == AF_INET));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        applied_config_init(&priv->dev_ip_config_4, config);
+    } else {
+        /* If IP had previously failed, move it back to NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF since we
+         * clearly now have configuration.
+         */
+        if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_FAIL)
+            _set_ip_state(self, AF_INET6, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF);
+    }
+
+    activation_source_schedule(self,
+                               activate_stage5_ip_config_result_x_fcn(addr_family),
+                               addr_family);
+}
+
+NMDeviceIPState
+nm_device_activate_get_ip_state(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    const int IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_NONE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IN_SET(addr_family, AF_INET, AF_INET6), NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_NONE);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->ip_state_x[IS_IPv4];
+}
+
+static void
+dad6_add_pending_address(NMDevice *             self,
+                         NMPlatform *           platform,
+                         int                    ifindex,
+                         const struct in6_addr *address,
+                         NMIP6Config **         dad6_config)
+{
+    const NMPlatformIP6Address *pl_addr;
+
+    pl_addr = nm_platform_ip6_address_get(platform, ifindex, address);
+    if (pl_addr && NM_FLAGS_HAS(pl_addr->n_ifa_flags, IFA_F_TENTATIVE)
+        && !NM_FLAGS_HAS(pl_addr->n_ifa_flags, IFA_F_DADFAILED)
+        && !NM_FLAGS_HAS(pl_addr->n_ifa_flags, IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC)) {
+        _LOGt(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "IPv6 DAD: pending address %s",
+              nm_platform_ip6_address_to_string(pl_addr, NULL, 0));
+
+        if (!*dad6_config)
+            *dad6_config = nm_device_ip6_config_new(self);
+
+        nm_ip6_config_add_address(*dad6_config, pl_addr);
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns a NMIP6Config containing NM-configured addresses which
+ * have the tentative flag, or NULL if none is present.
+ */
+static NMIP6Config *
+dad6_get_pending_addresses(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMIP6Config *    confs[] = {(NMIP6Config *) applied_config_get_current(&priv->ac_ip6_config),
+                            (NMIP6Config *) applied_config_get_current(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config),
+                            priv->con_ip_config_6,
+                            (NMIP6Config *) applied_config_get_current(&priv->dev2_ip_config_6)};
+    const NMPlatformIP6Address *addr;
+    NMIP6Config *               dad6_config = NULL;
+    NMDedupMultiIter            ipconf_iter;
+    guint                       i;
+    int                         ifindex;
+    NMPlatform *                platform;
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(ifindex > 0, NULL);
+
+    platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+
+    if (priv->ipv6ll_has) {
+        dad6_add_pending_address(self, platform, ifindex, &priv->ipv6ll_addr, &dad6_config);
+    }
+
+    /* We are interested only in addresses that we have explicitly configured,
+     * not in externally added ones.
+     */
+    for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS(confs); i++) {
+        if (!confs[i])
+            continue;
+
+        nm_ip_config_iter_ip6_address_for_each (&ipconf_iter, confs[i], &addr) {
+            dad6_add_pending_address(self, platform, ifindex, &addr->address, &dad6_config);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return dad6_config;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+act_request_set(NMDevice *self, NMActRequest *act_request)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    nm_assert(!act_request || NM_IS_ACT_REQUEST(act_request));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!priv->act_request.visible && priv->act_request.obj == act_request)
+        return;
+
+    /* always clear the public flag. The few callers that set a new @act_request
+     * don't want that the property is public yet.  */
+    nm_dbus_track_obj_path_set(&priv->act_request, act_request, FALSE);
+
+    if (act_request) {
+        switch (nm_active_connection_get_activation_type(NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(act_request))) {
+        case NM_ACTIVATION_TYPE_EXTERNAL:
+            break;
+        case NM_ACTIVATION_TYPE_ASSUME:
+            if (priv->sys_iface_state == NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL)
+                nm_device_sys_iface_state_set(self, NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_ASSUME);
+            break;
+        case NM_ACTIVATION_TYPE_MANAGED:
+            if (NM_IN_SET_TYPED(NMDeviceSysIfaceState,
+                                priv->sys_iface_state,
+                                NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL,
+                                NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_ASSUME))
+                nm_device_sys_iface_state_set(self, NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_MANAGED);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+dnsmasq_cleanup(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!priv->dnsmasq_manager)
+        return;
+
+    nm_clear_g_signal_handler(priv->dnsmasq_manager, &priv->dnsmasq_state_id);
+
+    nm_dnsmasq_manager_stop(priv->dnsmasq_manager);
+    g_object_unref(priv->dnsmasq_manager);
+    priv->dnsmasq_manager = NULL;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_is_nm_owned(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->nm_owned;
+}
+
+/*
+ * delete_on_deactivate_link_delete
+ *
+ * Function will be queued with g_idle_add to call
+ * nm_platform_link_delete for the underlying resources
+ * of the device.
+ */
+static gboolean
+delete_on_deactivate_link_delete(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    DeleteOnDeactivateData *data = user_data;
+    NMDevice *              self = data->device;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "delete_on_deactivate: cleanup and delete virtual link #%d (id=%u)",
+          data->ifindex,
+          data->idle_add_id);
+
+    if (data->device) {
+        NMDevicePrivate *priv       = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(data->device);
+        gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+
+        g_object_remove_weak_pointer(G_OBJECT(data->device), (void **) &data->device);
+        priv->delete_on_deactivate_data = NULL;
+
+        if (!nm_device_unrealize(data->device, TRUE, &error))
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                  "delete_on_deactivate: unrealizing %d failed (%s)",
+                  data->ifindex,
+                  error->message);
+    } else if (data->ifindex > 0)
+        nm_platform_link_delete(nm_device_get_platform(self), data->ifindex);
+
+    nm_device_emit_recheck_auto_activate(self);
+
+    g_free(data);
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static void
+delete_on_deactivate_unschedule(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->delete_on_deactivate_data) {
+        DeleteOnDeactivateData *data = priv->delete_on_deactivate_data;
+
+        priv->delete_on_deactivate_data = NULL;
+
+        g_source_remove(data->idle_add_id);
+        g_object_remove_weak_pointer(G_OBJECT(self), (void **) &data->device);
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "delete_on_deactivate: cancel cleanup and delete virtual link #%d (id=%u)",
+              data->ifindex,
+              data->idle_add_id);
+        g_free(data);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+delete_on_deactivate_check_and_schedule(NMDevice *self, int ifindex)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *       priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    DeleteOnDeactivateData *data;
+
+    if (!priv->nm_owned)
+        return;
+    if (priv->queued_act_request)
+        return;
+    if (!nm_device_is_software(self) || !nm_device_is_real(self))
+        return;
+    if (nm_device_get_state(self) == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED)
+        return;
+    if (nm_device_get_state(self) == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE)
+        return;
+    delete_on_deactivate_unschedule(self); /* always cancel and reschedule */
+
+    data = g_new(DeleteOnDeactivateData, 1);
+    g_object_add_weak_pointer(G_OBJECT(self), (void **) &data->device);
+    data->device                    = self;
+    data->ifindex                   = ifindex;
+    data->idle_add_id               = g_idle_add(delete_on_deactivate_link_delete, data);
+    priv->delete_on_deactivate_data = data;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "delete_on_deactivate: schedule cleanup and delete virtual link #%d (id=%u)",
+          ifindex,
+          data->idle_add_id);
+}
+
+static void
+_cleanup_ip_pre(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, CleanupType cleanup_type)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    _set_ip_state(self, addr_family, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_NONE);
+
+    if (nm_clear_g_source(&priv->queued_ip_config_id_x[IS_IPv4])) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "clearing queued IP%c config change",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+    }
+
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        dhcp4_cleanup(self, cleanup_type, FALSE);
+        arp_cleanup(self);
+        dnsmasq_cleanup(self);
+        ipv4ll_cleanup(self);
+        g_slist_free_full(priv->acd.dad_list, (GDestroyNotify) nm_acd_manager_free);
+        priv->acd.dad_list = NULL;
+    } else {
+        g_slist_free_full(priv->dad6_failed_addrs, (GDestroyNotify) nmp_object_unref);
+        priv->dad6_failed_addrs = NULL;
+        g_clear_object(&priv->dad6_ip6_config);
+        dhcp6_cleanup(self, cleanup_type, FALSE);
+        nm_clear_g_source(&priv->linklocal6_timeout_id);
+        addrconf6_cleanup(self);
+    }
+}
+
+gboolean
+_nm_device_hash_check_invalid_keys(GHashTable *       hash,
+                                   const char *       setting_name,
+                                   GError **          error,
+                                   const char *const *whitelist)
+{
+    guint found_whitelisted_keys = 0;
+    guint i;
+
+    nm_assert(hash && g_hash_table_size(hash) > 0);
+    nm_assert(whitelist && whitelist[0]);
+
+#if NM_MORE_ASSERTS > 10
+    /* Require whitelist to only contain unique keys. */
+    {
+        gs_unref_hashtable GHashTable *check_dups =
+            g_hash_table_new_full(nm_str_hash, g_str_equal, NULL, NULL);
+
+        for (i = 0; whitelist[i]; i++) {
+            if (!g_hash_table_add(check_dups, (char *) whitelist[i]))
+                nm_assert(FALSE);
+        }
+        nm_assert(g_hash_table_size(check_dups) > 0);
+    }
+#endif
+
+    for (i = 0; whitelist[i]; i++) {
+        if (g_hash_table_contains(hash, whitelist[i]))
+            found_whitelisted_keys++;
+    }
+
+    if (found_whitelisted_keys == g_hash_table_size(hash)) {
+        /* Good, there are only whitelisted keys in the hash. */
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (error) {
+        GHashTableIter iter;
+        const char *   k                 = NULL;
+        const char *   first_invalid_key = NULL;
+
+        g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, hash);
+        while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, (gpointer *) &k, NULL)) {
+            if (nm_utils_strv_find_first((char **) whitelist, -1, k) < 0) {
+                first_invalid_key = k;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (setting_name) {
+            g_set_error(error,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_CONNECTION,
+                        "Can't reapply changes to '%s.%s' setting",
+                        setting_name,
+                        first_invalid_key);
+        } else {
+            g_set_error(error,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_CONNECTION,
+                        "Can't reapply any changes to '%s' setting",
+                        first_invalid_key);
+        }
+        g_return_val_if_fail(first_invalid_key, FALSE);
+    }
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_reactivate_ip_config(NMDevice *         self,
+                               int                addr_family,
+                               NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip_old,
+                               NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip_new)
+{
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    const char *     method_old;
+    const char *     method_new;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->ip_state_x[IS_IPv4] == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_NONE)
+        return;
+
+    g_clear_object(&priv->con_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4]);
+    g_clear_object(&priv->ext_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4]);
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        g_clear_object(&priv->dev_ip_config_4.current);
+    } else {
+        g_clear_object(&priv->ac_ip6_config.current);
+        g_clear_object(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config.current);
+    }
+    g_clear_object(&priv->dev2_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4].current);
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4) {
+        if (priv->ipv6ll_handle && !IN6_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED(&priv->ipv6ll_addr))
+            priv->ipv6ll_has = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    priv->con_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4] = nm_device_ip_config_new(self, addr_family);
+
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        nm_ip4_config_merge_setting(priv->con_ip_config_4,
+                                    s_ip_new,
+                                    _prop_get_connection_mdns(self),
+                                    _prop_get_connection_llmnr(self),
+                                    nm_device_get_route_table(self, AF_INET),
+                                    nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET));
+    } else {
+        nm_ip6_config_merge_setting(priv->con_ip_config_6,
+                                    s_ip_new,
+                                    nm_device_get_route_table(self, AF_INET6),
+                                    nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET6));
+    }
+
+    method_old = (s_ip_old ? nm_setting_ip_config_get_method(s_ip_old) : NULL)
+                     ?: (IS_IPv4 ? NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED
+                                 : NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_IGNORE);
+    method_new = (s_ip_new ? nm_setting_ip_config_get_method(s_ip_new) : NULL)
+                     ?: (IS_IPv4 ? NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED
+                                 : NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_IGNORE);
+
+    if (!nm_streq0(method_old, method_new)) {
+        _cleanup_ip_pre(self, addr_family, CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE);
+        _set_ip_state(self, addr_family, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_WAIT);
+        if (!nm_device_activate_stage3_ip_start(self, addr_family)) {
+            _LOGW(LOGD_IP4,
+                  "Failed to apply IPv%c configuration",
+                  nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (s_ip_old && s_ip_new) {
+        gint64 metric_old, metric_new;
+
+        /* For dynamic IP methods (DHCP, IPv4LL, WWAN) the route metric is
+         * set at activation/renewal time using the value from static
+         * configuration. To support runtime change we need to update the
+         * dynamic configuration in place and tell the DHCP client the new
+         * value to use for future renewals.
+         */
+        metric_old = nm_setting_ip_config_get_route_metric(s_ip_old);
+        metric_new = nm_setting_ip_config_get_route_metric(s_ip_new);
+
+        if (metric_old != metric_new) {
+            if (IS_IPv4) {
+                if (priv->dev_ip_config_4.orig) {
+                    nm_ip4_config_update_routes_metric((NMIP4Config *) priv->dev_ip_config_4.orig,
+                                                       nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET));
+                }
+                if (priv->dev2_ip_config_4.orig) {
+                    nm_ip4_config_update_routes_metric((NMIP4Config *) priv->dev2_ip_config_4.orig,
+                                                       nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET));
+                }
+                if (priv->dhcp_data_4.client) {
+                    nm_dhcp_client_set_route_metric(priv->dhcp_data_4.client,
+                                                    nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET));
+                }
+            } else {
+                if (priv->ac_ip6_config.orig) {
+                    nm_ip6_config_update_routes_metric((NMIP6Config *) priv->ac_ip6_config.orig,
+                                                       nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET6));
+                }
+                if (priv->dhcp6.ip6_config.orig) {
+                    nm_ip6_config_update_routes_metric((NMIP6Config *) priv->dhcp6.ip6_config.orig,
+                                                       nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET6));
+                }
+                if (priv->dev2_ip_config_6.orig) {
+                    nm_ip6_config_update_routes_metric((NMIP6Config *) priv->dev2_ip_config_6.orig,
+                                                       nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET6));
+                }
+                if (priv->dhcp_data_6.client) {
+                    nm_dhcp_client_set_route_metric(priv->dhcp_data_6.client,
+                                                    nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET6));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self) > 0 && !ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, addr_family, TRUE)) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_IPX(IS_IPv4),
+              "Failed to reapply IPv%c configuration",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+_pacrunner_manager_add(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_pacrunner_manager_remove_clear(&priv->pacrunner_conf_id);
+
+    priv->pacrunner_conf_id = nm_pacrunner_manager_add(nm_pacrunner_manager_get(),
+                                                       priv->proxy_config,
+                                                       nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                                                       NULL,
+                                                       NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+reactivate_proxy_config(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!priv->pacrunner_conf_id)
+        return;
+    nm_device_set_proxy_config(self, priv->dhcp4.pac_url);
+    _pacrunner_manager_add(self);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+can_reapply_change(NMDevice *  self,
+                   const char *setting_name,
+                   NMSetting * s_old,
+                   NMSetting * s_new,
+                   GHashTable *diffs,
+                   GError **   error)
+{
+    if (nm_streq(setting_name, NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_SETTING_NAME)) {
+        /* Whitelist allowed properties from "connection" setting which are
+         * allowed to differ.
+         *
+         * This includes UUID, there is no principal problem with reapplying a
+         * connection and changing its UUID. In fact, disallowing it makes it
+         * cumbersome for the user to reapply any connection but the original
+         * settings-connection. */
+        return nm_device_hash_check_invalid_keys(diffs,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_SETTING_NAME,
+                                                 error,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ID,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_UUID,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_STABLE_ID,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_AUTOCONNECT,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ZONE,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_METERED,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLDP,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MDNS,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLMNR);
+    }
+
+    if (NM_IN_STRSET(setting_name,
+                     NM_SETTING_USER_SETTING_NAME,
+                     NM_SETTING_PROXY_SETTING_NAME,
+                     NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME,
+                     NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME))
+        return TRUE;
+
+    if (nm_streq(setting_name, NM_SETTING_WIRED_SETTING_NAME)) {
+        if (NM_IN_SET(NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_configured_mtu,
+                      nm_device_get_configured_mtu_wired_parent,
+                      nm_device_get_configured_mtu_for_wired)) {
+            return nm_device_hash_check_invalid_keys(diffs,
+                                                     NM_SETTING_WIRED_SETTING_NAME,
+                                                     error,
+                                                     NM_SETTING_WIRED_MTU);
+        }
+        goto out_fail;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_streq(setting_name, NM_SETTING_OVS_EXTERNAL_IDS_SETTING_NAME)
+        && NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->can_reapply_change_ovs_external_ids) {
+        /* TODO: this means, you cannot reapply changes to the external-ids for
+         * OVS system interfaces. */
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+out_fail:
+    g_set_error(error,
+                NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                NM_DEVICE_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_CONNECTION,
+                "Can't reapply any changes to '%s' setting",
+                setting_name);
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static void
+reapply_connection(NMDevice *self, NMConnection *con_old, NMConnection *con_new)
+{}
+
+/* check_and_reapply_connection:
+ * @connection: the new connection settings to be applied or %NULL to reapply
+ *   the current settings connection
+ * @version_id: either zero, or the current version id for the applied
+ *   connection.
+ * @audit_args: on return, a string representing the changes
+ * @error: the error if %FALSE is returned
+ *
+ * Change configuration of an already configured device if possible.
+ * Updates the device's applied connection upon success.
+ *
+ * Return: %FALSE if the new configuration can not be reapplied.
+ */
+static gboolean
+check_and_reapply_connection(NMDevice *    self,
+                             NMConnection *connection,
+                             guint64       version_id,
+                             char **       audit_args,
+                             GError **     error)
+{
+    NMDeviceClass *  klass                      = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv                       = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *   applied                    = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    gs_unref_object NMConnection *applied_clone = NULL;
+    gs_unref_hashtable GHashTable *diffs        = NULL;
+    NMConnection *                 con_old, *con_new;
+    NMSettingIPConfig *            s_ip4_old, *s_ip4_new;
+    NMSettingIPConfig *            s_ip6_old, *s_ip6_new;
+    GHashTableIter                 iter;
+
+    if (priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_PREPARE || priv->state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED) {
+        g_set_error_literal(error,
+                            NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                            NM_DEVICE_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVE,
+                            "Device is not activated");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    nm_connection_diff(connection,
+                       applied,
+                       NM_SETTING_COMPARE_FLAG_IGNORE_TIMESTAMP
+                           | NM_SETTING_COMPARE_FLAG_IGNORE_SECRETS,
+                       &diffs);
+
+    if (audit_args) {
+        if (diffs && nm_audit_manager_audit_enabled(nm_audit_manager_get()))
+            *audit_args = nm_utils_format_con_diff_for_audit(diffs);
+        else
+            *audit_args = NULL;
+    }
+
+    /**************************************************************************
+     * check for unsupported changes and reject to reapply
+     *************************************************************************/
+    if (diffs) {
+        char *      setting_name;
+        GHashTable *setting_diff;
+
+        g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, diffs);
+        while (
+            g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, (gpointer *) &setting_name, (gpointer *) &setting_diff)) {
+            if (!klass->can_reapply_change(
+                    self,
+                    setting_name,
+                    nm_connection_get_setting_by_name(applied, setting_name),
+                    nm_connection_get_setting_by_name(connection, setting_name),
+                    setting_diff,
+                    error))
+                return FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (version_id != 0
+        && version_id
+               != nm_active_connection_version_id_get(
+                   (NMActiveConnection *) priv->act_request.obj)) {
+        g_set_error_literal(
+            error,
+            NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+            NM_DEVICE_ERROR_VERSION_ID_MISMATCH,
+            "Reapply failed because device changed in the meantime and the version-id mismatches");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    /**************************************************************************
+     * Update applied connection
+     *************************************************************************/
+
+    if (diffs)
+        nm_active_connection_version_id_bump((NMActiveConnection *) priv->act_request.obj);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "reapply (version-id %llu%s)",
+          (unsigned long long) nm_active_connection_version_id_get(
+              ((NMActiveConnection *) priv->act_request.obj)),
+          diffs ? "" : " (unmodified)");
+
+    if (diffs) {
+        NMConnection *  connection_clean                    = connection;
+        gs_unref_object NMConnection *connection_clean_free = NULL;
+
+        {
+            NMSettingConnection *s_con_a, *s_con_n;
+
+            /* we allow re-applying a connection with differing ID, UUID, STABLE_ID and AUTOCONNECT.
+             * This is for convenience but these values are not actually changeable. So, check
+             * if they changed, and if the did revert to the original values. */
+            s_con_a = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(applied);
+            s_con_n = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection);
+
+            if (!nm_streq(nm_setting_connection_get_id(s_con_a),
+                          nm_setting_connection_get_id(s_con_n))
+                || !nm_streq(nm_setting_connection_get_uuid(s_con_a),
+                             nm_setting_connection_get_uuid(s_con_n))
+                || nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect(s_con_a)
+                       != nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect(s_con_n)
+                || !nm_streq0(nm_setting_connection_get_stable_id(s_con_a),
+                              nm_setting_connection_get_stable_id(s_con_n))) {
+                connection_clean_free = nm_simple_connection_new_clone(connection);
+                connection_clean      = connection_clean_free;
+                s_con_n               = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection_clean);
+                g_object_set(s_con_n,
+                             NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ID,
+                             nm_setting_connection_get_id(s_con_a),
+                             NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_UUID,
+                             nm_setting_connection_get_uuid(s_con_a),
+                             NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_AUTOCONNECT,
+                             nm_setting_connection_get_autoconnect(s_con_a),
+                             NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_STABLE_ID,
+                             nm_setting_connection_get_stable_id(s_con_a),
+                             NULL);
+            }
+        }
+
+        con_old = applied_clone = nm_simple_connection_new_clone(applied);
+        con_new                 = applied;
+        /* FIXME(applied-connection-immutable): we should not modify the applied
+         *   connection but replace it with a new (immutable) instance. */
+        nm_connection_replace_settings_from_connection(applied, connection_clean);
+        nm_connection_clear_secrets(applied);
+    } else
+        con_old = con_new = applied;
+
+    priv->v4_commit_first_time = TRUE;
+    priv->v6_commit_first_time = TRUE;
+
+    priv->v4_route_table_initialized = FALSE;
+    priv->v6_route_table_initialized = FALSE;
+
+    /**************************************************************************
+     * Reapply changes
+     *
+     * Note that reapply_connection() is called as very first. This is for example
+     * important for NMDeviceWireGuard, which implements coerce_route_table()
+     * and get_extra_rules().
+     * That is because NMDeviceWireGuard caches settings, so during reapply that
+     * cache must be updated *first*.
+     *************************************************************************/
+    klass->reapply_connection(self, con_old, con_new);
+
+    if (priv->state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_CONFIG)
+        lldp_init(self, FALSE);
+
+    if (priv->state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CONFIG) {
+        s_ip4_old = nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(con_old);
+        s_ip4_new = nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(con_new);
+        s_ip6_old = nm_connection_get_setting_ip6_config(con_old);
+        s_ip6_new = nm_connection_get_setting_ip6_config(con_new);
+
+        /* Allow reapply of MTU */
+        priv->mtu_source = NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_NONE;
+
+        nm_device_reactivate_ip_config(self, AF_INET, s_ip4_old, s_ip4_new);
+        nm_device_reactivate_ip_config(self, AF_INET6, s_ip6_old, s_ip6_new);
+
+        _routing_rules_sync(self, NM_TERNARY_TRUE);
+
+        reactivate_proxy_config(self);
+    }
+
+    if (priv->state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CHECK)
+        nm_device_update_firewall_zone(self);
+
+    if (priv->state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
+        nm_device_update_metered(self);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_reapply(NMDevice *self, NMConnection *connection, GError **error)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    return check_and_reapply_connection(self, connection, 0, NULL, error);
+}
+
+typedef struct {
+    NMConnection *connection;
+    guint64       version_id;
+} ReapplyData;
+
+static void
+reapply_cb(NMDevice *             self,
+           GDBusMethodInvocation *context,
+           NMAuthSubject *        subject,
+           GError *               error,
+           gpointer               user_data)
+{
+    ReapplyData *   reapply_data             = user_data;
+    guint64         version_id               = 0;
+    gs_unref_object NMConnection *connection = NULL;
+    GError *                      local      = NULL;
+    gs_free char *                audit_args = NULL;
+
+    if (reapply_data) {
+        connection = reapply_data->connection;
+        version_id = reapply_data->version_id;
+        g_slice_free(ReapplyData, reapply_data);
+    }
+
+    if (error) {
+        nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_REAPPLY,
+                               self,
+                               FALSE,
+                               NULL,
+                               subject,
+                               error->message);
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_return_gerror(context, error);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self))
+        nm_device_sys_iface_state_set(self, NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_MANAGED);
+
+    if (!check_and_reapply_connection(self,
+                                      connection
+                                          ?: nm_device_get_settings_connection_get_connection(self),
+                                      version_id,
+                                      &audit_args,
+                                      &local)) {
+        nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_REAPPLY,
+                               self,
+                               FALSE,
+                               audit_args,
+                               subject,
+                               local->message);
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_take_error(context, local);
+        local = NULL;
+    } else {
+        nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_REAPPLY, self, TRUE, audit_args, subject, NULL);
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value(context, NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+impl_device_reapply(NMDBusObject *                     obj,
+                    const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended *interface_info,
+                    const NMDBusMethodInfoExtended *   method_info,
+                    GDBusConnection *                  dbus_connection,
+                    const char *                       sender,
+                    GDBusMethodInvocation *            invocation,
+                    GVariant *                         parameters)
+{
+    NMDevice *            self = NM_DEVICE(obj);
+    NMDevicePrivate *     priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMSettingsConnection *settings_connection;
+    NMConnection *        connection = NULL;
+    GError *              error      = NULL;
+    ReapplyData *         reapply_data;
+    gs_unref_variant GVariant *settings = NULL;
+    guint64                    version_id;
+    guint32                    flags;
+
+    g_variant_get(parameters, "(@a{sa{sv}}tu)", &settings, &version_id, &flags);
+
+    /* No flags supported as of now. */
+    if (flags != 0) {
+        error =
+            g_error_new_literal(NM_DEVICE_ERROR, NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED, "Invalid flags specified");
+        nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_REAPPLY,
+                               self,
+                               FALSE,
+                               NULL,
+                               invocation,
+                               error->message);
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_take_error(invocation, error);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_PREPARE || priv->state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED) {
+        error = g_error_new_literal(NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVE,
+                                    "Device is not activated");
+        nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_REAPPLY,
+                               self,
+                               FALSE,
+                               NULL,
+                               invocation,
+                               error->message);
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_take_error(invocation, error);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    settings_connection = nm_device_get_settings_connection(self);
+    g_return_if_fail(settings_connection);
+
+    if (settings && g_variant_n_children(settings)) {
+        /* New settings specified inline. */
+        connection = _nm_simple_connection_new_from_dbus(settings,
+                                                         NM_SETTING_PARSE_FLAGS_STRICT
+                                                             | NM_SETTING_PARSE_FLAGS_NORMALIZE,
+                                                         &error);
+        if (!connection) {
+            g_prefix_error(&error, "The settings specified are invalid: ");
+            nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_REAPPLY,
+                                   self,
+                                   FALSE,
+                                   NULL,
+                                   invocation,
+                                   error->message);
+            g_dbus_method_invocation_take_error(invocation, error);
+            return;
+        }
+        nm_connection_clear_secrets(connection);
+    }
+
+    if (connection || version_id) {
+        reapply_data             = g_slice_new(ReapplyData);
+        reapply_data->connection = connection;
+        reapply_data->version_id = version_id;
+    } else
+        reapply_data = NULL;
+
+    nm_device_auth_request(self,
+                           invocation,
+                           nm_device_get_applied_connection(self),
+                           NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_NETWORK_CONTROL,
+                           TRUE,
+                           NULL,
+                           reapply_cb,
+                           reapply_data);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+impl_device_get_applied_connection(NMDBusObject *                     obj,
+                                   const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended *interface_info,
+                                   const NMDBusMethodInfoExtended *   method_info,
+                                   GDBusConnection *                  connection,
+                                   const char *                       sender,
+                                   GDBusMethodInvocation *            invocation,
+                                   GVariant *                         parameters)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self       = NM_DEVICE(obj);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv       = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+    NMConnection *        applied_connection;
+    guint32               flags;
+    GVariant *            var_settings;
+
+    g_variant_get(parameters, "(u)", &flags);
+
+    /* No flags supported as of now. */
+    if (flags != 0) {
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error_literal(invocation,
+                                                      NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                                                      NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                                                      "Invalid flags specified");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    applied_connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (!applied_connection) {
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error_literal(invocation,
+                                                      NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                                                      NM_DEVICE_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVE,
+                                                      "Device is not activated");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!nm_auth_is_invocation_in_acl_set_error(applied_connection,
+                                                invocation,
+                                                NM_MANAGER_ERROR,
+                                                NM_MANAGER_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED,
+                                                NULL,
+                                                &error)) {
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_take_error(invocation, g_steal_pointer(&error));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var_settings = nm_connection_to_dbus(applied_connection, NM_CONNECTION_SERIALIZE_NO_SECRETS);
+    if (!var_settings)
+        var_settings = g_variant_new_array(G_VARIANT_TYPE("{sa{sv}}"), NULL, 0);
+
+    g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value(
+        invocation,
+        g_variant_new(
+            "(@a{sa{sv}}t)",
+            var_settings,
+            nm_active_connection_version_id_get((NMActiveConnection *) priv->act_request.obj)));
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+typedef struct {
+    gint64 timestamp_ms;
+    bool   dirty;
+} IP6RoutesTemporaryNotAvailableData;
+
+static gboolean
+_rt6_temporary_not_available_timeout(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    priv->rt6_temporary_not_available_id = 0;
+    nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, AF_INET6, NULL);
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_rt6_temporary_not_available_set(NMDevice *self, GPtrArray *temporary_not_available)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *                   priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    IP6RoutesTemporaryNotAvailableData *data;
+    GHashTableIter                      iter;
+    gint64                              now_ms, oldest_ms;
+    const gint64                        MAX_AGE_MS = 20000;
+    guint                               i;
+    gboolean                            success = TRUE;
+
+    if (!temporary_not_available || !temporary_not_available->len) {
+        /* nothing outstanding. Clear tracking the routes. */
+        nm_clear_pointer(&priv->rt6_temporary_not_available, g_hash_table_unref);
+        nm_clear_g_source(&priv->rt6_temporary_not_available_id);
+        return success;
+    }
+
+    if (priv->rt6_temporary_not_available) {
+        g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, priv->rt6_temporary_not_available);
+        while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, NULL, (gpointer *) &data))
+            data->dirty = TRUE;
+    } else {
+        priv->rt6_temporary_not_available =
+            g_hash_table_new_full((GHashFunc) nmp_object_id_hash,
+                                  (GEqualFunc) nmp_object_id_equal,
+                                  (GDestroyNotify) nmp_object_unref,
+                                  nm_g_slice_free_fcn(IP6RoutesTemporaryNotAvailableData));
+    }
+
+    now_ms    = nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_msec();
+    oldest_ms = now_ms;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < temporary_not_available->len; i++) {
+        const NMPObject *o = temporary_not_available->pdata[i];
+
+        data = g_hash_table_lookup(priv->rt6_temporary_not_available, o);
+        if (data) {
+            if (!data->dirty)
+                continue;
+            data->dirty = FALSE;
+            nm_assert(data->timestamp_ms > 0 && data->timestamp_ms <= now_ms);
+            if (now_ms > data->timestamp_ms + MAX_AGE_MS) {
+                /* timeout. Could not add this address. */
+                _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                      "failure to add IPv6 route: %s",
+                      nmp_object_to_string(o, NMP_OBJECT_TO_STRING_PUBLIC, NULL, 0));
+                success = FALSE;
+            } else
+                oldest_ms = MIN(data->timestamp_ms, oldest_ms);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        data               = g_slice_new0(IP6RoutesTemporaryNotAvailableData);
+        data->timestamp_ms = now_ms;
+        g_hash_table_insert(priv->rt6_temporary_not_available, (gpointer) nmp_object_ref(o), data);
+    }
+
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, priv->rt6_temporary_not_available);
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, NULL, (gpointer *) &data)) {
+        if (data->dirty)
+            g_hash_table_iter_remove(&iter);
+    }
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->rt6_temporary_not_available_id);
+    priv->rt6_temporary_not_available_id =
+        g_timeout_add(oldest_ms + MAX_AGE_MS - now_ms, _rt6_temporary_not_available_timeout, self);
+
+    return success;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+disconnect_cb(NMDevice *             self,
+              GDBusMethodInvocation *context,
+              NMAuthSubject *        subject,
+              GError *               error,
+              gpointer               user_data)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv  = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    GError *         local = NULL;
+
+    if (error) {
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_return_gerror(context, error);
+        nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_DISCONNECT,
+                               self,
+                               FALSE,
+                               NULL,
+                               subject,
+                               error->message);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Authorized */
+    if (priv->state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
+        local = g_error_new_literal(NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVE,
+                                    "Device is not active");
+        nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_DISCONNECT,
+                               self,
+                               FALSE,
+                               NULL,
+                               subject,
+                               local->message);
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_take_error(context, local);
+    } else {
+        nm_device_autoconnect_blocked_set(self, NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_MANUAL_DISCONNECT);
+
+        nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING,
+                                NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_USER_REQUESTED);
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value(context, NULL);
+        nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_DISCONNECT, self, TRUE, NULL, subject, NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+_clear_queued_act_request(NMDevicePrivate *priv, NMActiveConnectionStateReason active_reason)
+{
+    if (priv->queued_act_request) {
+        gs_unref_object NMActRequest *ac = NULL;
+
+        ac = g_steal_pointer(&priv->queued_act_request);
+        nm_active_connection_set_state_fail((NMActiveConnection *) ac, active_reason, NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+impl_device_disconnect(NMDBusObject *                     obj,
+                       const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended *interface_info,
+                       const NMDBusMethodInfoExtended *   method_info,
+                       GDBusConnection *                  dbus_connection,
+                       const char *                       sender,
+                       GDBusMethodInvocation *            invocation,
+                       GVariant *                         parameters)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(obj);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *   connection;
+
+    if (!priv->act_request.obj) {
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error_literal(invocation,
+                                                      NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                                                      NM_DEVICE_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVE,
+                                                      "This device is not active");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    nm_assert(connection);
+
+    nm_device_auth_request(self,
+                           invocation,
+                           connection,
+                           NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_NETWORK_CONTROL,
+                           TRUE,
+                           NULL,
+                           disconnect_cb,
+                           NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+delete_cb(NMDevice *             self,
+          GDBusMethodInvocation *context,
+          NMAuthSubject *        subject,
+          GError *               error,
+          gpointer               user_data)
+{
+    GError *local = NULL;
+
+    if (error) {
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_return_gerror(context, error);
+        nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_DELETE,
+                               self,
+                               FALSE,
+                               NULL,
+                               subject,
+                               error->message);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Authorized */
+    nm_audit_log_device_op(NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_DELETE, self, TRUE, NULL, subject, NULL);
+    if (nm_device_unrealize(self, TRUE, &local))
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value(context, NULL);
+    else
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_take_error(context, local);
+}
+
+static void
+impl_device_delete(NMDBusObject *                     obj,
+                   const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended *interface_info,
+                   const NMDBusMethodInfoExtended *   method_info,
+                   GDBusConnection *                  connection,
+                   const char *                       sender,
+                   GDBusMethodInvocation *            invocation,
+                   GVariant *                         parameters)
+{
+    NMDevice *self = NM_DEVICE(obj);
+
+    if (!nm_device_is_software(self) || !nm_device_is_real(self)) {
+        g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error_literal(
+            invocation,
+            NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+            NM_DEVICE_ERROR_NOT_SOFTWARE,
+            "This device is not a software device or is not realized");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    nm_device_auth_request(self,
+                           invocation,
+                           NULL,
+                           NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_NETWORK_CONTROL,
+                           TRUE,
+                           NULL,
+                           delete_cb,
+                           NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+_device_activate(NMDevice *self, NMActRequest *req)
+{
+    NMConnection *connection;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_ACT_REQUEST(req));
+    nm_assert(nm_device_is_real(self));
+
+    /* Ensure the activation request is still valid; the master may have
+     * already failed in which case activation of this device should not proceed.
+     */
+    if (nm_active_connection_get_state(NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(req))
+        >= NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_DEACTIVATING)
+        return;
+
+    if (!nm_device_get_managed(self, FALSE)) {
+        /* It's unclear why the device would be unmanaged at this point.
+         * Just to be sure, handle it and error out. */
+        _LOGE(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "Activation: failed activating connection '%s' because device is still unmanaged",
+              nm_active_connection_get_settings_connection_id((NMActiveConnection *) req));
+        nm_active_connection_set_state_fail((NMActiveConnection *) req,
+                                            NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_REASON_UNKNOWN,
+                                            NULL);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    connection = nm_act_request_get_applied_connection(req);
+    nm_assert(connection);
+
+    _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "Activation: starting connection '%s' (%s)",
+          nm_connection_get_id(connection),
+          nm_connection_get_uuid(connection));
+
+    delete_on_deactivate_unschedule(self);
+
+    act_request_set(self, req);
+
+    nm_device_activate_schedule_stage1_device_prepare(self, FALSE);
+}
+
+static void
+_carrier_wait_check_queued_act_request(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!priv->queued_act_request || !priv->queued_act_request_is_waiting_for_carrier)
+        return;
+
+    priv->queued_act_request_is_waiting_for_carrier = FALSE;
+    if (!priv->carrier) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "Cancel queued activation request as we have no carrier after timeout");
+        _clear_queued_act_request(priv, NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_REASON_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED);
+    } else if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
+        gs_unref_object NMActRequest *queued_req = NULL;
+
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "Activate queued activation request as we now have carrier");
+        queued_req = g_steal_pointer(&priv->queued_act_request);
+        _device_activate(self, queued_req);
+    }
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_carrier_wait_check_act_request_must_queue(NMDevice *self, NMActRequest *req)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *   connection;
+
+    /* If we have carrier or if we are not waiting for it, the activation
+     * request is not blocked waiting for carrier. */
+    if (priv->carrier)
+        return FALSE;
+    if (priv->carrier_wait_id == 0)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    connection = nm_act_request_get_applied_connection(req);
+    if (!connection_requires_carrier(connection))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (!nm_device_check_connection_available(self,
+                                              connection,
+                                              NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_ALL,
+                                              NULL,
+                                              NULL)) {
+        /* We passed all @flags we have, and no @specific_object.
+         * This equals maximal availability, if a connection is not available
+         * in this case, it is not waiting for carrier.
+         *
+         * Actually, why are we even trying to activate it? Strange, but whatever
+         * the reason, don't wait for carrier.
+         */
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_device_check_connection_available(
+            self,
+            connection,
+            NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_ALL
+                & ~_NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_FOR_USER_REQUEST_WAITING_CARRIER,
+            NULL,
+            NULL)) {
+        /* The connection was available with flags ALL, and it is still available
+         * if we pretend not to wait for carrier. That means that the
+         * connection is available now, and does not wait for carrier.
+         *
+         * Since the flags increase the availability of a connection, when checking
+         * ALL&~WAITING_CARRIER, it means that we certainly would wait for carrier. */
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    /* The activation request must wait for carrier. */
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_disconnect_active_connection(NMActiveConnection *          active,
+                                       NMDeviceStateReason           device_reason,
+                                       NMActiveConnectionStateReason active_reason)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self;
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(active));
+
+    self = nm_active_connection_get_device(active);
+    if (!self) {
+        /* hm, no device? Just fail the active connection. */
+        goto do_fail;
+    }
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(priv->queued_act_request) == active) {
+        _clear_queued_act_request(priv, active_reason);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(priv->act_request.obj) == active) {
+        if (priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING) {
+            /* When the user actively deactivates a profile, we set
+             * the sys-iface-state to managed so that we deconfigure/cleanup the interface.
+             * But for external connections that go down otherwise, we don't want to touch the interface. */
+            if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self))
+                nm_device_sys_iface_state_set(self, NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_MANAGED);
+
+            nm_device_state_changed(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING, device_reason);
+        } else {
+            /* @active is the current ac of @self, but it's going down already.
+             * Nothing to do. */
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* the active connection references this device, but it's neither the
+     * queued_act_request nor the current act_request. Just set it to fail... */
+do_fail:
+    nm_active_connection_set_state_fail(active, active_reason, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_queue_activation(NMDevice *self, NMActRequest *req)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    gboolean         must_queue;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_ACT_REQUEST(req));
+
+    nm_keep_alive_arm(nm_active_connection_get_keep_alive(NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(req)));
+
+    if (nm_active_connection_get_state(NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(req))
+        >= NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_DEACTIVATING) {
+        /* it's already deactivating. Nothing to do. */
+        nm_assert(
+            NM_IN_SET(nm_active_connection_get_device(NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(req)), NULL, self));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    nm_assert(self == nm_active_connection_get_device(NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(req)));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    must_queue = _carrier_wait_check_act_request_must_queue(self, req);
+
+    if (!priv->act_request.obj && !must_queue && nm_device_is_real(self)) {
+        _device_activate(self, req);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* supersede any already-queued request */
+    _clear_queued_act_request(priv, NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_REASON_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED);
+    priv->queued_act_request                        = g_object_ref(req);
+    priv->queued_act_request_is_waiting_for_carrier = must_queue;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "queue activation request waiting for %s",
+          must_queue ? "carrier" : "currently active connection to disconnect");
+
+    /* Deactivate existing activation request first */
+    if (priv->act_request.obj) {
+        _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE, "disconnecting for new activation request.");
+        nm_device_state_changed(self,
+                                NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING,
+                                NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NEW_ACTIVATION);
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * nm_device_is_activating
+ *
+ * Return whether or not the device is currently activating itself.
+ *
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_is_activating(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDeviceState    state;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    state = nm_device_get_state(self);
+    if (state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_PREPARE && state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_SECONDARIES)
+        return TRUE;
+
+    /* There's a small race between the time when stage 1 is scheduled
+     * and when the device actually sets STATE_PREPARE when the activation
+     * handler is actually run.  If there's an activation handler scheduled
+     * we're activating anyway.
+     */
+    return priv->activation_source_id_4 != 0;
+}
+
+NMProxyConfig *
+nm_device_get_proxy_config(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->proxy_config;
+}
+
+static void
+nm_device_set_proxy_config(NMDevice *self, const char *pac_url)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    NMConnection *   connection;
+    NMSettingProxy * s_proxy = NULL;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    g_clear_object(&priv->proxy_config);
+    priv->proxy_config = nm_proxy_config_new();
+
+    if (pac_url) {
+        nm_proxy_config_set_method(priv->proxy_config, NM_PROXY_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO);
+        nm_proxy_config_set_pac_url(priv->proxy_config, pac_url);
+        _LOGD(LOGD_PROXY, "proxy: PAC url \"%s\"", pac_url);
+    } else
+        nm_proxy_config_set_method(priv->proxy_config, NM_PROXY_CONFIG_METHOD_NONE);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    if (connection)
+        s_proxy = nm_connection_get_setting_proxy(connection);
+
+    if (s_proxy)
+        nm_proxy_config_merge_setting(priv->proxy_config, s_proxy);
+}
+
+/* IP Configuration stuff */
+NMDhcpConfig *
+nm_device_get_dhcp_config(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    const int IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->dhcp_data_x[IS_IPv4].config;
+}
+
+NMIP4Config *
+nm_device_get_ip4_config(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->ip_config_4;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+nm_device_set_ip_config(NMDevice *  self,
+                        int         addr_family,
+                        NMIPConfig *new_config,
+                        gboolean    commit,
+                        GPtrArray * ip4_dev_route_blacklist)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *     priv    = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const int             IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+    NMIPConfig *          old_config;
+    gboolean              has_changes = FALSE;
+    gboolean              success     = TRUE;
+    NMSettingsConnection *settings_connection;
+
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+    nm_assert(!new_config || nm_ip_config_get_addr_family(new_config) == addr_family);
+    nm_assert(!new_config
+              || (new_config && ({
+                      int ip_ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+
+                      (ip_ifindex > 0 && ip_ifindex == nm_ip_config_get_ifindex(new_config));
+                  })));
+    nm_assert(IS_IPv4 || !ip4_dev_route_blacklist);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_IPX(IS_IPv4),
+          "ip%c-config: update (commit=%d, new-config=%p)",
+          nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+          commit,
+          new_config);
+
+    /* Always commit to nm-platform to update lifetimes */
+    if (commit && new_config) {
+        _commit_mtu(self, IS_IPv4 ? NM_IP4_CONFIG(new_config) : priv->ip_config_4);
+
+        if (IS_IPv4) {
+            success = nm_ip4_config_commit(NM_IP4_CONFIG(new_config),
+                                           nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                           _get_route_table_sync_mode_stateful(self, AF_INET));
+            nm_platform_ip4_dev_route_blacklist_set(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                                    nm_ip_config_get_ifindex(new_config),
+                                                    ip4_dev_route_blacklist);
+        } else {
+            gs_unref_ptrarray GPtrArray *temporary_not_available = NULL;
+
+            success = nm_ip6_config_commit(NM_IP6_CONFIG(new_config),
+                                           nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                           _get_route_table_sync_mode_stateful(self, AF_INET6),
+                                           &temporary_not_available);
+
+            if (!_rt6_temporary_not_available_set(self, temporary_not_available))
+                success = FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    old_config = priv->ip_config_x[IS_IPv4];
+
+    if (new_config && old_config) {
+        /* has_changes is set only on relevant changes, because when the configuration changes,
+         * this causes a re-read and reset. This should only happen for relevant changes */
+        nm_ip_config_replace(old_config, new_config, &has_changes);
+        if (has_changes) {
+            _LOGD(LOGD_IPX(IS_IPv4),
+                  "ip%c-config: update IP Config instance (%s)",
+                  nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+                  nm_dbus_object_get_path(NM_DBUS_OBJECT(old_config)));
+        }
+    } else if (new_config /*&& !old_config*/) {
+        has_changes                = TRUE;
+        priv->ip_config_x[IS_IPv4] = g_object_ref(new_config);
+        if (!nm_dbus_object_is_exported(NM_DBUS_OBJECT(new_config)))
+            nm_dbus_object_export(NM_DBUS_OBJECT(new_config));
+
+        _LOGD(LOGD_IPX(IS_IPv4),
+              "ip%c-config: set IP Config instance (%s)",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              nm_dbus_object_get_path(NM_DBUS_OBJECT(new_config)));
+    } else if (old_config /*&& !new_config*/) {
+        has_changes                = TRUE;
+        priv->ip_config_x[IS_IPv4] = NULL;
+        _LOGD(LOGD_IPX(IS_IPv4),
+              "ip%c-config: clear IP Config instance (%s)",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family),
+              nm_dbus_object_get_path(NM_DBUS_OBJECT(old_config)));
+        if (IS_IPv4) {
+            /* Device config is invalid if combined config is invalid */
+            applied_config_clear(&priv->dev_ip_config_4);
+        } else
+            priv->needs_ip6_subnet = FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (has_changes) {
+        if (old_config != priv->ip_config_x[IS_IPv4])
+            _notify(self, IS_IPv4 ? PROP_IP4_CONFIG : PROP_IP6_CONFIG);
+
+        g_signal_emit(self,
+                      signals[IS_IPv4 ? IP4_CONFIG_CHANGED : IP6_CONFIG_CHANGED],
+                      0,
+                      priv->ip_config_x[IS_IPv4],
+                      old_config);
+
+        if (old_config != priv->ip_config_x[IS_IPv4])
+            nm_dbus_object_clear_and_unexport(&old_config);
+
+        if (nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self)
+            && (settings_connection = nm_device_get_settings_connection(self))
+            && NM_FLAGS_HAS(nm_settings_connection_get_flags(settings_connection),
+                            NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_EXTERNAL)
+            && nm_active_connection_get_activation_type(NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(priv->act_request.obj))
+                   == NM_ACTIVATION_TYPE_EXTERNAL) {
+            gs_unref_object NMConnection *new_connection = NULL;
+
+            new_connection = nm_simple_connection_new_clone(
+                nm_settings_connection_get_connection(settings_connection));
+
+            nm_connection_add_setting(
+                new_connection,
+                IS_IPv4 ? nm_ip4_config_create_setting(priv->ip_config_4)
+                        : nm_ip6_config_create_setting(priv->ip_config_6,
+                                                       _get_maybe_ipv6_disabled(self)));
+
+            nm_settings_connection_update(settings_connection,
+                                          new_connection,
+                                          NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_PERSIST_MODE_IN_MEMORY,
+                                          NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_NONE,
+                                          NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_INT_FLAGS_NONE,
+                                          NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION_UPDATE_REASON_NONE,
+                                          "update-external",
+                                          NULL);
+        }
+
+        nm_device_queue_recheck_assume(self);
+
+        if (!IS_IPv4) {
+            if (priv->ndisc)
+                ndisc_set_router_config(priv->ndisc, self);
+        }
+    }
+
+    nm_assert(!old_config || old_config == priv->ip_config_x[IS_IPv4]);
+
+    return success;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_replace_vpn_config_in_list(GSList **plist, GObject *old, GObject *new)
+{
+    GSList *old_link;
+
+    /* Below, assert that @new is not yet tracked, but still behave
+     * correctly in any case. Don't complain for missing @old since
+     * it could have been removed when the parent device became
+     * unmanaged. */
+
+    if (old && (old_link = g_slist_find(*plist, old))) {
+        if (old != new) {
+            if (new)
+                old_link->data = g_object_ref(new);
+            else
+                *plist = g_slist_delete_link(*plist, old_link);
+            g_object_unref(old);
+        }
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (new) {
+        if (!g_slist_find(*plist, new))
+            *plist = g_slist_append(*plist, g_object_ref(new));
+        else
+            g_return_val_if_reached(TRUE);
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_replace_vpn4_config(NMDevice *self, NMIP4Config *old, NMIP4Config *config)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_assert(!old || NM_IS_IP4_CONFIG(old));
+    nm_assert(!config || NM_IS_IP4_CONFIG(config));
+    nm_assert(!old || nm_ip4_config_get_ifindex(old) == nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+    nm_assert(!config || nm_ip4_config_get_ifindex(config) == nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+
+    if (!_replace_vpn_config_in_list(&priv->vpn_configs_4, (GObject *) old, (GObject *) config))
+        return;
+
+    /* NULL to use existing configs */
+    if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET, TRUE))
+        _LOGW(LOGD_IP4, "failed to set VPN routes for device");
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_set_dev2_ip_config(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, NMIPConfig *config)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IN_SET(addr_family, AF_INET, AF_INET6));
+    g_return_if_fail(!config || nm_ip_config_get_addr_family(config) == addr_family);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    applied_config_init(&priv->dev2_ip_config_x[IS_IPv4], config);
+    if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, addr_family, TRUE)) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_IP,
+              "failed to set extra device IPv%c configuration",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(addr_family));
+    }
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_replace_vpn6_config(NMDevice *self, NMIP6Config *old, NMIP6Config *config)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_assert(!old || NM_IS_IP6_CONFIG(old));
+    nm_assert(!config || NM_IS_IP6_CONFIG(config));
+    nm_assert(!old || nm_ip6_config_get_ifindex(old) == nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+    nm_assert(!config || nm_ip6_config_get_ifindex(config) == nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+
+    if (!_replace_vpn_config_in_list(&priv->vpn_configs_6, (GObject *) old, (GObject *) config))
+        return;
+
+    /* NULL to use existing configs */
+    if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET6, TRUE))
+        _LOGW(LOGD_IP6, "failed to set VPN routes for device");
+}
+
+NMIP6Config *
+nm_device_get_ip6_config(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->ip_config_6;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static gboolean
+dispatcher_cleanup(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!priv->dispatcher.call_id)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    nm_dispatcher_call_cancel(g_steal_pointer(&priv->dispatcher.call_id));
+    priv->dispatcher.post_state        = NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN;
+    priv->dispatcher.post_state_reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE;
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+dispatcher_complete_proceed_state(NMDispatcherCallId *call_id, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    g_return_if_fail(call_id == priv->dispatcher.call_id);
+
+    priv->dispatcher.call_id = NULL;
+    nm_device_queue_state(self, priv->dispatcher.post_state, priv->dispatcher.post_state_reason);
+    priv->dispatcher.post_state        = NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN;
+    priv->dispatcher.post_state_reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+ip_check_pre_up(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (dispatcher_cleanup(self))
+        nm_assert_not_reached();
+
+    priv->dispatcher.post_state        = NM_DEVICE_STATE_SECONDARIES;
+    priv->dispatcher.post_state_reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE;
+    if (!nm_dispatcher_call_device(NM_DISPATCHER_ACTION_PRE_UP,
+                                   self,
+                                   NULL,
+                                   dispatcher_complete_proceed_state,
+                                   self,
+                                   &priv->dispatcher.call_id)) {
+        /* Just proceed on errors */
+        dispatcher_complete_proceed_state(0, self);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+ip_check_gw_ping_cleanup(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->gw_ping.watch);
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->gw_ping.timeout);
+
+    if (priv->gw_ping.pid) {
+        nm_utils_kill_child_async(priv->gw_ping.pid,
+                                  SIGTERM,
+                                  priv->gw_ping.log_domain,
+                                  "ping",
+                                  1000,
+                                  NULL,
+                                  NULL);
+        priv->gw_ping.pid = 0;
+    }
+
+    nm_clear_g_free(&priv->gw_ping.binary);
+    nm_clear_g_free(&priv->gw_ping.address);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+spawn_ping(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv        = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gs_free char *   str_timeout = NULL;
+    gs_free char *   tmp_str     = NULL;
+    const char *     args[]      = {priv->gw_ping.binary,
+                          "-I",
+                          nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                          "-c",
+                          "1",
+                          "-w",
+                          NULL,
+                          priv->gw_ping.address,
+                          NULL};
+    gs_free_error GError *error  = NULL;
+    gboolean              ret;
+
+    args[6] = str_timeout = g_strdup_printf("%u", priv->gw_ping.deadline);
+    tmp_str               = g_strjoinv(" ", (char **) args);
+    _LOGD(priv->gw_ping.log_domain, "ping: running '%s'", tmp_str);
+
+    ret = g_spawn_async("/",
+                        (char **) args,
+                        NULL,
+                        G_SPAWN_DO_NOT_REAP_CHILD,
+                        NULL,
+                        NULL,
+                        &priv->gw_ping.pid,
+                        &error);
+
+    if (!ret) {
+        _LOGW(priv->gw_ping.log_domain,
+              "ping: could not spawn %s: %s",
+              priv->gw_ping.binary,
+              error->message);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+respawn_ping_cb(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    priv->gw_ping.watch = 0;
+
+    if (spawn_ping(self)) {
+        priv->gw_ping.watch = g_child_watch_add(priv->gw_ping.pid, ip_check_ping_watch_cb, self);
+    } else {
+        ip_check_gw_ping_cleanup(self);
+        ip_check_pre_up(self);
+    }
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static void
+ip_check_ping_watch_cb(GPid pid, int status, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self       = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv       = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMLogDomain      log_domain = priv->gw_ping.log_domain;
+    gboolean         success    = FALSE;
+
+    if (!priv->gw_ping.watch)
+        return;
+    priv->gw_ping.watch = 0;
+    priv->gw_ping.pid   = 0;
+
+    if (WIFEXITED(status)) {
+        if (WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0) {
+            _LOGD(log_domain, "ping: gateway ping succeeded");
+            success = TRUE;
+        } else {
+            _LOGW(log_domain, "ping: gateway ping failed with error code %d", WEXITSTATUS(status));
+        }
+    } else
+        _LOGW(log_domain, "ping: stopped unexpectedly with status %d", status);
+
+    if (success) {
+        /* We've got connectivity, proceed to pre_up */
+        ip_check_gw_ping_cleanup(self);
+        ip_check_pre_up(self);
+    } else {
+        /* If ping exited with an error it may have returned early,
+         * wait 1 second and restart it */
+        priv->gw_ping.watch = g_timeout_add_seconds(1, respawn_ping_cb, self);
+    }
+}
+
+static gboolean
+ip_check_ping_timeout_cb(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    priv->gw_ping.timeout = 0;
+
+    _LOGW(priv->gw_ping.log_domain, "ping: gateway ping timed out");
+
+    ip_check_gw_ping_cleanup(self);
+    ip_check_pre_up(self);
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+start_ping(NMDevice *  self,
+           NMLogDomain log_domain,
+           const char *binary,
+           const char *address,
+           guint       timeout)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(priv->gw_ping.watch == 0, FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(priv->gw_ping.timeout == 0, FALSE);
+
+    priv->gw_ping.log_domain = log_domain;
+    priv->gw_ping.address    = g_strdup(address);
+    priv->gw_ping.binary     = g_strdup(binary);
+    priv->gw_ping.deadline   = timeout + 10; /* the proper termination is enforced by a timer */
+
+    if (spawn_ping(self)) {
+        priv->gw_ping.watch   = g_child_watch_add(priv->gw_ping.pid, ip_check_ping_watch_cb, self);
+        priv->gw_ping.timeout = g_timeout_add_seconds(timeout, ip_check_ping_timeout_cb, self);
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    ip_check_gw_ping_cleanup(self);
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static void
+nm_device_start_ip_check(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMConnection *       connection;
+    NMSettingConnection *s_con;
+    guint                timeout     = 0;
+    const char *         ping_binary = NULL;
+    char                 buf[NM_UTILS_INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+    NMLogDomain          log_domain = LOGD_IP4;
+
+    /* Shouldn't be any active ping here, since IP_CHECK happens after the
+     * first IP method completes.  Any subsequently completing IP method doesn't
+     * get checked.
+     */
+    g_return_if_fail(!priv->gw_ping.watch);
+    g_return_if_fail(!priv->gw_ping.timeout);
+    g_return_if_fail(!priv->gw_ping.pid);
+    g_return_if_fail(priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE
+                     || priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    g_assert(connection);
+
+    s_con = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection);
+    g_assert(s_con);
+    timeout = nm_setting_connection_get_gateway_ping_timeout(s_con);
+
+    buf[0] = '\0';
+    if (timeout) {
+        const NMPObject *gw;
+
+        if (priv->ip_config_4 && priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE) {
+            gw = nm_ip4_config_best_default_route_get(priv->ip_config_4);
+            if (gw) {
+                _nm_utils_inet4_ntop(NMP_OBJECT_CAST_IP4_ROUTE(gw)->gateway, buf);
+                ping_binary = nm_utils_find_helper("ping", "/usr/bin/ping", NULL);
+                log_domain  = LOGD_IP4;
+            }
+        } else if (priv->ip_config_6 && priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE) {
+            gw = nm_ip6_config_best_default_route_get(priv->ip_config_6);
+            if (gw) {
+                _nm_utils_inet6_ntop(&NMP_OBJECT_CAST_IP6_ROUTE(gw)->gateway, buf);
+                ping_binary = nm_utils_find_helper("ping6", "/usr/bin/ping6", NULL);
+                log_domain  = LOGD_IP6;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (buf[0])
+        start_ping(self, log_domain, ping_binary, buf, timeout);
+
+    /* If no ping was started, just advance to pre_up */
+    if (!priv->gw_ping.pid)
+        ip_check_pre_up(self);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static gboolean
+carrier_wait_timeout(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    priv->carrier_wait_id = 0;
+    nm_device_remove_pending_action(self, NM_PENDING_ACTION_CARRIER_WAIT, FALSE);
+    if (!priv->carrier)
+        _carrier_wait_check_queued_act_request(self);
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+nm_device_is_up(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    int ifindex;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    return ifindex > 0 ? nm_platform_link_is_up(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex) : TRUE;
+}
+
+static gint64
+_get_carrier_wait_ms(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    gs_free char *value = NULL;
+
+    value = nm_config_data_get_device_config(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                             NM_CONFIG_KEYFILE_KEY_DEVICE_CARRIER_WAIT_TIMEOUT,
+                                             self,
+                                             NULL);
+    return _nm_utils_ascii_str_to_int64(value, 10, 0, G_MAXINT32, CARRIER_WAIT_TIME_MS);
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_bring_up(NMDevice *self, gboolean block, gboolean *no_firmware)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *    priv         = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gboolean             device_is_up = FALSE;
+    NMDeviceCapabilities capabilities;
+    int                  ifindex;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    NM_SET_OUT(no_firmware, FALSE);
+
+    if (!nm_device_get_enabled(self)) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_PLATFORM, "bringing up device ignored due to disabled");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    _LOGD(LOGD_PLATFORM, "bringing up device %d", ifindex);
+    if (ifindex <= 0) {
+        /* assume success. */
+    } else {
+        if (!nm_platform_link_set_up(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex, no_firmware))
+            return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    /* Store carrier immediately. */
+    nm_device_set_carrier_from_platform(self);
+
+    device_is_up = nm_device_is_up(self);
+    if (block && !device_is_up) {
+        gint64 wait_until = nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_usec() + 10000 /* microseconds */;
+
+        do {
+            g_usleep(200);
+            if (!nm_platform_link_refresh(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex))
+                return FALSE;
+            device_is_up = nm_device_is_up(self);
+        } while (!device_is_up && nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_usec() < wait_until);
+    }
+
+    if (!device_is_up) {
+        if (block)
+            _LOGW(LOGD_PLATFORM, "device not up after timeout!");
+        else
+            _LOGD(LOGD_PLATFORM, "device not up immediately");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    /* some ethernet devices fail to report capabilities unless the device
+     * is up. Re-read the capabilities. */
+    capabilities = 0;
+    if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_generic_capabilities)
+        capabilities |= NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_generic_capabilities(self);
+    _add_capabilities(self, capabilities);
+
+    /* Devices that support carrier detect must be IFF_UP to report carrier
+     * changes; so after setting the device IFF_UP we must suppress startup
+     * complete (via a pending action) until either the carrier turns on, or
+     * a timeout is reached.
+     */
+    if (nm_device_has_capability(self, NM_DEVICE_CAP_CARRIER_DETECT)) {
+        gint64 now_ms, until_ms;
+
+        /* we start a grace period of 5 seconds during which we will schedule
+         * a pending action whenever we have no carrier.
+         *
+         * If during that time carrier goes away, we declare the interface
+         * as not ready. */
+        nm_clear_g_source(&priv->carrier_wait_id);
+        if (!priv->carrier)
+            nm_device_add_pending_action(self, NM_PENDING_ACTION_CARRIER_WAIT, FALSE);
+
+        now_ms   = nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_msec();
+        until_ms = NM_MAX(now_ms + _get_carrier_wait_ms(self), priv->carrier_wait_until_ms);
+        priv->carrier_wait_id = g_timeout_add(until_ms - now_ms, carrier_wait_timeout, self);
+    }
+
+    /* Can only get HW address of some devices when they are up */
+    nm_device_update_hw_address(self);
+
+    /* when the link comes up, we must restore IP configuration if necessary. */
+    if (priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE) {
+        if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET, TRUE))
+            _LOGW(LOGD_IP4, "failed applying IP4 config after bringing link up");
+    }
+    if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE) {
+        if (!ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET6, TRUE))
+            _LOGW(LOGD_IP6, "failed applying IP6 config after bringing link up");
+    }
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_take_down(NMDevice *self, gboolean block)
+{
+    int      ifindex;
+    gboolean device_is_up;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    _LOGD(LOGD_PLATFORM, "taking down device %d", ifindex);
+    if (ifindex <= 0) {
+        /* devices without ifindex are always up. */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!nm_platform_link_set_down(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex))
+        return;
+
+    device_is_up = nm_device_is_up(self);
+    if (block && device_is_up) {
+        gint64 wait_until = nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_usec() + 10000 /* microseconds */;
+
+        do {
+            g_usleep(200);
+            if (!nm_platform_link_refresh(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex))
+                return;
+            device_is_up = nm_device_is_up(self);
+        } while (device_is_up && nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_usec() < wait_until);
+    }
+
+    if (device_is_up) {
+        if (block)
+            _LOGW(LOGD_PLATFORM, "device not down after timeout!");
+        else
+            _LOGD(LOGD_PLATFORM, "device not down immediately");
+    }
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_set_firmware_missing(NMDevice *self, gboolean new_missing)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    if (priv->firmware_missing != new_missing) {
+        priv->firmware_missing = new_missing;
+        _notify(self, PROP_FIRMWARE_MISSING);
+    }
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_get_firmware_missing(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->firmware_missing;
+}
+
+static void
+intersect_ext_config(NMDevice *     self,
+                     AppliedConfig *config,
+                     gboolean       intersect_addresses,
+                     gboolean       intersect_routes)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMIPConfig *     ext;
+    guint32          penalty;
+    int              family;
+
+    if (!config->orig)
+        return;
+
+    family  = nm_ip_config_get_addr_family(config->orig);
+    penalty = default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, family);
+    ext     = family == AF_INET ? (NMIPConfig *) priv->ext_ip_config_4
+                                : (NMIPConfig *) priv->ext_ip_config_6;
+
+    if (config->current) {
+        nm_ip_config_intersect(config->current,
+                               ext,
+                               intersect_addresses,
+                               intersect_routes,
+                               penalty);
+    } else {
+        config->current = nm_ip_config_intersect_alloc(config->orig,
+                                                       ext,
+                                                       intersect_addresses,
+                                                       intersect_routes,
+                                                       penalty);
+    }
+}
+
+static gboolean
+update_ext_ip_config(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, gboolean intersect_configs)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    int              ifindex;
+    GSList *         iter;
+    gboolean         is_up;
+
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+    if (!ifindex)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    is_up = nm_platform_link_is_up(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex);
+
+    if (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family)) {
+        g_clear_object(&priv->ext_ip_config_4);
+        priv->ext_ip_config_4 = nm_ip4_config_capture(nm_device_get_multi_index(self),
+                                                      nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                                      ifindex);
+        if (priv->ext_ip_config_4) {
+            if (intersect_configs) {
+                /* This function was called upon external changes. Remove the configuration
+                 * (addresses,routes) that is no longer present externally from the internal
+                 * config. This way, we don't re-add addresses that were manually removed
+                 * by the user. */
+                if (priv->con_ip_config_4) {
+                    nm_ip4_config_intersect(priv->con_ip_config_4,
+                                            priv->ext_ip_config_4,
+                                            TRUE,
+                                            is_up,
+                                            default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, AF_INET));
+                }
+
+                intersect_ext_config(self, &priv->dev_ip_config_4, TRUE, is_up);
+                intersect_ext_config(self, &priv->dev2_ip_config_4, TRUE, is_up);
+
+                for (iter = priv->vpn_configs_4; iter; iter = iter->next)
+                    nm_ip4_config_intersect(iter->data, priv->ext_ip_config_4, TRUE, is_up, 0);
+            }
+
+            /* Remove parts from ext_ip_config_4 to only contain the information that
+             * was configured externally -- we already have the same configuration from
+             * internal origins. */
+            if (priv->con_ip_config_4) {
+                nm_ip4_config_subtract(priv->ext_ip_config_4,
+                                       priv->con_ip_config_4,
+                                       default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, AF_INET));
+            }
+            if (applied_config_get_current(&priv->dev_ip_config_4)) {
+                nm_ip_config_subtract((NMIPConfig *) priv->ext_ip_config_4,
+                                      applied_config_get_current(&priv->dev_ip_config_4),
+                                      default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, AF_INET));
+            }
+            if (applied_config_get_current(&priv->dev2_ip_config_4)) {
+                nm_ip_config_subtract((NMIPConfig *) priv->ext_ip_config_4,
+                                      applied_config_get_current(&priv->dev2_ip_config_4),
+                                      default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, AF_INET));
+            }
+            for (iter = priv->vpn_configs_4; iter; iter = iter->next)
+                nm_ip4_config_subtract(priv->ext_ip_config_4, iter->data, 0);
+        }
+
+    } else {
+        nm_assert(!NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family));
+
+        g_clear_object(&priv->ext_ip_config_6);
+        g_clear_object(&priv->ext_ip6_config_captured);
+        priv->ext_ip6_config_captured =
+            nm_ip6_config_capture(nm_device_get_multi_index(self),
+                                  nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                  ifindex,
+                                  NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN);
+        if (priv->ext_ip6_config_captured) {
+            priv->ext_ip_config_6 = nm_ip6_config_new_cloned(priv->ext_ip6_config_captured);
+
+            if (intersect_configs) {
+                /* This function was called upon external changes. Remove the configuration
+                 * (addresses,routes) that is no longer present externally from the internal
+                 * config. This way, we don't re-add addresses that were manually removed
+                 * by the user. */
+                if (priv->con_ip_config_6) {
+                    nm_ip6_config_intersect(priv->con_ip_config_6,
+                                            priv->ext_ip_config_6,
+                                            is_up,
+                                            is_up,
+                                            default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, AF_INET6));
+                }
+
+                intersect_ext_config(self, &priv->ac_ip6_config, is_up, is_up);
+                intersect_ext_config(self, &priv->dhcp6.ip6_config, is_up, is_up);
+                intersect_ext_config(self, &priv->dev2_ip_config_6, is_up, is_up);
+
+                for (iter = priv->vpn_configs_6; iter; iter = iter->next)
+                    nm_ip6_config_intersect(iter->data, priv->ext_ip_config_6, is_up, is_up, 0);
+
+                if (is_up && priv->ipv6ll_has
+                    && !nm_ip6_config_lookup_address(priv->ext_ip_config_6, &priv->ipv6ll_addr))
+                    priv->ipv6ll_has = FALSE;
+            }
+
+            /* Remove parts from ext_ip_config_6 to only contain the information that
+             * was configured externally -- we already have the same configuration from
+             * internal origins. */
+            if (priv->con_ip_config_6) {
+                nm_ip6_config_subtract(priv->ext_ip_config_6,
+                                       priv->con_ip_config_6,
+                                       default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, AF_INET6));
+            }
+            if (applied_config_get_current(&priv->ac_ip6_config)) {
+                nm_ip_config_subtract((NMIPConfig *) priv->ext_ip_config_6,
+                                      applied_config_get_current(&priv->ac_ip6_config),
+                                      default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, AF_INET6));
+            }
+            if (applied_config_get_current(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config)) {
+                nm_ip_config_subtract((NMIPConfig *) priv->ext_ip_config_6,
+                                      applied_config_get_current(&priv->dhcp6.ip6_config),
+                                      default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, AF_INET6));
+            }
+            if (applied_config_get_current(&priv->dev2_ip_config_6)) {
+                nm_ip_config_subtract((NMIPConfig *) priv->ext_ip_config_6,
+                                      applied_config_get_current(&priv->dev2_ip_config_6),
+                                      default_route_metric_penalty_get(self, AF_INET6));
+            }
+            for (iter = priv->vpn_configs_6; iter; iter = iter->next)
+                nm_ip6_config_subtract(priv->ext_ip_config_6, iter->data, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+update_ip_config(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_assert_addr_family(addr_family);
+
+    if (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family))
+        priv->update_ip_config_completed_v4 = TRUE;
+    else
+        priv->update_ip_config_completed_v6 = TRUE;
+
+    if (update_ext_ip_config(self, addr_family, TRUE)) {
+        if (NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family)) {
+            if (priv->ext_ip_config_4)
+                ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET, FALSE);
+        } else {
+            if (priv->ext_ip6_config_captured)
+                ip_config_merge_and_apply(self, AF_INET6, FALSE);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_capture_initial_config(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!priv->update_ip_config_completed_v4)
+        update_ip_config(self, AF_INET);
+    if (!priv->update_ip_config_completed_v6)
+        update_ip_config(self, AF_INET6);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+queued_ip_config_change(NMDevice *self, int addr_family)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    const int        IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), G_SOURCE_REMOVE);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    /* Wait for any queued state changes */
+    if (priv->queued_state.id)
+        return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
+
+    /* If a commit is scheduled, this function would potentially interfere with
+     * it changing IP configurations before they are applied. Postpone the
+     * update in such case.
+     */
+    if (priv->activation_source_id_x[IS_IPv4] != 0
+        && priv->activation_source_func_x[IS_IPv4]
+               == activate_stage5_ip_config_result_x_fcn(addr_family))
+        return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
+
+    priv->queued_ip_config_id_x[IS_IPv4] = 0;
+
+    update_ip_config(self, addr_family);
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4) {
+        /* Check whether we need to complete waiting for link-local.
+         * We are also called from an idle handler, so no problem doing state transitions
+         * now. */
+        linklocal6_check_complete(self);
+    }
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4) {
+        NMPlatform *          platform;
+        GSList *              dad6_failed_addrs, *iter;
+        const NMPlatformLink *pllink;
+
+        dad6_failed_addrs = g_steal_pointer(&priv->dad6_failed_addrs);
+
+        if (priv->state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED && priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING
+            && priv->ifindex > 0 && !nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self)
+            && (platform = nm_device_get_platform(self))
+            && (pllink = nm_platform_link_get(platform, priv->ifindex))
+            && (pllink->n_ifi_flags & IFF_UP)) {
+            gboolean         need_ipv6ll          = FALSE;
+            NMNDiscConfigMap ndisc_config_changed = NM_NDISC_CONFIG_NONE;
+
+            /* Handle DAD failures */
+            for (iter = dad6_failed_addrs; iter; iter = iter->next) {
+                const NMPObject *           obj = iter->data;
+                const NMPlatformIP6Address *addr;
+
+                if (!nm_ndisc_dad_addr_is_fail_candidate(platform, obj))
+                    continue;
+
+                addr = NMP_OBJECT_CAST_IP6_ADDRESS(obj);
+
+                _LOGI(LOGD_IP6,
+                      "ipv6: duplicate address check failed for the %s address",
+                      nm_platform_ip6_address_to_string(addr, NULL, 0));
+
+                if (IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(&addr->address))
+                    need_ipv6ll = TRUE;
+                else if (priv->ndisc)
+                    ndisc_config_changed |= nm_ndisc_dad_failed(priv->ndisc, &addr->address, FALSE);
+            }
+
+            if (ndisc_config_changed != NM_NDISC_CONFIG_NONE)
+                nm_ndisc_emit_config_change(priv->ndisc, ndisc_config_changed);
+
+            /* If no IPv6 link-local address exists but other addresses do then we
+             * must add the LL address to remain conformant with RFC 3513 chapter 2.1
+             * ("Addressing Model"): "All interfaces are required to have at least
+             * one link-local unicast address".
+             */
+            if (priv->ip_config_6 && nm_ip6_config_get_num_addresses(priv->ip_config_6))
+                need_ipv6ll = TRUE;
+            if (need_ipv6ll)
+                check_and_add_ipv6ll_addr(self);
+        }
+
+        g_slist_free_full(dad6_failed_addrs, (GDestroyNotify) nmp_object_unref);
+    }
+
+    if (!IS_IPv4) {
+        /* Check if DAD is still pending */
+        if (priv->ip_state_6 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_CONF && priv->dad6_ip6_config
+            && priv->ext_ip6_config_captured
+            && !nm_ip6_config_has_any_dad_pending(priv->ext_ip6_config_captured,
+                                                  priv->dad6_ip6_config)) {
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_IP6, "IPv6 DAD terminated");
+            g_clear_object(&priv->dad6_ip6_config);
+            _set_ip_state(self, addr_family, NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE);
+            check_ip_state(self, FALSE, TRUE);
+            if (priv->rt6_temporary_not_available)
+                nm_device_activate_schedule_ip_config_result(self, AF_INET6, NULL);
+        }
+    }
+
+    set_unmanaged_external_down(self, TRUE);
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+queued_ip4_config_change(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    return queued_ip_config_change(user_data, AF_INET);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+queued_ip6_config_change(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    return queued_ip_config_change(user_data, AF_INET6);
+}
+
+static void
+device_ipx_changed(NMPlatform *  platform,
+                   int           obj_type_i,
+                   int           ifindex,
+                   gconstpointer platform_object,
+                   int           change_type_i,
+                   NMDevice *    self)
+{
+    const NMPObjectType              obj_type    = obj_type_i;
+    const NMPlatformSignalChangeType change_type = change_type_i;
+    NMDevicePrivate *                priv;
+    const NMPlatformIP6Address *     addr;
+
+    if (nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self) != ifindex)
+        return;
+
+    if (!nm_device_is_real(self))
+        return;
+
+    if (nm_device_get_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT)) {
+        /* ignore all platform signals until the link is initialized in platform. */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    switch (obj_type) {
+    case NMP_OBJECT_TYPE_IP4_ADDRESS:
+    case NMP_OBJECT_TYPE_IP4_ROUTE:
+        if (!priv->queued_ip_config_id_4) {
+            priv->queued_ip_config_id_4 = g_idle_add(queued_ip4_config_change, self);
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "queued IP4 config change");
+        }
+        break;
+    case NMP_OBJECT_TYPE_IP6_ADDRESS:
+        addr = platform_object;
+
+        if (priv->state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED && priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING
+            && nm_ndisc_dad_addr_is_fail_candidate_event(change_type, addr)) {
+            priv->dad6_failed_addrs =
+                g_slist_prepend(priv->dad6_failed_addrs,
+                                (gpointer) nmp_object_ref(NMP_OBJECT_UP_CAST(addr)));
+        }
+
+        /* fall-through */
+    case NMP_OBJECT_TYPE_IP6_ROUTE:
+        if (!priv->queued_ip_config_id_6) {
+            priv->queued_ip_config_id_6 = g_idle_add(queued_ip6_config_change, self);
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "queued IP6 config change");
+        }
+        break;
+    default:
+        g_return_if_reached();
+    }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR_DEFINE(nm_unmanaged_flags2str,
+                          NMUnmanagedFlags,
+                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_SLEEPING, "sleeping"),
+                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_QUITTING, "quitting"),
+                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_PARENT, "parent"),
+                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_BY_TYPE, "by-type"),
+                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT, "platform-init"),
+                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT, "user-explicit"),
+                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_BY_DEFAULT, "by-default"),
+                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_USER_SETTINGS, "user-settings"),
+                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_USER_CONF, "user-conf"),
+                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_USER_UDEV, "user-udev"),
+                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN, "external-down"),
+                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_IS_SLAVE, "is-slave"), );
+
+static const char *
+_unmanaged_flags2str(NMUnmanagedFlags flags, NMUnmanagedFlags mask, char *buf, gsize len)
+{
+    char  buf2[512];
+    char *b;
+    char *tmp, *tmp2;
+    gsize l;
+
+    nm_utils_to_string_buffer_init(&buf, &len);
+    if (!len)
+        return buf;
+
+    b = buf;
+
+    mask |= flags;
+
+    nm_unmanaged_flags2str(flags, b, len);
+    l = strlen(b);
+    b += l;
+    len -= l;
+
+    nm_unmanaged_flags2str(mask & ~flags, buf2, sizeof(buf2));
+    if (buf2[0]) {
+        gboolean add_separator = l > 0;
+
+        tmp = buf2;
+        while (TRUE) {
+            if (add_separator)
+                nm_utils_strbuf_append_c(&b, &len, ',');
+            add_separator = TRUE;
+
+            tmp2 = strchr(tmp, ',');
+            if (tmp2)
+                tmp2[0] = '\0';
+
+            nm_utils_strbuf_append_c(&b, &len, '!');
+            nm_utils_strbuf_append_str(&b, &len, tmp);
+            if (!tmp2)
+                break;
+
+            tmp = &tmp2[1];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return buf;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_get_managed_by_flags(NMUnmanagedFlags flags, NMUnmanagedFlags mask, gboolean for_user_request)
+{
+    /* Evaluate the managed state based on the unmanaged flags.
+     *
+     * Some flags are authoritative, meaning they always cause
+     * the device to be unmanaged (e.g. @NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT).
+     *
+     * OTOH, some flags can be overwritten. For example NM_UNMANAGED_USER_UDEV
+     * is ignored once NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT is set. The idea is that
+     * the flag from the configuration has no effect once the user explicitly
+     * touches the unmanaged flags. */
+
+    if (for_user_request) {
+        /* @for_user_request can make the result only ~more~ managed.
+         * If the flags already indicate a managed state for a non-user-request,
+         * then it is also managed for an explicit user-request.
+         *
+         * Effectively, this check is redundant, as the code below already
+         * already ensures that. Still, express this invariant explicitly here. */
+        if (_get_managed_by_flags(flags, mask, FALSE))
+            return TRUE;
+
+        /* A for-user-request, is effectively the same as pretending
+         * that user-explicit flag is cleared. */
+        mask |= NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT;
+        flags &= ~NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT;
+    }
+
+    if (NM_FLAGS_ANY(mask, NM_UNMANAGED_USER_SETTINGS)
+        && !NM_FLAGS_ANY(flags, NM_UNMANAGED_USER_SETTINGS)) {
+        /* NM_UNMANAGED_USER_SETTINGS can only explicitly unmanage a device. It cannot
+         * *manage* it. Having NM_UNMANAGED_USER_SETTINGS explicitly not set, is the
+         * same as having it not set at all. */
+        mask &= ~NM_UNMANAGED_USER_SETTINGS;
+    }
+
+    if (NM_FLAGS_ANY(mask, NM_UNMANAGED_USER_UDEV)) {
+        /* configuration from udev or nm-config overwrites the by-default flag
+         * which is based on the device type.
+         * configuration from udev overwrites external-down */
+        flags &= ~(NM_UNMANAGED_BY_DEFAULT | NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN);
+    }
+
+    if (NM_FLAGS_ANY(mask, NM_UNMANAGED_USER_CONF)) {
+        /* configuration from NetworkManager.conf overwrites the by-default flag
+         * which is based on the device type.
+         * It also overwrites the udev configuration and external-down */
+        flags &= ~(NM_UNMANAGED_BY_DEFAULT | NM_UNMANAGED_USER_UDEV | NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN);
+    }
+
+    if (NM_FLAGS_HAS(mask, NM_UNMANAGED_IS_SLAVE) && !NM_FLAGS_HAS(flags, NM_UNMANAGED_IS_SLAVE)) {
+        /* for an enslaved device, by-default doesn't matter */
+        flags &= ~NM_UNMANAGED_BY_DEFAULT;
+    }
+
+    if (NM_FLAGS_HAS(mask, NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT)) {
+        /* if the device is managed by user-decision, certain other flags
+         * are ignored. */
+        flags &= ~(NM_UNMANAGED_BY_DEFAULT | NM_UNMANAGED_USER_UDEV | NM_UNMANAGED_USER_CONF
+                   | NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN);
+    }
+
+    return flags == NM_UNMANAGED_NONE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_managed:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @for_user_request: whether to check the flags for an explicit user-request
+ *   Setting this to %TRUE has the same effect as if %NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT
+ *   unmanaged flag would be unset (meaning: explicitly not-unmanaged).
+ *   If this parameter is %TRUE, the device can only appear more managed.
+ *
+ * Whether the device is unmanaged according to the unmanaged flags.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the device is unmanaged because of the flags.
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_get_managed(NMDevice *self, gboolean for_user_request)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    if (!nm_device_is_real(self)) {
+        /* a unrealized device is always considered unmanaged. */
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    return _get_managed_by_flags(priv->unmanaged_flags, priv->unmanaged_mask, for_user_request);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_unmanaged_mask:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @flag: the unmanaged flags to check.
+ *
+ * Return the unmanaged flags mask set on this device.
+ *
+ * Returns: the flags of the device ( & @flag)
+ */
+NMUnmanagedFlags
+nm_device_get_unmanaged_mask(NMDevice *self, NMUnmanagedFlags flag)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_UNMANAGED_NONE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(flag != NM_UNMANAGED_NONE, NM_UNMANAGED_NONE);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->unmanaged_mask & flag;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_unmanaged_flags:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @flag: the unmanaged flags to check.
+ *
+ * Return the unmanaged flags of the device.
+ *
+ * Returns: the flags of the device ( & @flag)
+ */
+NMUnmanagedFlags
+nm_device_get_unmanaged_flags(NMDevice *self, NMUnmanagedFlags flag)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_UNMANAGED_NONE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(flag != NM_UNMANAGED_NONE, NM_UNMANAGED_NONE);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->unmanaged_flags & flag;
+}
+
+/**
+ * _set_unmanaged_flags:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice instance
+ * @flags: which #NMUnmanagedFlags to set.
+ * @set_op: whether to set/clear/forget the flags. You can also pass
+ *   boolean values %TRUE and %FALSE, which mean %NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_UNMANAGED
+ *   and %NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_MANAGED, respectively.
+ * @allow_state_transition: if %FALSE, setting flags never triggers a device
+ *   state change. If %TRUE, the device can change state, if it is real and
+ *   switches from managed to unmanaged (or vice versa).
+ * @now: whether the state change should be immediate or delayed
+ * @reason: the device state reason passed to nm_device_state_changed() if
+ *   the device becomes managed/unmanaged. This is only relevant if the
+ *   device switches state and if @allow_state_transition is %TRUE.
+ *
+ * Set the unmanaged flags of the device.
+ **/
+static void
+_set_unmanaged_flags(NMDevice *          self,
+                     NMUnmanagedFlags    flags,
+                     NMUnmanFlagOp       set_op,
+                     gboolean            allow_state_transition,
+                     gboolean            now,
+                     NMDeviceStateReason reason)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    gboolean         was_managed, transition_state;
+    NMUnmanagedFlags old_flags, old_mask;
+    NMDeviceState    new_state;
+    const char *     operation = NULL;
+    char             str1[512];
+    char             str2[512];
+    gboolean         do_notify_has_pending_actions = FALSE;
+    gboolean         had_pending_actions           = FALSE;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(flags);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!priv->real)
+        allow_state_transition = FALSE;
+    was_managed = allow_state_transition && nm_device_get_managed(self, FALSE);
+
+    if (NM_FLAGS_HAS(priv->unmanaged_flags, NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT)
+        && NM_FLAGS_HAS(flags, NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT)
+        && NM_IN_SET(set_op, NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_MANAGED)) {
+        /* we are clearing the platform-init flags. This triggers additional actions. */
+        if (!NM_FLAGS_HAS(flags, NM_UNMANAGED_USER_SETTINGS)) {
+            gboolean unmanaged;
+
+            unmanaged = nm_device_spec_match_list(
+                self,
+                nm_settings_get_unmanaged_specs(NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->settings));
+            nm_device_set_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_USER_SETTINGS, !!unmanaged);
+        }
+
+        /* trigger an initial update of IP configuration. */
+        nm_assert_se(!nm_clear_g_source(&priv->queued_ip_config_id_4));
+        nm_assert_se(!nm_clear_g_source(&priv->queued_ip_config_id_6));
+        priv->queued_ip_config_id_4 = g_idle_add(queued_ip4_config_change, self);
+        priv->queued_ip_config_id_6 = g_idle_add(queued_ip6_config_change, self);
+
+        if (!priv->pending_actions) {
+            do_notify_has_pending_actions = TRUE;
+            had_pending_actions           = nm_device_has_pending_action(self);
+        }
+    }
+
+    old_flags = priv->unmanaged_flags;
+    old_mask  = priv->unmanaged_mask;
+
+    switch (set_op) {
+    case NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_FORGET:
+        priv->unmanaged_mask &= ~flags;
+        priv->unmanaged_flags &= ~flags;
+        operation = "forget";
+        break;
+    case NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_UNMANAGED:
+        priv->unmanaged_mask |= flags;
+        priv->unmanaged_flags |= flags;
+        operation = "set-unmanaged";
+        break;
+    case NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_MANAGED:
+        priv->unmanaged_mask |= flags;
+        priv->unmanaged_flags &= ~flags;
+        operation = "set-managed";
+        break;
+    default:
+        g_return_if_reached();
+    }
+
+    if (old_flags == priv->unmanaged_flags && old_mask == priv->unmanaged_mask)
+        return;
+
+    transition_state =
+        allow_state_transition && was_managed != nm_device_get_managed(self, FALSE)
+        && (was_managed
+            || (!was_managed && nm_device_get_state(self) == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED));
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "unmanaged: flags set to [%s%s0x%0x/0x%x/%s%s], %s [%s=0x%0x]%s%s%s)",
+          _unmanaged_flags2str(priv->unmanaged_flags, priv->unmanaged_mask, str1, sizeof(str1)),
+          (priv->unmanaged_flags | priv->unmanaged_mask) ? "=" : "",
+          (guint) priv->unmanaged_flags,
+          (guint) priv->unmanaged_mask,
+          (_get_managed_by_flags(priv->unmanaged_flags, priv->unmanaged_mask, FALSE)
+               ? "managed"
+               : (_get_managed_by_flags(priv->unmanaged_flags, priv->unmanaged_mask, TRUE)
+                      ? "manageable"
+                      : "unmanaged")),
+          priv->real ? "" : "/unrealized",
+          operation,
+          nm_unmanaged_flags2str(flags, str2, sizeof(str2)),
+          flags,
+          NM_PRINT_FMT_QUOTED(allow_state_transition,
+                              ", reason ",
+                              reason_to_string_a(reason),
+                              transition_state ? ", transition-state" : "",
+                              ""));
+
+    if (do_notify_has_pending_actions && had_pending_actions != nm_device_has_pending_action(self))
+        _notify(self, PROP_HAS_PENDING_ACTION);
+
+    if (transition_state) {
+        new_state = was_managed ? NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED : NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE;
+        if (now)
+            nm_device_state_changed(self, new_state, reason);
+        else
+            nm_device_queue_state(self, new_state, reason);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @self: the #NMDevice instance
+ * @flags: which #NMUnmanagedFlags to set.
+ * @set_op: whether to set/clear/forget the flags. You can also pass
+ *   boolean values %TRUE and %FALSE, which mean %NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_UNMANAGED
+ *   and %NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_MANAGED, respectively.
+ *
+ * Set the unmanaged flags of the device (does not trigger a state change).
+ **/
+void
+nm_device_set_unmanaged_flags(NMDevice *self, NMUnmanagedFlags flags, NMUnmanFlagOp set_op)
+{
+    _set_unmanaged_flags(self, flags, set_op, FALSE, FALSE, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_flags:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice instance
+ * @flags: which #NMUnmanagedFlags to set.
+ * @set_op: whether to set/clear/forget the flags. You can also pass
+ *   boolean values %TRUE and %FALSE, which mean %NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_UNMANAGED
+ *   and %NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_MANAGED, respectively.
+ * @reason: the device state reason passed to nm_device_state_changed() if
+ *   the device becomes managed/unmanaged.
+ *
+ * Set the unmanaged flags of the device and possibly trigger a state change.
+ **/
+void
+nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_flags(NMDevice *          self,
+                                 NMUnmanagedFlags    flags,
+                                 NMUnmanFlagOp       set_op,
+                                 NMDeviceStateReason reason)
+{
+    _set_unmanaged_flags(self, flags, set_op, TRUE, TRUE, reason);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_flags_queue(NMDevice *          self,
+                                       NMUnmanagedFlags    flags,
+                                       NMUnmanFlagOp       set_op,
+                                       NMDeviceStateReason reason)
+{
+    _set_unmanaged_flags(self, flags, set_op, TRUE, FALSE, reason);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_check_unrealized_device_managed:
+ *
+ * Checks if a unrealized device is managed from user settings
+ * or user configuration.
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_check_unrealized_device_managed(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_assert(!nm_device_is_real(self));
+
+    if (!nm_config_data_get_device_config_boolean(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                  NM_CONFIG_KEYFILE_KEY_DEVICE_MANAGED,
+                                                  self,
+                                                  TRUE,
+                                                  TRUE))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (nm_device_spec_match_list(self, nm_settings_get_unmanaged_specs(priv->settings)))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_user_settings(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    gboolean unmanaged;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    if (nm_device_get_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT)) {
+        /* the device is already unmanaged due to platform-init.
+         *
+         * We want to delay evaluating the device spec, because it will freeze
+         * the permanent MAC address. That should not be done, before the platform
+         * link is fully initialized (via UDEV).
+         *
+         * Note that when clearing NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT, we will re-evaluate
+         * whether the device is unmanaged by user-settings. */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    unmanaged = nm_device_spec_match_list(
+        self,
+        nm_settings_get_unmanaged_specs(NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->settings));
+
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_flags(self,
+                                     NM_UNMANAGED_USER_SETTINGS,
+                                     !!unmanaged,
+                                     unmanaged ? NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_UNMANAGED
+                                               : NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_MANAGED);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_user_udev(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    int      ifindex;
+    gboolean platform_unmanaged = FALSE;
+
+    ifindex = self->_priv->ifindex;
+
+    if (ifindex <= 0
+        || !nm_platform_link_get_unmanaged(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                           ifindex,
+                                           &platform_unmanaged))
+        return;
+
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_flags(self,
+                                     NM_UNMANAGED_USER_UDEV,
+                                     platform_unmanaged,
+                                     NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_USER_REQUESTED);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_user_conf(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    gboolean      value;
+    NMUnmanFlagOp set_op;
+
+    value = nm_config_data_get_device_config_boolean(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                     NM_CONFIG_KEYFILE_KEY_DEVICE_MANAGED,
+                                                     self,
+                                                     -1,
+                                                     TRUE);
+    switch (value) {
+    case TRUE:
+        set_op = NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_MANAGED;
+        break;
+    case FALSE:
+        set_op = NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_SET_UNMANAGED;
+        break;
+    default:
+        set_op = NM_UNMAN_FLAG_OP_FORGET;
+        break;
+    }
+
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_flags(self,
+                                     NM_UNMANAGED_USER_CONF,
+                                     set_op,
+                                     NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_USER_REQUESTED);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_quitting(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gboolean         need_deactivate =
+        nm_device_is_activating(self) || priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED;
+
+    /* It's OK to block here because we're quitting */
+    if (need_deactivate)
+        _set_state_full(self,
+                        NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING,
+                        NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_UNMANAGED,
+                        TRUE);
+
+    nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_flags(self,
+                                     NM_UNMANAGED_QUITTING,
+                                     TRUE,
+                                     need_deactivate ? NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_REMOVED
+                                                     : NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_UNMANAGED);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+void
+nm_device_set_dhcp_anycast_address(NMDevice *self, const char *addr)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(!addr || nm_utils_hwaddr_valid(addr, ETH_ALEN));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    g_free(priv->dhcp_anycast_address);
+    priv->dhcp_anycast_address = g_strdup(addr);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_reapply_settings_immediately(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMConnection *        applied_connection;
+    NMSettingsConnection *settings_connection;
+    NMDeviceState         state;
+    NMSettingConnection * s_con_settings;
+    NMSettingConnection * s_con_applied;
+    const char *          zone;
+    NMMetered             metered;
+    guint64               version_id;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    state = nm_device_get_state(self);
+    if (state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED || state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
+        return;
+
+    applied_connection  = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+    settings_connection = nm_device_get_settings_connection(self);
+
+    if (!nm_settings_connection_has_unmodified_applied_connection(
+            settings_connection,
+            applied_connection,
+            NM_SETTING_COMPARE_FLAG_IGNORE_REAPPLY_IMMEDIATELY))
+        return;
+
+    s_con_settings = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(
+        nm_settings_connection_get_connection(settings_connection));
+    s_con_applied = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(applied_connection);
+
+    if (!nm_streq0((zone = nm_setting_connection_get_zone(s_con_settings)),
+                   nm_setting_connection_get_zone(s_con_applied))) {
+        version_id = nm_active_connection_version_id_bump(
+            (NMActiveConnection *) self->_priv->act_request.obj);
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "reapply setting: zone = %s%s%s (version-id %llu)",
+              NM_PRINT_FMT_QUOTE_STRING(zone),
+              (unsigned long long) version_id);
+
+        g_object_set(G_OBJECT(s_con_applied), NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ZONE, zone, NULL);
+
+        nm_device_update_firewall_zone(self);
+    }
+
+    if ((metered = nm_setting_connection_get_metered(s_con_settings))
+        != nm_setting_connection_get_metered(s_con_applied)) {
+        version_id = nm_active_connection_version_id_bump(
+            (NMActiveConnection *) self->_priv->act_request.obj);
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "reapply setting: metered = %d (version-id %llu)",
+              (int) metered,
+              (unsigned long long) version_id);
+
+        g_object_set(G_OBJECT(s_con_applied), NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_METERED, metered, NULL);
+
+        nm_device_update_metered(self);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_update_firewall_zone(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->fw_state >= FIREWALL_STATE_INITIALIZED
+        && !nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self))
+        fw_change_zone(self);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_update_metered(NMDevice *self)
+{
+#define NM_METERED_INVALID ((NMMetered) -1)
+    NMDevicePrivate *    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMSettingConnection *setting;
+    NMMetered            conn_value, value = NM_METERED_INVALID;
+    NMConnection *       connection = NULL;
+    NMDeviceState        state;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    state = nm_device_get_state(self);
+    if (state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED || state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
+        value = NM_METERED_UNKNOWN;
+
+    if (value == NM_METERED_INVALID) {
+        connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+        if (connection) {
+            setting = nm_connection_get_setting_connection(connection);
+            if (setting) {
+                conn_value = nm_setting_connection_get_metered(setting);
+                if (conn_value != NM_METERED_UNKNOWN)
+                    value = conn_value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (value == NM_METERED_INVALID && NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_guessed_metered
+        && NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_guessed_metered(self))
+        value = NM_METERED_GUESS_YES;
+
+    /* Try to guess a value using the metered flag in IP configuration */
+    if (value == NM_METERED_INVALID) {
+        if (priv->ip_config_4 && priv->ip_state_4 == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_DONE
+            && nm_ip4_config_get_metered(priv->ip_config_4))
+            value = NM_METERED_GUESS_YES;
+    }
+
+    /* Otherwise, look at connection type. For Bluetooth, we look at the type of
+     * Bluetooth sharing: for PANU/DUN (where we are receiving internet from
+     * another device) we set GUESS_YES; for NAP (where we are sharing internet
+     * to another device) we set GUESS_NO. We ignore WiMAX here as it’s no
+     * longer supported by NetworkManager. */
+    if (value == NM_METERED_INVALID
+        && nm_connection_is_type(connection, NM_SETTING_BLUETOOTH_SETTING_NAME)) {
+        if (_nm_connection_get_setting_bluetooth_for_nap(connection)) {
+            /* NAP types are not metered, but other types are. */
+            value = NM_METERED_GUESS_NO;
+        } else
+            value = NM_METERED_GUESS_YES;
+    }
+
+    if (value == NM_METERED_INVALID) {
+        if (nm_connection_is_type(connection, NM_SETTING_GSM_SETTING_NAME)
+            || nm_connection_is_type(connection, NM_SETTING_CDMA_SETTING_NAME))
+            value = NM_METERED_GUESS_YES;
+        else
+            value = NM_METERED_GUESS_NO;
+    }
+
+    if (value != priv->metered) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "set metered value %d", value);
+        priv->metered = value;
+        _notify(self, PROP_METERED);
+    }
+}
+
+static NMDeviceCheckDevAvailableFlags
+_device_check_dev_available_flags_from_con(NMDeviceCheckConAvailableFlags con_flags)
+{
+    NMDeviceCheckDevAvailableFlags dev_flags;
+
+    dev_flags = NM_DEVICE_CHECK_DEV_AVAILABLE_NONE;
+
+    if (NM_FLAGS_HAS(con_flags, _NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_FOR_USER_REQUEST_WAITING_CARRIER))
+        dev_flags |= _NM_DEVICE_CHECK_DEV_AVAILABLE_IGNORE_CARRIER;
+
+    return dev_flags;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_nm_device_check_connection_available(NMDevice *                     self,
+                                      NMConnection *                 connection,
+                                      NMDeviceCheckConAvailableFlags flags,
+                                      const char *                   specific_object,
+                                      GError **                      error)
+{
+    NMDeviceState state;
+    GError *      local = NULL;
+
+    /* an unrealized software device is always available, hardware devices never. */
+    if (!nm_device_is_real(self)) {
+        if (nm_device_is_software(self)) {
+            if (!nm_device_check_connection_compatible(self, connection, error ? &local : NULL)) {
+                if (error) {
+                    g_return_val_if_fail(local, FALSE);
+                    nm_utils_error_set(error,
+                                       local->domain == NM_UTILS_ERROR ? local->code
+                                                                       : NM_UTILS_ERROR_UNKNOWN,
+                                       "profile is not compatible with software device (%s)",
+                                       local->message);
+                    g_error_free(local);
+                }
+                return FALSE;
+            }
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+        nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
+                                   NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_UNMANAGED_DEVICE,
+                                   "hardware device is not realized");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    state = nm_device_get_state(self);
+    if (state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED) {
+        nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
+                                   NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_UNMANAGED_DEVICE,
+                                   "device is in unknown state");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    if (state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE) {
+        if (nm_device_get_managed(self, FALSE)) {
+            /* device is managed, both for user-requests and non-user-requests alike. */
+        } else {
+            if (!nm_device_get_managed(self, TRUE)) {
+                /* device is strictly unmanaged by authoritative unmanaged reasons. */
+                nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
+                                           NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_UNMANAGED_DEVICE,
+                                           "device is strictly unmanaged");
+                return FALSE;
+            }
+            if (!NM_FLAGS_HAS(flags,
+                              _NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_FOR_USER_REQUEST_OVERRULE_UNMANAGED)) {
+                /* device could be managed for an explict user-request, but this is not such a request. */
+                nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
+                                           NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_UNMANAGED_DEVICE,
+                                           "device is currently unmanaged");
+                return FALSE;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED && !nm_device_is_software(self)) {
+        if (!nm_device_is_available(self, _device_check_dev_available_flags_from_con(flags))) {
+            if (NM_FLAGS_HAS(flags, _NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_FOR_USER_REQUEST)) {
+                nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
+                                           NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_TEMPORARY,
+                                           "device is not available");
+            } else {
+                nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
+                                           NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_TEMPORARY,
+                                           "device is not available for internal request");
+            }
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!nm_device_check_connection_compatible(self, connection, error ? &local : NULL)) {
+        if (error) {
+            nm_utils_error_set(error,
+                               local->domain == NM_UTILS_ERROR ? local->code
+                                                               : NM_UTILS_ERROR_UNKNOWN,
+                               "profile is not compatible with device (%s)",
+                               local->message);
+            g_error_free(local);
+        }
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->check_connection_available(self,
+                                                                 connection,
+                                                                 flags,
+                                                                 specific_object,
+                                                                 error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_check_connection_available():
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @connection: the #NMConnection to check for availability
+ * @flags: flags to affect the decision making of whether a connection
+ *   is available. Adding a flag can only make a connection more available,
+ *   not less.
+ * @specific_object: a device type dependent argument to further
+ *   filter the result. Passing a non %NULL specific object can only reduce
+ *   the availability of a connection.
+ * @error: optionally give reason why not available.
+ *
+ * Check if @connection is available to be activated on @self.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if @connection can be activated on @self
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_check_connection_available(NMDevice *                     self,
+                                     NMConnection *                 connection,
+                                     NMDeviceCheckConAvailableFlags flags,
+                                     const char *                   specific_object,
+                                     GError **                      error)
+{
+    gboolean available;
+
+    available =
+        _nm_device_check_connection_available(self, connection, flags, specific_object, error);
+
+#if NM_MORE_ASSERTS >= 2
+    {
+        /* The meaning of the flags is so that *adding* a flag relaxes a condition, thus making
+         * the device *more* available. Assert against that requirement by testing all the flags. */
+        NMDeviceCheckConAvailableFlags i, j, k;
+        gboolean available_all[NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_ALL + 1] = {FALSE};
+
+        for (i = 0; i <= NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_ALL; i++)
+            available_all[i] =
+                _nm_device_check_connection_available(self, connection, i, specific_object, NULL);
+
+        for (i = 0; i <= NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_ALL; i++) {
+            for (j = 1; j <= NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_ALL; j <<= 1) {
+                if (NM_FLAGS_ANY(i, j)) {
+                    k = i & ~j;
+                    nm_assert(available_all[i] == available_all[k] || available_all[i]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return available;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+available_connections_del_all(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    if (g_hash_table_size(self->_priv->available_connections) == 0)
+        return FALSE;
+    g_hash_table_remove_all(self->_priv->available_connections);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+available_connections_add(NMDevice *self, NMSettingsConnection *sett_conn)
+{
+    return g_hash_table_add(self->_priv->available_connections, g_object_ref(sett_conn));
+}
+
+static gboolean
+available_connections_del(NMDevice *self, NMSettingsConnection *sett_conn)
+{
+    return g_hash_table_remove(self->_priv->available_connections, sett_conn);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+check_connection_available(NMDevice *                     self,
+                           NMConnection *                 connection,
+                           NMDeviceCheckConAvailableFlags flags,
+                           const char *                   specific_object,
+                           GError **                      error)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    /* Connections which require a network connection are not available when
+     * the device has no carrier, even with ignore-carrer=TRUE.
+     */
+    if (priv->carrier || !connection_requires_carrier(connection))
+        return TRUE;
+
+    if (NM_FLAGS_HAS(flags, _NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_FOR_USER_REQUEST_WAITING_CARRIER)
+        && priv->carrier_wait_id != 0) {
+        /* The device has no carrier though the connection requires it.
+         *
+         * If we are still waiting for carrier, the connection is available
+         * for an explicit user-request. */
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    /* master types are always available even without carrier.
+     * Making connection non-available would un-enslave slaves which
+     * is not desired. */
+    if (nm_device_is_master(self))
+        return TRUE;
+
+    if (!priv->up) {
+        /* If the device is !IFF_UP it also has no carrier. But we assume that if we
+         * would start activating the device (and thereby set the device IFF_UP),
+         * that we would get a carrier. We only know after we set the device up,
+         * and we only set it up after we start activating it. So presumably, this
+         * profile would be available (but we just don't know). */
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    nm_utils_error_set_literal(error,
+                               NM_UTILS_ERROR_CONNECTION_AVAILABLE_TEMPORARY,
+                               "device has no carrier");
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_recheck_available_connections(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *            priv;
+    NMSettingsConnection *const *connections;
+    gboolean                     changed = FALSE;
+    GHashTableIter               h_iter;
+    NMSettingsConnection *       sett_conn;
+    guint                        i;
+    gs_unref_hashtable GHashTable *prune_list = NULL;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (g_hash_table_size(priv->available_connections) > 0) {
+        prune_list = g_hash_table_new(nm_direct_hash, NULL);
+        g_hash_table_iter_init(&h_iter, priv->available_connections);
+        while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&h_iter, (gpointer *) &sett_conn, NULL))
+            g_hash_table_add(prune_list, sett_conn);
+    }
+
+    connections = nm_settings_get_connections(priv->settings, NULL);
+    for (i = 0; connections[i]; i++) {
+        sett_conn = connections[i];
+
+        if (nm_device_check_connection_available(self,
+                                                 nm_settings_connection_get_connection(sett_conn),
+                                                 NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_NONE,
+                                                 NULL,
+                                                 NULL)) {
+            if (available_connections_add(self, sett_conn))
+                changed = TRUE;
+            if (prune_list)
+                g_hash_table_remove(prune_list, sett_conn);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (prune_list) {
+        g_hash_table_iter_init(&h_iter, prune_list);
+        while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&h_iter, (gpointer *) &sett_conn, NULL)) {
+            if (available_connections_del(self, sett_conn))
+                changed = TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (changed)
+        _notify(self, PROP_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS);
+    available_connections_check_delete_unrealized(self);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_best_connection:
+ * @self: the #NMDevice
+ * @specific_object: a specific object path if any
+ * @error: reason why no connection was returned
+ *
+ * Returns a connection that's most suitable for user-initiated activation
+ * of a device, optionally with a given specific object.
+ *
+ * Returns: the #NMSettingsConnection or %NULL (setting an @error)
+ */
+NMSettingsConnection *
+nm_device_get_best_connection(NMDevice *self, const char *specific_object, GError **error)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *     priv      = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMSettingsConnection *sett_conn = NULL;
+    NMSettingsConnection *candidate;
+    guint64               best_timestamp = 0;
+    GHashTableIter        iter;
+
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, priv->available_connections);
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, (gpointer) &candidate, NULL)) {
+        guint64 candidate_timestamp = 0;
+
+        /* If a specific object is given, only include connections that are
+         * compatible with it.
+         */
+        if (specific_object /* << Optimization: we know that the connection is available without @specific_object.  */
+            && !nm_device_check_connection_available(
+                self,
+                nm_settings_connection_get_connection(candidate),
+                _NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_FOR_USER_REQUEST,
+                specific_object,
+                NULL))
+            continue;
+
+        nm_settings_connection_get_timestamp(candidate, &candidate_timestamp);
+        if (!sett_conn || (candidate_timestamp > best_timestamp)) {
+            sett_conn      = candidate;
+            best_timestamp = candidate_timestamp;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!sett_conn) {
+        g_set_error(error,
+                    NM_MANAGER_ERROR,
+                    NM_MANAGER_ERROR_UNKNOWN_CONNECTION,
+                    "The device '%s' has no connections available for activation.",
+                    nm_device_get_iface(self));
+    }
+
+    return sett_conn;
+}
+
+static void
+cp_connection_added_or_updated(NMDevice *self, NMSettingsConnection *sett_conn)
+{
+    gboolean changed;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_SETTINGS_CONNECTION(sett_conn));
+
+    if (nm_device_check_connection_available(self,
+                                             nm_settings_connection_get_connection(sett_conn),
+                                             _NM_DEVICE_CHECK_CON_AVAILABLE_FOR_USER_REQUEST,
+                                             NULL,
+                                             NULL))
+        changed = available_connections_add(self, sett_conn);
+    else
+        changed = available_connections_del(self, sett_conn);
+
+    if (changed) {
+        _notify(self, PROP_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS);
+        available_connections_check_delete_unrealized(self);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+cp_connection_added(NMSettings *settings, NMSettingsConnection *sett_conn, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    cp_connection_added_or_updated(user_data, sett_conn);
+}
+
+static void
+cp_connection_updated(NMSettings *          settings,
+                      NMSettingsConnection *sett_conn,
+                      guint                 update_reason_u,
+                      gpointer              user_data)
+{
+    cp_connection_added_or_updated(user_data, sett_conn);
+}
+
+static void
+cp_connection_removed(NMSettings *settings, NMSettingsConnection *sett_conn, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *self = user_data;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    if (available_connections_del(self, sett_conn)) {
+        _notify(self, PROP_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS);
+        available_connections_check_delete_unrealized(self);
+    }
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_supports_vlans(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return nm_platform_link_supports_vlans(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                           nm_device_get_ifindex(self));
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_add_pending_action():
+ * @self: the #NMDevice to add the pending action to
+ * @action: a static string that identifies the action. The string instance must
+ *   stay valid until the pending action is removed (that is, the string is
+ *   not cloned, but ownership stays with the caller).
+ * @assert_not_yet_pending: if %TRUE, assert that the @action is currently not yet pending.
+ * Otherwise, ignore duplicate scheduling of the same action silently.
+ *
+ * Adds a pending action to the device.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the action was added (and not already added before). %FALSE
+ * if the same action is already scheduled. In the latter case, the action was not scheduled
+ * a second time.
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_add_pending_action(NMDevice *self, const char *action, gboolean assert_not_yet_pending)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    GSList *         iter;
+    guint            count = 0;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(action, FALSE);
+
+    /* Check if the action is already pending. Cannot add duplicate actions */
+    for (iter = priv->pending_actions; iter; iter = iter->next) {
+        if (nm_streq(action, iter->data)) {
+            if (assert_not_yet_pending) {
+                _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                      "add_pending_action (%d): '%s' already pending",
+                      count + g_slist_length(iter),
+                      action);
+                g_return_val_if_reached(FALSE);
+            } else {
+                _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                      "add_pending_action (%d): '%s' already pending (expected)",
+                      count + g_slist_length(iter),
+                      action);
+            }
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+        count++;
+    }
+
+    priv->pending_actions = g_slist_prepend(priv->pending_actions, (char *) action);
+    count++;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "add_pending_action (%d): '%s'", count, action);
+
+    if (count == 1)
+        _notify(self, PROP_HAS_PENDING_ACTION);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_remove_pending_action():
+ * @self: the #NMDevice to remove the pending action from
+ * @action: a string that identifies the action.
+ * @assert_is_pending: if %TRUE, assert that the @action is pending.
+ * If %FALSE, don't do anything if the current action is not pending and
+ * return %FALSE.
+ *
+ * Removes a pending action previously added by nm_device_add_pending_action().
+ *
+ * Returns: whether the @action was pending and is now removed.
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_remove_pending_action(NMDevice *self, const char *action, gboolean assert_is_pending)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    GSList *         iter, *next;
+    guint            count = 0;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(self, FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(action, FALSE);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    for (iter = priv->pending_actions; iter; iter = next) {
+        next = iter->next;
+        if (nm_streq(action, iter->data)) {
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                  "remove_pending_action (%d): '%s'",
+                  count + g_slist_length(iter->next), /* length excluding 'iter' */
+                  action);
+            priv->pending_actions = g_slist_delete_link(priv->pending_actions, iter);
+            if (priv->pending_actions == NULL)
+                _notify(self, PROP_HAS_PENDING_ACTION);
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+        count++;
+    }
+
+    if (assert_is_pending) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "remove_pending_action (%d): '%s' not pending", count, action);
+        g_return_val_if_reached(FALSE);
+    } else
+        _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "remove_pending_action (%d): '%s' not pending (expected)",
+              count,
+              action);
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+const char *
+nm_device_has_pending_action_reason(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->pending_actions) {
+        if (!priv->pending_actions->next && nm_device_get_state(self) == NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED
+            && nm_streq(priv->pending_actions->data, NM_PENDING_ACTION_CARRIER_WAIT)) {
+            /* if the device is already in activated state, and the only reason
+             * why it appears still busy is "carrier-wait", then we are already complete. */
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        return priv->pending_actions->data;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_device_is_real(self)
+        && nm_device_get_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT)) {
+        /* as long as the platform link is not yet initialized, we have a pending
+         * action. */
+        return NM_PENDING_ACTION_LINK_INIT;
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+_cancel_activation(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->fw_call) {
+        nm_firewall_manager_cancel_call(priv->fw_call);
+        nm_assert(!priv->fw_call);
+        priv->fw_call  = NULL;
+        priv->fw_state = FIREWALL_STATE_INITIALIZED;
+    }
+
+    dispatcher_cleanup(self);
+    ip_check_gw_ping_cleanup(self);
+
+    /* Break the activation chain */
+    activation_source_clear(self, AF_INET);
+    activation_source_clear(self, AF_INET6);
+}
+
+static void
+_cleanup_generic_pre(NMDevice *self, CleanupType cleanup_type)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    guint            i;
+
+    _cancel_activation(self);
+
+    priv->stage1_sriov_state = NM_DEVICE_STAGE_STATE_INIT;
+
+    if (cleanup_type != CLEANUP_TYPE_KEEP) {
+        nm_manager_device_route_metric_clear(NM_MANAGER_GET, nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+    }
+
+    if (cleanup_type == CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE && priv->fw_state >= FIREWALL_STATE_INITIALIZED
+        && priv->fw_mgr && !nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self)) {
+        nm_firewall_manager_remove_from_zone(priv->fw_mgr,
+                                             nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                                             NULL,
+                                             NULL,
+                                             NULL);
+    }
+    priv->fw_state = FIREWALL_STATE_UNMANAGED;
+    g_clear_object(&priv->fw_mgr);
+
+    queued_state_clear(self);
+
+    nm_clear_pointer(&priv->shared_ip_handle, nm_netns_shared_ip_release);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+        nm_clear_pointer(&priv->hostname_resolver_x[i], _hostname_resolver_free);
+
+    _cleanup_ip_pre(self, AF_INET, cleanup_type);
+    _cleanup_ip_pre(self, AF_INET6, cleanup_type);
+}
+
+static void
+_cleanup_generic_post(NMDevice *self, CleanupType cleanup_type)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    priv->v4_commit_first_time = TRUE;
+    priv->v6_commit_first_time = TRUE;
+
+    priv->v4_route_table_initialized = FALSE;
+    priv->v6_route_table_initialized = FALSE;
+
+    priv->v4_route_table_all_sync_before = FALSE;
+    priv->v6_route_table_all_sync_before = FALSE;
+
+    priv->default_route_metric_penalty_ip4_has = FALSE;
+    priv->default_route_metric_penalty_ip6_has = FALSE;
+
+    priv->linklocal6_dad_counter = 0;
+
+    priv->mtu_force_set_done = FALSE;
+
+    /* Clean up IP configs; this does not actually deconfigure the
+     * interface; the caller must flush routes and addresses explicitly.
+     */
+    nm_device_set_ip_config(self, AF_INET, NULL, TRUE, NULL);
+    nm_device_set_ip_config(self, AF_INET6, NULL, TRUE, NULL);
+    g_clear_object(&priv->proxy_config);
+    g_clear_object(&priv->con_ip_config_4);
+    applied_config_clear(&priv->dev_ip_config_4);
+    applied_config_clear(&priv->dev2_ip_config_4);
+    g_clear_object(&priv->ext_ip_config_4);
+    g_clear_object(&priv->ip_config_4);
+    g_clear_object(&priv->con_ip_config_6);
+    applied_config_clear(&priv->ac_ip6_config);
+    g_clear_object(&priv->ext_ip_config_6);
+    g_clear_object(&priv->ext_ip6_config_captured);
+    applied_config_clear(&priv->dev2_ip_config_6);
+    g_clear_object(&priv->ip_config_6);
+    g_clear_object(&priv->dad6_ip6_config);
+    priv->ipv6ll_has = FALSE;
+    memset(&priv->ipv6ll_addr, 0, sizeof(priv->ipv6ll_addr));
+
+    nm_clear_pointer(&priv->rt6_temporary_not_available, g_hash_table_unref);
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->rt6_temporary_not_available_id);
+
+    g_slist_free_full(priv->vpn_configs_4, g_object_unref);
+    priv->vpn_configs_4 = NULL;
+    g_slist_free_full(priv->vpn_configs_6, g_object_unref);
+    priv->vpn_configs_6 = NULL;
+
+    /* We no longer accept the delegations. nm_device_set_ip_config(NULL)
+     * above disables them. */
+    nm_assert(priv->needs_ip6_subnet == FALSE);
+
+    if (priv->act_request.obj) {
+        nm_active_connection_set_default(NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION(priv->act_request.obj),
+                                         AF_INET,
+                                         FALSE);
+        nm_clear_g_signal_handler(priv->act_request.obj, &priv->master_ready_id);
+        act_request_set(self, NULL);
+    }
+
+    if (cleanup_type == CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE) {
+        /* Check if the device was deactivated, and if so, delete_link.
+         * Don't call delete_link synchronously because we are currently
+         * handling a state change -- which is not reentrant. */
+        delete_on_deactivate_check_and_schedule(self, nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+    }
+
+    /* ip_iface should be cleared after flushing all routes and addresses, since
+     * those are identified by ip_iface, not by iface (which might be a tty
+     * or ATM device).
+     */
+    _set_ip_ifindex(self, 0, NULL);
+}
+
+/*
+ * nm_device_cleanup
+ *
+ * Remove a device's routing table entries and IP addresses.
+ *
+ */
+static void
+nm_device_cleanup(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceStateReason reason, CleanupType cleanup_type)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    int              ifindex;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    if (reason == NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_MANAGED)
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "preparing device");
+    else
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "deactivating device (reason '%s') [%d]",
+              reason_to_string_a(reason),
+              reason);
+
+    /* Save whether or not we tried IPv6 for later */
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    _cleanup_generic_pre(self, cleanup_type);
+
+    /* Turn off kernel IPv6 */
+    if (cleanup_type == CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE) {
+        set_disable_ipv6(self, "1");
+        nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "use_tempaddr", "0");
+    }
+
+    /* Call device type-specific deactivation */
+    if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->deactivate)
+        NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->deactivate(self);
+
+    ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+
+    if (cleanup_type == CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE) {
+        /* master: release slaves */
+        nm_device_master_release_slaves(self);
+
+        /* Take out any entries in the routing table and any IP address the device had. */
+        if (ifindex > 0) {
+            NMPlatform *       platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+            NMUtilsIPv6IfaceId iid      = {};
+
+            nm_platform_ip_route_flush(platform, AF_UNSPEC, ifindex);
+            nm_platform_ip_address_flush(platform, AF_UNSPEC, ifindex);
+            nm_platform_tfilter_sync(platform, ifindex, NULL);
+            nm_platform_qdisc_sync(platform, ifindex, NULL);
+            set_ipv6_token(self, iid, "::");
+        }
+    }
+
+    _routing_rules_sync(self,
+                        cleanup_type == CLEANUP_TYPE_KEEP ? NM_TERNARY_DEFAULT : NM_TERNARY_FALSE);
+
+    if (ifindex > 0)
+        nm_platform_ip4_dev_route_blacklist_set(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex, NULL);
+
+    /* slave: mark no longer enslaved */
+    if (priv->master && priv->ifindex > 0
+        && nm_platform_link_get_master(nm_device_get_platform(self), priv->ifindex) <= 0)
+        nm_device_master_release_one_slave(priv->master,
+                                           self,
+                                           FALSE,
+                                           FALSE,
+                                           NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_ASSUMED);
+
+    if (priv->lldp_listener)
+        nm_lldp_listener_stop(priv->lldp_listener);
+
+    nm_device_update_metered(self);
+
+    if (ifindex > 0) {
+        /* during device cleanup, we want to reset the MAC address of the device
+         * to the initial state.
+         *
+         * We certainly want to do that when reaching the UNMANAGED state... */
+        if (nm_device_get_state(self) <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED)
+            nm_device_hw_addr_reset(self, "unmanage");
+        else {
+            /* for other device states (UNAVAILABLE, DISCONNECTED), allow the
+             * device to overwrite the reset behavior, so that Wi-Fi can set
+             * a randomized MAC address used during scanning. */
+            NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->deactivate_reset_hw_addr(self);
+        }
+    }
+
+    priv->mtu_source = NM_DEVICE_MTU_SOURCE_NONE;
+    priv->ip6_mtu    = 0;
+    if (priv->mtu_initial || priv->ip6_mtu_initial) {
+        ifindex = nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self);
+
+        if (ifindex > 0 && cleanup_type == CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE) {
+            _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                  "mtu: reset device-mtu: %u, ipv6-mtu: %u, ifindex: %d",
+                  (guint) priv->mtu_initial,
+                  (guint) priv->ip6_mtu_initial,
+                  ifindex);
+            if (priv->mtu_initial) {
+                nm_platform_link_set_mtu(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex, priv->mtu_initial);
+                priv->carrier_wait_until_ms =
+                    nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_msec() + CARRIER_WAIT_TIME_AFTER_MTU_MS;
+            }
+            if (priv->ip6_mtu_initial) {
+                char sbuf[64];
+
+                nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(
+                    self,
+                    AF_INET6,
+                    "mtu",
+                    nm_sprintf_buf(sbuf, "%u", (unsigned) priv->ip6_mtu_initial));
+            }
+        }
+        priv->mtu_initial     = 0;
+        priv->ip6_mtu_initial = 0;
+    }
+
+    _ethtool_state_reset(self);
+
+    _cleanup_generic_post(self, cleanup_type);
+}
+
+static void
+deactivate_reset_hw_addr(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    nm_device_hw_addr_reset(self, "deactivate");
+}
+
+static char *
+find_dhcp4_address(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *           priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    const NMPlatformIP4Address *a;
+    NMDedupMultiIter            ipconf_iter;
+
+    if (!priv->ip_config_4)
+        return NULL;
+
+    nm_ip_config_iter_ip4_address_for_each (&ipconf_iter, priv->ip_config_4, &a) {
+        if (a->addr_source == NM_IP_CONFIG_SOURCE_DHCP)
+            return nm_utils_inet4_ntop_dup(a->address);
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_spawn_iface_helper(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate * priv       = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    gboolean          configured = FALSE;
+    NMConnection *    connection;
+    GError *          error = NULL;
+    const char *      method;
+    GPtrArray *       argv;
+    gs_free char *    dhcp4_address = NULL;
+    char *            logging_backend;
+    NMUtilsStableType stable_type;
+    const char *      stable_id;
+
+    if (priv->state != NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
+        return;
+    if (!nm_device_can_assume_connections(self))
+        return;
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+
+    g_return_if_fail(connection);
+
+    argv = g_ptr_array_sized_new(10);
+    g_ptr_array_set_free_func(argv, g_free);
+
+    g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup(LIBEXECDIR "/nm-iface-helper"));
+    g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--ifname"));
+    g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup(nm_device_get_ip_iface(self)));
+    g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--uuid"));
+    g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup(nm_connection_get_uuid(connection)));
+
+    stable_id = _prop_get_connection_stable_id(self, connection, &stable_type);
+    if (stable_type != NM_UTILS_STABLE_TYPE_UUID) {
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--stable-id"));
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup_printf("%d %s", (int) stable_type, stable_id));
+    }
+
+    logging_backend =
+        nm_config_data_get_value(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA_ORIG,
+                                 NM_CONFIG_KEYFILE_GROUP_LOGGING,
+                                 NM_CONFIG_KEYFILE_KEY_LOGGING_BACKEND,
+                                 NM_CONFIG_GET_VALUE_STRIP | NM_CONFIG_GET_VALUE_NO_EMPTY);
+    if (logging_backend) {
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--logging-backend"));
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, logging_backend);
+    }
+
+    g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--log-level"));
+    g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup(nm_logging_level_to_string()));
+
+    g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--log-domains"));
+    g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup(nm_logging_domains_to_string()));
+
+    dhcp4_address = find_dhcp4_address(self);
+
+    method = nm_device_get_effective_ip_config_method(self, AF_INET);
+    if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO)) {
+        NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip4;
+
+        s_ip4 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip4_config(connection);
+        nm_assert(s_ip4);
+
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--priority4"));
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup_printf("%u", nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET)));
+
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--dhcp4"));
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup(dhcp4_address));
+        if (nm_setting_ip_config_get_may_fail(s_ip4) == FALSE)
+            g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--dhcp4-required"));
+
+        if (priv->dhcp_data_4.client) {
+            const char *hostname;
+            GBytes *    client_id;
+
+            client_id = nm_dhcp_client_get_client_id(priv->dhcp_data_4.client);
+            if (client_id) {
+                g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--dhcp4-clientid"));
+                g_ptr_array_add(argv,
+                                nm_utils_bin2hexstr_full(g_bytes_get_data(client_id, NULL),
+                                                         g_bytes_get_size(client_id),
+                                                         ':',
+                                                         FALSE,
+                                                         NULL));
+            }
+
+            hostname = nm_dhcp_client_get_hostname(priv->dhcp_data_4.client);
+            if (hostname) {
+                if (nm_dhcp_client_get_use_fqdn(priv->dhcp_data_4.client))
+                    g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--dhcp4-fqdn"));
+                else
+                    g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--dhcp4-hostname"));
+                g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup(hostname));
+            }
+        }
+
+        configured = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    method = nm_utils_get_ip_config_method(connection, AF_INET6);
+    if (nm_streq(method, NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO)) {
+        NMSettingIPConfig *s_ip6;
+        NMUtilsIPv6IfaceId iid = NM_UTILS_IPV6_IFACE_ID_INIT;
+
+        s_ip6 = nm_connection_get_setting_ip6_config(connection);
+        g_assert(s_ip6);
+
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--priority6"));
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup_printf("%u", nm_device_get_route_metric(self, AF_INET6)));
+
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--slaac"));
+
+        if (nm_setting_ip_config_get_may_fail(s_ip6) == FALSE)
+            g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--slaac-required"));
+
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--slaac-tempaddr"));
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup_printf("%d", priv->ndisc_use_tempaddr));
+
+        if (nm_device_get_ip_iface_identifier(self, &iid, FALSE)) {
+            g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--iid"));
+            g_ptr_array_add(
+                argv,
+                nm_utils_bin2hexstr_full(iid.id_u8, sizeof(NMUtilsIPv6IfaceId), ':', FALSE, NULL));
+        }
+
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, g_strdup("--addr-gen-mode"));
+        g_ptr_array_add(
+            argv,
+            g_strdup_printf("%d",
+                            nm_setting_ip6_config_get_addr_gen_mode(NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG(s_ip6))));
+
+        configured = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (configured) {
+        GPid pid;
+
+        g_ptr_array_add(argv, NULL);
+
+        if (nm_logging_enabled(LOGL_DEBUG, LOGD_DEVICE)) {
+            char *tmp;
+
+            tmp = g_strjoinv(" ", (char **) argv->pdata);
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "running '%s'", tmp);
+            g_free(tmp);
+        }
+
+        if (g_spawn_async(NULL,
+                          (char **) argv->pdata,
+                          NULL,
+                          G_SPAWN_DO_NOT_REAP_CHILD,
+                          NULL,
+                          NULL,
+                          &pid,
+                          &error)) {
+            _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE, "spawned helper PID %u", (guint) pid);
+        } else {
+            _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "failed to spawn helper: %s", error->message);
+            g_error_free(error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    g_ptr_array_unref(argv);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static gboolean
+ip_config_valid(NMDeviceState state)
+{
+    return (state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED)
+           || (state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CHECK && state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING);
+}
+
+static void
+notify_ip_properties(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    _notify(self, PROP_IP_IFACE);
+    _notify(self, PROP_IP4_CONFIG);
+    _notify(self, PROP_DHCP4_CONFIG);
+    _notify(self, PROP_IP6_CONFIG);
+    _notify(self, PROP_DHCP6_CONFIG);
+}
+
+static void
+ip6_managed_setup(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    set_nm_ipv6ll(self, TRUE);
+    set_disable_ipv6(self, "1");
+    nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "accept_ra", "0");
+    nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "use_tempaddr", "0");
+    nm_device_sysctl_ip_conf_set(self, AF_INET6, "forwarding", "0");
+}
+
+static void
+deactivate_ready(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceStateReason reason)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->dispatcher.call_id)
+        return;
+
+    if (priv->sriov_reset_pending > 0)
+        return;
+
+    if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING)
+        nm_device_queue_state(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED, reason);
+}
+
+static void
+sriov_reset_on_deactivate_cb(GError *error, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self;
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    gpointer         reason;
+
+    nm_utils_user_data_unpack(user_data, &self, &reason);
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    nm_assert(priv->sriov_reset_pending > 0);
+    priv->sriov_reset_pending--;
+
+    if (nm_utils_error_is_cancelled(error))
+        return;
+
+    deactivate_ready(self, GPOINTER_TO_INT(reason));
+}
+
+static void
+sriov_reset_on_failure_cb(GError *error, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = user_data;
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_assert(priv->sriov_reset_pending > 0);
+    priv->sriov_reset_pending--;
+
+    if (nm_utils_error_is_cancelled(error))
+        return;
+
+    if (priv->state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED) {
+        nm_device_queue_state(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+deactivate_async_ready(NMDevice *self, GError *error, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *   priv   = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDeviceStateReason reason = GPOINTER_TO_UINT(user_data);
+
+    if (g_error_matches(error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED)) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "Deactivation cancelled");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    g_clear_object(&priv->deactivating_cancellable);
+
+    /* In every other case, transition to the DISCONNECTED state */
+    if (error) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "Deactivation failed: %s", error->message);
+    }
+
+    deactivate_ready(self, reason);
+}
+
+static void
+deactivate_dispatcher_complete(NMDispatcherCallId *call_id, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *          self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *   priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDeviceStateReason reason;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(call_id == priv->dispatcher.call_id);
+    g_return_if_fail(priv->dispatcher.post_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED);
+
+    reason = priv->state_reason;
+
+    priv->dispatcher.call_id           = NULL;
+    priv->dispatcher.post_state        = NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN;
+    priv->dispatcher.post_state_reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE;
+
+    if (nm_clear_g_cancellable(&priv->deactivating_cancellable))
+        nm_assert_not_reached();
+
+    if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->deactivate_async) {
+        /* FIXME: the virtual function deactivate_async() has only this caller here.
+         * And the NMDevice subtypes are well aware of the circumstances when they
+         * are called. We shall make the function less generic and thus (as the scope
+         * is narrower) more convenient.
+         *
+         * - Drop the callback argument. Instead, when deactivate_async() completes, the
+         *   subtype shall call a method _nm_device_deactivate_async_done(). Because as
+         *   it is currently, subtypes need to pretend this callback and the user-data
+         *   would be opaque, and carry it around. When it's in fact very clear what this
+         *   is.
+         *
+         * - Also drop the GCancellable argument. Upon cancellation, NMDevice shall
+         *   call another virtual function deactivate_async_abort(). As it is currently,
+         *   callers need to register to the cancelled signal of the cancellable. It
+         *   seems simpler to just implement the deactivate_async_abort() function.
+         *   On the other hand, some implementations actually use the GCancellable.
+         *   So, NMDevice shall do both: it shall both pass a cancellable, but also
+         *   invoke deactivate_async_abort(). It allow the implementation to honor
+         *   whatever is simpler for their purpose.
+         *
+         * - sometimes, the subclass can complete right away. Scheduling the completion
+         *   in an idle handler is cumbersome. Allow the function to return FALSE to
+         *   indicate that the device is already deactivated and the callback (or
+         *   _nm_device_deactivate_async_done()) won't be invoked.
+         */
+        priv->deactivating_cancellable = g_cancellable_new();
+        NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->deactivate_async(self,
+                                                    priv->deactivating_cancellable,
+                                                    deactivate_async_ready,
+                                                    GUINT_TO_POINTER(reason));
+    } else
+        deactivate_ready(self, reason);
+}
+
+static void
+_set_state_full(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceState state, NMDeviceStateReason reason, gboolean quitting)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    NMDeviceState    old_state;
+    gs_unref_object NMActRequest *req         = NULL;
+    gboolean                      no_firmware = FALSE;
+    NMSettingsConnection *        sett_conn;
+    NMSettingSriov *              s_sriov;
+    gboolean                      concheck_now;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    /* Track re-entry */
+    g_warn_if_fail(priv->in_state_changed == FALSE);
+
+    old_state = priv->state;
+
+    if (state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED && nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external_or_assume(self)) {
+        /* Avoid tearing down assumed connection, assume it's connected */
+        state  = NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED;
+        reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_ASSUMED;
+    }
+
+    /* Do nothing if state isn't changing, but as a special case allow
+     * re-setting UNAVAILABLE if the device is missing firmware so that we
+     * can retry device initialization.
+     */
+    if ((priv->state == state)
+        && (state != NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE || !priv->firmware_missing)) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "state change: %s -> %s (reason '%s', sys-iface-state: '%s'%s)",
+              nm_device_state_to_str(old_state),
+              nm_device_state_to_str(state),
+              reason_to_string_a(reason),
+              _sys_iface_state_to_str(priv->sys_iface_state),
+              priv->firmware_missing ? ", missing firmware" : "");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "state change: %s -> %s (reason '%s', sys-iface-state: '%s')",
+          nm_device_state_to_str(old_state),
+          nm_device_state_to_str(state),
+          reason_to_string_a(reason),
+          _sys_iface_state_to_str(priv->sys_iface_state));
+
+    /* in order to prevent triggering any callback caused
+     * by the device not having any pending action anymore
+     * we add one here that gets removed at the end of the function */
+    nm_device_add_pending_action(self, NM_PENDING_ACTION_IN_STATE_CHANGE, TRUE);
+    priv->in_state_changed = TRUE;
+
+    priv->state        = state;
+    priv->state_reason = reason;
+
+    queued_state_clear(self);
+
+    dispatcher_cleanup(self);
+
+    nm_clear_g_cancellable(&priv->deactivating_cancellable);
+
+    /* Cache the activation request for the dispatcher */
+    req = nm_g_object_ref(priv->act_request.obj);
+
+    if (state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED && state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED
+        && nm_device_state_reason_check(reason) == NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_MANAGED
+        && NM_IN_SET_TYPED(NMDeviceSysIfaceState,
+                           priv->sys_iface_state,
+                           NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL,
+                           NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_ASSUME))
+        nm_device_sys_iface_state_set(self, NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_MANAGED);
+
+    if (state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED || state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
+        priv->auth_retries = NM_DEVICE_AUTH_RETRIES_UNSET;
+
+    if (state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
+        nm_device_assume_state_reset(self);
+
+    if (state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE) {
+        if (available_connections_del_all(self))
+            _notify(self, PROP_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS);
+        if (old_state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE) {
+            _clear_queued_act_request(priv, NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_REASON_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Update the available connections list when a device first becomes available */
+    if (state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED && old_state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
+        nm_device_recheck_available_connections(self);
+
+    if (state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED || state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING) {
+        if (nm_clear_g_free(&priv->current_stable_id))
+            _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE, "stable-id: clear");
+    }
+
+    /* Handle the new state here; but anything that could trigger
+     * another state change should be done below.
+     */
+    switch (state) {
+    case NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED:
+        nm_device_set_firmware_missing(self, FALSE);
+        if (old_state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED) {
+            if (priv->sys_iface_state != NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_MANAGED) {
+                nm_device_cleanup(self,
+                                  reason,
+                                  priv->sys_iface_state == NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_REMOVED
+                                      ? CLEANUP_TYPE_REMOVED
+                                      : CLEANUP_TYPE_KEEP);
+            } else {
+                /* Clean up if the device is now unmanaged but was activated */
+                if (nm_device_get_act_request(self))
+                    nm_device_cleanup(self, reason, CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE);
+                nm_device_take_down(self, TRUE);
+                nm_device_hw_addr_reset(self, "unmanage");
+                set_nm_ipv6ll(self, FALSE);
+                restore_ip6_properties(self);
+            }
+        }
+        nm_device_sys_iface_state_set(self, NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL);
+        break;
+    case NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE:
+        if (old_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED) {
+            save_ip6_properties(self);
+            if (priv->sys_iface_state == NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_MANAGED)
+                ip6_managed_setup(self);
+            device_init_static_sriov_num_vfs(self);
+        }
+
+        if (priv->sys_iface_state == NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_MANAGED) {
+            if (old_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED || priv->firmware_missing) {
+                if (!nm_device_bring_up(self, TRUE, &no_firmware) && no_firmware)
+                    _LOGW(LOGD_PLATFORM, "firmware may be missing.");
+                nm_device_set_firmware_missing(self, no_firmware ? TRUE : FALSE);
+            }
+
+            /* Ensure the device gets deactivated in response to stuff like
+             * carrier changes or rfkill.  But don't deactivate devices that are
+             * about to assume a connection since that defeats the purpose of
+             * assuming the device's existing connection.
+             *
+             * Note that we "deactivate" the device even when coming from
+             * UNMANAGED, to ensure that it's in a clean state.
+             */
+            nm_device_cleanup(self, reason, CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE);
+        }
+        break;
+    case NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED:
+        if (old_state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
+            /* Ensure devices that previously assumed a connection now have
+             * userspace IPv6LL enabled.
+             */
+            set_nm_ipv6ll(self, TRUE);
+
+            nm_device_cleanup(self, reason, CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE);
+        } else if (old_state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
+            if (priv->sys_iface_state == NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_MANAGED) {
+                /* Ensure IPv6 is set up as it may not have been done when
+                 * entering the UNAVAILABLE state depending on the reason.
+                 */
+                ip6_managed_setup(self);
+            }
+        }
+        break;
+    case NM_DEVICE_STATE_PREPARE:
+        nm_device_update_initial_hw_address(self);
+        break;
+    case NM_DEVICE_STATE_NEED_AUTH:
+        if (old_state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_NEED_AUTH) {
+            /* Clean up any half-done IP operations if the device's layer2
+             * finds out it needs authentication during IP config.
+             */
+            _cleanup_ip_pre(self, AF_INET, CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE);
+            _cleanup_ip_pre(self, AF_INET6, CLEANUP_TYPE_DECONFIGURE);
+        }
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+
+    /* Reset intern autoconnect flags when the device is activating or connected. */
+    if (state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_PREPARE && state <= NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED)
+        nm_device_autoconnect_blocked_unset(self, NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_INTERNAL);
+
+    _notify(self, PROP_STATE);
+    _notify(self, PROP_STATE_REASON);
+    nm_dbus_object_emit_signal(NM_DBUS_OBJECT(self),
+                               &interface_info_device,
+                               &signal_info_state_changed,
+                               "(uuu)",
+                               (guint32) state,
+                               (guint32) old_state,
+                               (guint32) reason);
+    g_signal_emit(self,
+                  signals[STATE_CHANGED],
+                  0,
+                  (guint) state,
+                  (guint) old_state,
+                  (guint) reason);
+
+    /* Post-process the event after internal notification */
+
+    switch (state) {
+    case NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE:
+        /* If the device can activate now (ie, it's got a carrier, the supplicant
+         * is active, or whatever) schedule a delayed transition to DISCONNECTED
+         * to get things rolling.  The device can't transition immediately because
+         * we can't change states again from the state handler for a variety of
+         * reasons.
+         */
+        if (nm_device_is_available(self, NM_DEVICE_CHECK_DEV_AVAILABLE_NONE)) {
+            nm_device_queue_recheck_available(self,
+                                              NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE,
+                                              NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE);
+        } else {
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "device not yet available for transition to DISCONNECTED");
+        }
+        break;
+    case NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING:
+        _cancel_activation(self);
+
+        /* We cache the ignore_carrier state to not react on config-reloads while the connection
+         * is active. But on deactivating, reset the ignore-carrier flag to the current state. */
+        priv->ignore_carrier = nm_config_data_get_ignore_carrier(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA, self);
+
+        if (quitting) {
+            nm_dispatcher_call_device_sync(NM_DISPATCHER_ACTION_PRE_DOWN, self, req);
+        } else {
+            priv->dispatcher.post_state        = NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+            priv->dispatcher.post_state_reason = reason;
+            if (!nm_dispatcher_call_device(NM_DISPATCHER_ACTION_PRE_DOWN,
+                                           self,
+                                           req,
+                                           deactivate_dispatcher_complete,
+                                           self,
+                                           &priv->dispatcher.call_id)) {
+                /* Just proceed on errors */
+                deactivate_dispatcher_complete(0, self);
+            }
+
+            if (priv->ifindex > 0
+                && (s_sriov = nm_device_get_applied_setting(self, NM_TYPE_SETTING_SRIOV))) {
+                priv->sriov_reset_pending++;
+                sriov_op_queue(self,
+                               0,
+                               NM_OPTION_BOOL_TRUE,
+                               sriov_reset_on_deactivate_cb,
+                               nm_utils_user_data_pack(self, GINT_TO_POINTER(reason)));
+            }
+        }
+
+        nm_pacrunner_manager_remove_clear(&priv->pacrunner_conf_id);
+        break;
+    case NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED:
+        if (priv->queued_act_request && !priv->queued_act_request_is_waiting_for_carrier) {
+            gs_unref_object NMActRequest *queued_req = NULL;
+
+            queued_req = g_steal_pointer(&priv->queued_act_request);
+            _device_activate(self, queued_req);
+        }
+        break;
+    case NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED:
+        _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE, "Activation: successful, device activated.");
+        nm_device_update_metered(self);
+        nm_dispatcher_call_device(NM_DISPATCHER_ACTION_UP, self, req, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+        if (priv->proxy_config)
+            _pacrunner_manager_add(self);
+        break;
+    case NM_DEVICE_STATE_FAILED:
+        /* Usually upon failure the activation chain is interrupted in
+         * one of the stages; but in some cases the device fails for
+         * external events (as a failure of master connection) while
+         * the activation sequence is running and so we need to ensure
+         * that the chain is terminated here.
+         */
+        _cancel_activation(self);
+
+        sett_conn = nm_device_get_settings_connection(self);
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_WIFI,
+              "Activation: failed for connection '%s'",
+              sett_conn ? nm_settings_connection_get_id(sett_conn) : "<unknown>");
+
+        /* Notify any slaves of the unexpected failure */
+        nm_device_master_release_slaves(self);
+
+        /* If the connection doesn't yet have a timestamp, set it to zero so that
+         * we can distinguish between connections we've tried to activate and have
+         * failed (zero timestamp), connections that succeeded (non-zero timestamp),
+         * and those we haven't tried yet (no timestamp).
+         */
+        if (sett_conn && !nm_settings_connection_get_timestamp(sett_conn, NULL))
+            nm_settings_connection_update_timestamp(sett_conn, (guint64) 0);
+
+        if (priv->ifindex > 0
+            && (s_sriov = nm_device_get_applied_setting(self, NM_TYPE_SETTING_SRIOV))) {
+            priv->sriov_reset_pending++;
+            sriov_op_queue(self, 0, NM_OPTION_BOOL_TRUE, sriov_reset_on_failure_cb, self);
+            break;
+        }
+        /* Schedule the transition to DISCONNECTED.  The device can't transition
+         * immediately because we can't change states again from the state
+         * handler for a variety of reasons.
+         */
+        nm_device_queue_state(self, NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE);
+        break;
+    case NM_DEVICE_STATE_IP_CHECK:
+    {
+        gboolean change_zone = FALSE;
+
+        if (!nm_device_sys_iface_state_is_external(self)) {
+            if (priv->ip_iface) {
+                /* The device now has a @ip_iface different from the
+                 * @iface on which we previously set the zone. */
+                change_zone = TRUE;
+            } else if (priv->fw_state == FIREWALL_STATE_UNMANAGED && priv->ifindex > 0) {
+                /* We didn't set the zone earlier because there was
+                 * no ifindex. */
+                change_zone = TRUE;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (change_zone) {
+            priv->fw_state = FIREWALL_STATE_WAIT_IP_CONFIG;
+            fw_change_zone(self);
+        } else
+            nm_device_start_ip_check(self);
+
+        /* IP-related properties are only valid when the device has IP configuration;
+         * now that it does, ensure their change notifications are emitted.
+         */
+        notify_ip_properties(self);
+        break;
+    }
+    case NM_DEVICE_STATE_SECONDARIES:
+        ip_check_gw_ping_cleanup(self);
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "device entered SECONDARIES state");
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+
+    if (state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
+        delete_on_deactivate_unschedule(self);
+
+    if ((old_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED || old_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING)
+        && (state != NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING)) {
+        if (quitting) {
+            nm_dispatcher_call_device_sync(NM_DISPATCHER_ACTION_DOWN, self, req);
+        } else {
+            nm_dispatcher_call_device(NM_DISPATCHER_ACTION_DOWN, self, req, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* IP-related properties are only valid when the device has IP configuration.
+     * If it no longer does, ensure their change notifications are emitted.
+     */
+    if (ip_config_valid(old_state) && !ip_config_valid(state))
+        notify_ip_properties(self);
+
+    concheck_now = NM_IN_SET(state, NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED, NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
+                   || old_state >= NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED;
+    concheck_update_interval(self, AF_INET, concheck_now);
+    concheck_update_interval(self, AF_INET6, concheck_now);
+
+    priv->in_state_changed = FALSE;
+    nm_device_remove_pending_action(self, NM_PENDING_ACTION_IN_STATE_CHANGE, TRUE);
+
+    if ((old_state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED) != (state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED))
+        _notify(self, PROP_MANAGED);
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_state_changed(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceState state, NMDeviceStateReason reason)
+{
+    _set_state_full(self, state, reason, FALSE);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+queued_state_set(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    NMDevice *          self = NM_DEVICE(user_data);
+    NMDevicePrivate *   priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMDeviceState       new_state;
+    NMDeviceStateReason new_reason;
+
+    nm_assert(priv->queued_state.id);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "queue-state[%s, reason:%s, id:%u]: %s",
+          nm_device_state_to_str(priv->queued_state.state),
+          reason_to_string_a(priv->queued_state.reason),
+          priv->queued_state.id,
+          "change state");
+
+    /* Clear queued state struct before triggering state change, since
+     * the state change may queue another state.
+     */
+    priv->queued_state.id = 0;
+    new_state             = priv->queued_state.state;
+    new_reason            = priv->queued_state.reason;
+
+    nm_device_state_changed(self, new_state, new_reason);
+    nm_device_remove_pending_action(self, queued_state_to_string(new_state), TRUE);
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_queue_state(NMDevice *self, NMDeviceState state, NMDeviceStateReason reason)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->queued_state.id && priv->queued_state.state == state) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "queue-state[%s, reason:%s, id:%u]: %s%s%s%s",
+              nm_device_state_to_str(priv->queued_state.state),
+              reason_to_string_a(priv->queued_state.reason),
+              priv->queued_state.id,
+              "ignore queuing same state change",
+              NM_PRINT_FMT_QUOTED(priv->queued_state.reason != reason,
+                                  " (reason differs: ",
+                                  reason_to_string_a(reason),
+                                  ")",
+                                  ""));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Add pending action for the new state before clearing the queued states, so
+     * that we don't accidentally pop all pending states and reach 'startup complete'  */
+    nm_device_add_pending_action(self, queued_state_to_string(state), TRUE);
+
+    /* We should only ever have one delayed state transition at a time */
+    if (priv->queued_state.id) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "queue-state[%s, reason:%s, id:%u]: %s",
+              nm_device_state_to_str(priv->queued_state.state),
+              reason_to_string_a(priv->queued_state.reason),
+              priv->queued_state.id,
+              "replace previously queued state change");
+        nm_clear_g_source(&priv->queued_state.id);
+        nm_device_remove_pending_action(self,
+                                        queued_state_to_string(priv->queued_state.state),
+                                        TRUE);
+    }
+
+    priv->queued_state.state  = state;
+    priv->queued_state.reason = reason;
+    priv->queued_state.id     = g_idle_add(queued_state_set, self);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "queue-state[%s, reason:%s, id:%u]: %s",
+          nm_device_state_to_str(state),
+          reason_to_string_a(reason),
+          priv->queued_state.id,
+          "queue state change");
+}
+
+static void
+queued_state_clear(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!priv->queued_state.id)
+        return;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "queue-state[%s, reason:%s, id:%u]: %s",
+          nm_device_state_to_str(priv->queued_state.state),
+          reason_to_string_a(priv->queued_state.reason),
+          priv->queued_state.id,
+          "clear queued state change");
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->queued_state.id);
+    nm_device_remove_pending_action(self, queued_state_to_string(priv->queued_state.state), TRUE);
+}
+
+NMDeviceState
+nm_device_get_state(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->state;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/* NMConfigDevice interface related stuff */
+
+const char *
+nm_device_get_hw_address(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    char             buf[NM_UTILS_HWADDR_LEN_MAX];
+    gsize            l;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    nm_assert((!priv->hw_addr && priv->hw_addr_len == 0)
+              || (priv->hw_addr && _nm_utils_hwaddr_aton(priv->hw_addr, buf, sizeof(buf), &l)
+                  && l == priv->hw_addr_len));
+
+    return priv->hw_addr;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_update_hw_address(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    const guint8 *   hwaddr;
+    gsize            hwaddrlen = 0;
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    if (priv->ifindex <= 0)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    hwaddr = nm_platform_link_get_address(nm_device_get_platform(self), priv->ifindex, &hwaddrlen);
+
+    if (priv->type == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_ETHERNET && hwaddr
+        && nm_utils_hwaddr_matches(hwaddr,
+                                   hwaddrlen,
+                                   &nm_ether_addr_zero,
+                                   sizeof(nm_ether_addr_zero)))
+        hwaddrlen = 0;
+
+    if (!hwaddrlen)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (priv->hw_addr_len && priv->hw_addr_len != hwaddrlen) {
+        char s_buf[NM_UTILS_HWADDR_LEN_MAX_STR];
+
+        /* we cannot change the address length of a device once it is set (except
+         * unrealizing the device).
+         *
+         * The reason is that the permanent and initial MAC addresses also must have the
+         * same address length, so it's unclear what it would mean that the length changes. */
+        _LOGD(LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "hw-addr: read a MAC address with differing length (%s vs. %s)",
+              priv->hw_addr,
+              _nm_utils_hwaddr_ntoa(hwaddr, hwaddrlen, TRUE, s_buf, sizeof(s_buf)));
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (priv->hw_addr && nm_utils_hwaddr_matches(priv->hw_addr, -1, hwaddr, hwaddrlen))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    g_free(priv->hw_addr);
+    priv->hw_addr_len_ = hwaddrlen;
+    priv->hw_addr      = nm_utils_hwaddr_ntoa(hwaddr, hwaddrlen);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_DEVICE, "hw-addr: hardware address now %s", priv->hw_addr);
+    _notify(self, PROP_HW_ADDRESS);
+
+    if (!priv->hw_addr_initial
+        || (priv->hw_addr_type == HW_ADDR_TYPE_UNSET && priv->state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_PREPARE
+            && !nm_device_is_activating(self))) {
+        /* when we get a hw_addr the first time or while the device
+         * is not activated (with no explicit hw address set), always
+         * update our initial hw-address as well. */
+        nm_device_update_initial_hw_address(self);
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_update_initial_hw_address(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->hw_addr && !nm_streq0(priv->hw_addr_initial, priv->hw_addr)) {
+        if (priv->hw_addr_initial && priv->hw_addr_type != HW_ADDR_TYPE_UNSET) {
+            /* once we have the initial hw address set, we only allow
+             * update if the currently type is "unset". */
+            return;
+        }
+        g_free(priv->hw_addr_initial);
+        priv->hw_addr_initial = g_strdup(priv->hw_addr);
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "hw-addr: update initial MAC address %s", priv->hw_addr_initial);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_update_permanent_hw_address(NMDevice *self, gboolean force_freeze)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *              priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    guint8                         buf[NM_UTILS_HWADDR_LEN_MAX];
+    size_t                         len = 0;
+    gboolean                       success_read;
+    int                            ifindex;
+    const NMPlatformLink *         pllink;
+    const NMConfigDeviceStateData *dev_state;
+
+    if (priv->hw_addr_perm) {
+        /* the permanent hardware address is only read once and not
+         * re-read later.
+         *
+         * Except during unrealize/realize cycles, where we clear the permanent
+         * hardware address during unrealization. */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ifindex = priv->ifindex;
+    if (ifindex <= 0)
+        return;
+
+    /* the user is advised to configure stable MAC addresses for software devices via
+     * UDEV. Thus, check whether the link is fully initialized. */
+    pllink = nm_platform_link_get(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex);
+    if (!pllink || !pllink->initialized) {
+        if (!force_freeze) {
+            /* we can afford to wait. Back off and leave the permanent MAC address
+             * undecided for now. */
+            return;
+        }
+        /* try to refresh the link just to give UDEV a bit more time... */
+        nm_platform_link_refresh(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex);
+        /* maybe the MAC address changed... */
+        nm_device_update_hw_address(self);
+    } else if (!priv->hw_addr_len)
+        nm_device_update_hw_address(self);
+
+    if (!priv->hw_addr_len) {
+        /* we need the current MAC address because we require the permanent MAC address
+         * to have the same length as the current address.
+         *
+         * Abort if there is no current MAC address. */
+        return;
+    }
+
+    success_read =
+        nm_platform_link_get_permanent_address(nm_device_get_platform(self), ifindex, buf, &len);
+    if (success_read && priv->hw_addr_len == len) {
+        priv->hw_addr_perm_fake = FALSE;
+        priv->hw_addr_perm      = nm_utils_hwaddr_ntoa(buf, len);
+        _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "hw-addr: read permanent MAC address '%s'", priv->hw_addr_perm);
+        goto notify_and_out;
+    }
+
+    /* we failed to read a permanent MAC address, thus we use a fake address,
+     * that is the current MAC address of the device.
+     *
+     * Note that the permanet MAC address of a NMDevice instance does not change
+     * after being set once. Thus, we use now a fake address and stick to that
+     * (until we unrealize the device). */
+    priv->hw_addr_perm_fake = TRUE;
+
+    /* We also persist our choice of the fake address to the device state
+     * file to use the same address on restart of NetworkManager.
+     * First, try to reload the address from the state file. */
+    dev_state = nm_config_device_state_get(nm_config_get(), ifindex);
+    if (dev_state && dev_state->perm_hw_addr_fake
+        && nm_utils_hwaddr_aton(dev_state->perm_hw_addr_fake, buf, priv->hw_addr_len)
+        && !nm_utils_hwaddr_matches(buf, priv->hw_addr_len, priv->hw_addr, -1)) {
+        _LOGD(LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_ETHER,
+              "hw-addr: %s (use from statefile: %s, current: %s)",
+              success_read ? "read HW addr length of permanent MAC address differs"
+                           : "unable to read permanent MAC address",
+              dev_state->perm_hw_addr_fake,
+              priv->hw_addr);
+        priv->hw_addr_perm = nm_utils_hwaddr_ntoa(buf, priv->hw_addr_len);
+        goto notify_and_out;
+    }
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_ETHER,
+          "hw-addr: %s (use current: %s)",
+          success_read ? "read HW addr length of permanent MAC address differs"
+                       : "unable to read permanent MAC address",
+          priv->hw_addr);
+    priv->hw_addr_perm = g_strdup(priv->hw_addr);
+
+notify_and_out:
+    _notify(self, PROP_PERM_HW_ADDRESS);
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_hw_addr_is_explict(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    return !NM_IN_SET((HwAddrType) priv->hw_addr_type, HW_ADDR_TYPE_PERMANENT, HW_ADDR_TYPE_UNSET);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_hw_addr_matches(NMDevice *self, const guint8 *addr, gsize addr_len)
+{
+    const char *cur_addr;
+
+    cur_addr = nm_device_get_hw_address(self);
+    return cur_addr && nm_utils_hwaddr_matches(addr, addr_len, cur_addr, -1);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_hw_addr_set(NMDevice *        self,
+             const char *const addr,
+             const char *const operation,
+             const char *const detail)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    gboolean         success = FALSE;
+    int              r;
+    guint8           addr_bytes[NM_UTILS_HWADDR_LEN_MAX];
+    gsize            addr_len;
+    gboolean         was_taken_down = FALSE;
+    gboolean         retry_down;
+
+    nm_assert(NM_IS_DEVICE(self));
+    nm_assert(addr);
+    nm_assert(operation);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!_nm_utils_hwaddr_aton(addr, addr_bytes, sizeof(addr_bytes), &addr_len))
+        g_return_val_if_reached(FALSE);
+
+    /* Do nothing if current MAC is same */
+    if (_hw_addr_matches(self, addr_bytes, addr_len)) {
+        _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE, "set-hw-addr: no MAC address change needed (%s)", addr);
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (priv->hw_addr_len && priv->hw_addr_len != addr_len) {
+        _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+              "set-hw-addr: setting MAC address to '%s' (%s, %s) failed because of wrong address "
+              "length (should be %u bytes)",
+              addr,
+              operation,
+              detail,
+              priv->hw_addr_len);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE,
+          "set-hw-addr: setting MAC address to '%s' (%s, %s)...",
+          addr,
+          operation,
+          detail);
+
+    if (nm_device_get_device_type(self) == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIFI) {
+        /* Always take the device down for Wi-Fi because
+         * wpa_supplicant needs it to properly detect the MAC
+         * change. */
+        retry_down     = FALSE;
+        was_taken_down = TRUE;
+        nm_device_take_down(self, FALSE);
+    }
+
+again:
+    r       = nm_platform_link_set_address(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                     nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self),
+                                     addr_bytes,
+                                     addr_len);
+    success = (r >= 0);
+    if (!success) {
+        retry_down =
+            !was_taken_down && r != -NME_PL_NOT_FOUND
+            && nm_platform_link_is_up(nm_device_get_platform(self), nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+        _NMLOG((retry_down || r == -NME_PL_NOT_FOUND) ? LOGL_DEBUG : LOGL_WARN,
+               LOGD_DEVICE,
+               "set-hw-addr: failed to %s MAC address to %s (%s) (%s)%s",
+               operation,
+               addr,
+               detail,
+               nm_strerror(r),
+               retry_down ? " (retry with taking down)" : "");
+    } else {
+        /* MAC address successfully changed; update the current MAC to match */
+        nm_device_update_hw_address(self);
+
+        if (!_hw_addr_matches(self, addr_bytes, addr_len)) {
+            gint64 poll_end, now;
+
+            _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE,
+                  "set-hw-addr: new MAC address %s not successfully %s (%s) (refresh link)",
+                  addr,
+                  operation,
+                  detail);
+
+            /* The platform call indicated success, however the address is not
+             * as expected. That is either due to a driver issue (brcmfmac, bgo#770456,
+             * rh#1374023) or a race where externally the MAC address was reset.
+             * The race is rather unlikely.
+             *
+             * The alternative would be to postpone the activation in case the
+             * MAC address is not yet ready and poll without blocking. However,
+             * that is rather complicated and it is not expected that this case
+             * happens for regular drivers.
+             * Note that brcmfmac can block NetworkManager for 500 msec while
+             * taking down the device. Let's add another 100 msec to that.
+             *
+             * wait/poll up to 100 msec until it changes. */
+
+            poll_end = nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_usec() + (100 * 1000);
+            for (;;) {
+                if (!nm_platform_link_refresh(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                              nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self)))
+                    goto handle_fail;
+                if (!nm_device_update_hw_address(self))
+                    goto handle_wait;
+                if (!_hw_addr_matches(self, addr_bytes, addr_len))
+                    goto handle_fail;
+
+                break;
+handle_wait:
+                now = nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_usec();
+                if (now < poll_end) {
+                    g_usleep(NM_MIN(poll_end - now, 500));
+                    continue;
+                }
+handle_fail:
+                success = FALSE;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (success) {
+            retry_down = FALSE;
+            _LOGI(LOGD_DEVICE, "set-hw-addr: %s MAC address to %s (%s)", operation, addr, detail);
+        } else {
+            retry_down = !was_taken_down
+                         && nm_platform_link_is_up(nm_device_get_platform(self),
+                                                   nm_device_get_ip_ifindex(self));
+
+            _NMLOG(retry_down ? LOGL_DEBUG : LOGL_WARN,
+                   LOGD_DEVICE,
+                   "set-hw-addr: new MAC address %s not successfully %s (%s)%s",
+                   addr,
+                   operation,
+                   detail,
+                   retry_down ? " (retry with taking down)" : "");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (retry_down) {
+        /* changing the MAC address failed, but also the device was up (and we did not yet try to take
+         * it down). Optimally, we change the MAC address without taking the device down, but some
+         * devices don't like that. So, retry with taking the device down. */
+        retry_down     = FALSE;
+        was_taken_down = TRUE;
+        nm_device_take_down(self, FALSE);
+        goto again;
+    }
+
+    if (was_taken_down) {
+        if (!nm_device_bring_up(self, TRUE, NULL))
+            return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return success;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_hw_addr_set(NMDevice *self, const char *addr, const char *detail, gboolean set_permanent)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!addr)
+        g_return_val_if_reached(FALSE);
+
+    if (set_permanent) {
+        /* The type is set to PERMANENT by NMDeviceVlan when taking the MAC
+         * address from the parent and by NMDeviceWifi when setting a random MAC
+         * address during scanning.
+         */
+        priv->hw_addr_type = HW_ADDR_TYPE_PERMANENT;
+    }
+
+    return _hw_addr_set(self, addr, "set", detail);
+}
+
+/*
+ * _hw_addr_get_cloned:
+ * @self: a #NMDevice
+ * @connection: a #NMConnection
+ * @is_wifi: whether the device is Wi-Fi
+ * @preserve: (out): whether the address must be reset to initial one
+ * @hwaddr: (out): the cloned MAC address to set on interface
+ * @hwaddr_type: (out): the type of address to set
+ * @hwaddr_detail: (out): the detail (origin) of address to set
+ * @error: (out): on return, an error or %NULL
+ *
+ * Computes the MAC to be set on a interface. On success, one of the
+ * following exclusive conditions are verified:
+ *
+ *  - @preserve is %TRUE: the address must be reset to the initial one
+ *  - @hwaddr is not %NULL: the given address must be set on the device
+ *  - @hwaddr is %NULL and @preserve is %FALSE: no action needed
+ *
+ * Returns: %FALSE in case of error in determining the cloned MAC address,
+ * %TRUE otherwise
+ */
+static gboolean
+_hw_addr_get_cloned(NMDevice *    self,
+                    NMConnection *connection,
+                    gboolean      is_wifi,
+                    gboolean *    preserve,
+                    char **       hwaddr,
+                    HwAddrType *  hwaddr_type,
+                    char **       hwaddr_detail,
+                    GError **     error)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    gs_free char *   addr_setting_free             = NULL;
+    gs_free char *   hw_addr_generated             = NULL;
+    gs_free char *   generate_mac_address_mask_tmp = NULL;
+    const char *     addr, *addr_setting;
+    char *           addr_out;
+    HwAddrType       type_out;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_CONNECTION(connection), FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(!error || !*error, FALSE);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!connection)
+        g_return_val_if_reached(FALSE);
+
+    addr = addr_setting =
+        _prop_get_x_cloned_mac_address(self, connection, is_wifi, &addr_setting_free);
+
+    if (nm_streq(addr, NM_CLONED_MAC_PRESERVE)) {
+        /* "preserve" means to reset the initial MAC address. */
+        NM_SET_OUT(preserve, TRUE);
+        NM_SET_OUT(hwaddr, NULL);
+        NM_SET_OUT(hwaddr_type, HW_ADDR_TYPE_UNSET);
+        NM_SET_OUT(hwaddr_detail, g_steal_pointer(&addr_setting_free) ?: g_strdup(addr_setting));
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (nm_streq(addr, NM_CLONED_MAC_PERMANENT)) {
+        gboolean is_fake;
+
+        addr = nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address_full(self, TRUE, &is_fake);
+        if (is_fake) {
+            /* Preserve the current address if the permanent address if fake */
+            NM_SET_OUT(preserve, TRUE);
+            NM_SET_OUT(hwaddr, NULL);
+            NM_SET_OUT(hwaddr_type, HW_ADDR_TYPE_UNSET);
+            NM_SET_OUT(hwaddr_detail,
+                       g_steal_pointer(&addr_setting_free) ?: g_strdup(addr_setting));
+            return TRUE;
+        } else if (!addr) {
+            g_set_error_literal(error,
+                                NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                                NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                                "failed to retrieve permanent address");
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+        addr_out = g_strdup(addr);
+        type_out = HW_ADDR_TYPE_PERMANENT;
+    } else if (NM_IN_STRSET(addr, NM_CLONED_MAC_RANDOM)) {
+        if (priv->hw_addr_type == HW_ADDR_TYPE_GENERATED) {
+            /* hm, we already use a generate MAC address. Most certainly, that is from the same
+             * activation request, so we should not create a new random address, instead keep
+             * the current. */
+            goto out_no_action;
+        }
+        hw_addr_generated = nm_utils_hw_addr_gen_random_eth(
+            nm_device_get_initial_hw_address(self),
+            _prop_get_x_generate_mac_address_mask(self,
+                                                  connection,
+                                                  is_wifi,
+                                                  &generate_mac_address_mask_tmp));
+        if (!hw_addr_generated) {
+            g_set_error(error,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                        "failed to generate %s MAC address",
+                        "random");
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+
+        addr_out = g_steal_pointer(&hw_addr_generated);
+        type_out = HW_ADDR_TYPE_GENERATED;
+    } else if (NM_IN_STRSET(addr, NM_CLONED_MAC_STABLE)) {
+        NMUtilsStableType stable_type;
+        const char *      stable_id;
+
+        if (priv->hw_addr_type == HW_ADDR_TYPE_GENERATED) {
+            /* hm, we already use a generate MAC address. Most certainly, that is from the same
+             * activation request, so let's skip creating the stable address anew. */
+            goto out_no_action;
+        }
+
+        stable_id         = _prop_get_connection_stable_id(self, connection, &stable_type);
+        hw_addr_generated = nm_utils_hw_addr_gen_stable_eth(
+            stable_type,
+            stable_id,
+            nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+            nm_device_get_initial_hw_address(self),
+            _prop_get_x_generate_mac_address_mask(self,
+                                                  connection,
+                                                  is_wifi,
+                                                  &generate_mac_address_mask_tmp));
+        if (!hw_addr_generated) {
+            g_set_error(error,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR,
+                        NM_DEVICE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                        "failed to generate %s MAC address",
+                        "stable");
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+
+        addr_out = g_steal_pointer(&hw_addr_generated);
+        type_out = HW_ADDR_TYPE_GENERATED;
+    } else {
+        /* this must be a valid address. Otherwise, we shouldn't come here. */
+        if (!nm_utils_hwaddr_valid(addr, -1))
+            g_return_val_if_reached(FALSE);
+
+        addr_out = g_strdup(addr);
+        type_out = HW_ADDR_TYPE_EXPLICIT;
+    }
+
+    NM_SET_OUT(preserve, FALSE);
+    NM_SET_OUT(hwaddr, addr_out);
+    NM_SET_OUT(hwaddr_type, type_out);
+    NM_SET_OUT(hwaddr_detail, g_steal_pointer(&addr_setting_free) ?: g_strdup(addr_setting));
+    return TRUE;
+out_no_action:
+    NM_SET_OUT(preserve, FALSE);
+    NM_SET_OUT(hwaddr, NULL);
+    NM_SET_OUT(hwaddr_type, HW_ADDR_TYPE_UNSET);
+    NM_SET_OUT(hwaddr_detail, NULL);
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_hw_addr_get_cloned(NMDevice *    self,
+                             NMConnection *connection,
+                             gboolean      is_wifi,
+                             char **       hwaddr,
+                             gboolean *    preserve,
+                             GError **     error)
+{
+    if (!_hw_addr_get_cloned(self, connection, is_wifi, preserve, hwaddr, NULL, NULL, error))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_hw_addr_set_cloned(NMDevice *self, NMConnection *connection, gboolean is_wifi)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    gboolean         preserve   = FALSE;
+    gs_free char *   hwaddr     = NULL;
+    gs_free char *   detail     = NULL;
+    HwAddrType       type       = HW_ADDR_TYPE_UNSET;
+    gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!_hw_addr_get_cloned(self,
+                             connection,
+                             is_wifi,
+                             &preserve,
+                             &hwaddr,
+                             &type,
+                             &detail,
+                             &error)) {
+        _LOGW(LOGD_DEVICE, "set-hw-addr: %s", error->message);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (preserve)
+        return nm_device_hw_addr_reset(self, detail);
+
+    if (hwaddr) {
+        priv->hw_addr_type = type;
+        return _hw_addr_set(self, hwaddr, "set-cloned", detail);
+    }
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_hw_addr_reset(NMDevice *self, const char *detail)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+    const char *     addr;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->hw_addr_type == HW_ADDR_TYPE_UNSET)
+        return TRUE;
+
+    priv->hw_addr_type = HW_ADDR_TYPE_UNSET;
+    addr               = nm_device_get_initial_hw_address(self);
+    if (!addr) {
+        /* as hw_addr_type is not UNSET, we expect that we can get an
+         * initial address to which to reset. */
+        g_return_val_if_reached(FALSE);
+    }
+
+    return _hw_addr_set(self, addr, "reset", detail);
+}
+
+const char *
+nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address_full(NMDevice *self,
+                                        gboolean  force_freeze,
+                                        gboolean *out_is_fake)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), ({
+                             NM_SET_OUT(out_is_fake, FALSE);
+                             NULL;
+                         }));
+
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (!priv->hw_addr_perm && force_freeze) {
+        /* somebody requests a permanent MAC address, but we don't have it set
+         * yet. We cannot delay it any longer and try to get it without waiting
+         * for UDEV. */
+        nm_device_update_permanent_hw_address(self, TRUE);
+    }
+
+    NM_SET_OUT(out_is_fake, priv->hw_addr_perm && priv->hw_addr_perm_fake);
+    return priv->hw_addr_perm;
+}
+
+const char *
+nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    return nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address_full(self, TRUE, NULL);
+}
+
+const char *
+nm_device_get_initial_hw_address(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+
+    return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self)->hw_addr_initial;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_spec_match_list:
+ * @self: an #NMDevice
+ * @specs: (element-type utf8): a list of device specs
+ *
+ * Checks if @self matches any of the specifications in @specs. The
+ * currently-supported spec types are:
+ *
+ *     "mac:00:11:22:33:44:55" - matches a device with the given
+ *     hardware address
+ *
+ *     "interface-name:foo0" - matches a device with the given
+ *     interface name
+ *
+ *     "s390-subchannels:00.11.22" - matches a device with the given
+ *     z/VM / s390 subchannels.
+ *
+ *     "*" - matches any device
+ *
+ * Returns: #TRUE if @self matches one of the specs in @specs
+ */
+gboolean
+nm_device_spec_match_list(NMDevice *self, const GSList *specs)
+{
+    return nm_device_spec_match_list_full(self, specs, FALSE);
+}
+
+int
+nm_device_spec_match_list_full(NMDevice *self, const GSList *specs, int no_match_value)
+{
+    NMDeviceClass *      klass;
+    NMMatchSpecMatchType m;
+    const char *         hw_address = NULL;
+    gboolean             is_fake;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    klass      = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self);
+    hw_address = nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address_full(
+        self,
+        !nm_device_get_unmanaged_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT),
+        &is_fake);
+
+    m = nm_match_spec_device(specs,
+                             nm_device_get_iface(self),
+                             nm_device_get_type_description(self),
+                             nm_device_get_driver(self),
+                             nm_device_get_driver_version(self),
+                             is_fake ? NULL : hw_address,
+                             klass->get_s390_subchannels ? klass->get_s390_subchannels(self) : NULL,
+                             nm_dhcp_manager_get_config(nm_dhcp_manager_get()));
+
+    switch (m) {
+    case NM_MATCH_SPEC_MATCH:
+        return TRUE;
+    case NM_MATCH_SPEC_NEG_MATCH:
+        return FALSE;
+    case NM_MATCH_SPEC_NO_MATCH:
+        return no_match_value;
+    }
+    nm_assert_not_reached();
+    return no_match_value;
+}
+
+guint
+nm_device_get_supplicant_timeout(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMConnection *  connection;
+    NMSetting8021x *s_8021x;
+    int             timeout;
+#define SUPPLICANT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 25
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), SUPPLICANT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+
+    connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection(self);
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(connection, SUPPLICANT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+
+    s_8021x = nm_connection_get_setting_802_1x(connection);
+    if (s_8021x) {
+        timeout = nm_setting_802_1x_get_auth_timeout(s_8021x);
+        if (timeout > 0)
+            return timeout;
+    }
+
+    return nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                                                       NM_CON_DEFAULT("802-1x.auth-timeout"),
+                                                       self,
+                                                       1,
+                                                       G_MAXINT32,
+                                                       SUPPLICANT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_device_auth_retries_try_next(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *    priv;
+    NMSettingConnection *s_con;
+    int                  auth_retries;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), FALSE);
+
+    priv         = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    auth_retries = priv->auth_retries;
+
+    if (G_UNLIKELY(auth_retries == NM_DEVICE_AUTH_RETRIES_UNSET)) {
+        auth_retries = -1;
+
+        s_con = nm_device_get_applied_setting(self, NM_TYPE_SETTING_CONNECTION);
+        if (s_con)
+            auth_retries = nm_setting_connection_get_auth_retries(s_con);
+
+        if (auth_retries == -1) {
+            auth_retries = nm_config_data_get_connection_default_int64(
+                NM_CONFIG_GET_DATA,
+                NM_CON_DEFAULT("connection.auth-retries"),
+                self,
+                -1,
+                G_MAXINT32,
+                -1);
+        }
+
+        if (auth_retries == 0)
+            auth_retries = NM_DEVICE_AUTH_RETRIES_INFINITY;
+        else if (auth_retries == -1)
+            auth_retries = NM_DEVICE_AUTH_RETRIES_DEFAULT;
+        else
+            nm_assert(auth_retries > 0);
+
+        priv->auth_retries = auth_retries;
+    }
+
+    if (auth_retries == NM_DEVICE_AUTH_RETRIES_INFINITY)
+        return TRUE;
+    if (auth_retries <= 0) {
+        nm_assert(auth_retries == 0);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    priv->auth_retries--;
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+hostname_dns_lookup_callback(GObject *source, GAsyncResult *result, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    HostnameResolver *resolver;
+    NMDevice *        self;
+    gs_free char *    hostname  = NULL;
+    gs_free char *    addr_str  = NULL;
+    gs_free_error GError *error = NULL;
+
+    hostname = g_resolver_lookup_by_address_finish(G_RESOLVER(source), result, &error);
+    if (g_error_matches(error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED))
+        return;
+
+    resolver           = user_data;
+    self               = resolver->device;
+    resolver->state    = RESOLVER_DONE;
+    resolver->hostname = g_strdup(hostname);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DNS,
+          "hostname-from-dns: lookup done for %s, result %s%s%s",
+          (addr_str = g_inet_address_to_string(resolver->address)),
+          NM_PRINT_FMT_QUOTE_STRING(hostname));
+
+    nm_clear_g_cancellable(&resolver->cancellable);
+    g_signal_emit(self, signals[DNS_LOOKUP_DONE], 0);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+hostname_dns_address_timeout(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    HostnameResolver *resolver = user_data;
+    NMDevice *        self     = resolver->device;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), G_SOURCE_REMOVE);
+
+    nm_assert(resolver->state == RESOLVER_WAIT_ADDRESS);
+    nm_assert(!resolver->address);
+    nm_assert(!resolver->cancellable);
+
+    _LOGT(LOGD_DNS,
+          "hostname-from-dns: timed out while waiting IPv%c address",
+          nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(resolver->addr_family));
+
+    resolver->timeout_id = 0;
+    resolver->state      = RESOLVER_DONE;
+    g_signal_emit(self, signals[DNS_LOOKUP_DONE], 0);
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static const char *
+_resolver_state_to_string(ResolverState state)
+{
+    switch (state) {
+    case RESOLVER_WAIT_ADDRESS:
+        return "wait-address";
+    case RESOLVER_IN_PROGRESS:
+        return "in-progress";
+    case RESOLVER_DONE:
+        return "done";
+    default:
+        nm_assert_not_reached();
+        return "unknown";
+    }
+}
+
+void
+nm_device_clear_dns_lookup_data(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    guint            i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+        nm_clear_pointer(&priv->hostname_resolver_x[i], _hostname_resolver_free);
+}
+
+/* return value is valid only immediately */
+const char *
+nm_device_get_hostname_from_dns_lookup(NMDevice *self, int addr_family, gboolean *out_wait)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate * priv;
+    const int         IS_IPv4 = NM_IS_IPv4(addr_family);
+    HostnameResolver *resolver;
+    NMIPConfig *      ip_config;
+    const char *      method;
+    gboolean          address_changed         = FALSE;
+    gs_unref_object GInetAddress *new_address = NULL;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(NM_IS_DEVICE(self), NULL);
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    /* If the device is not supposed to have addresses,
+     * return an immediate empty result.*/
+    if (!nm_device_get_applied_connection(self)) {
+        NM_SET_OUT(out_wait, FALSE);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    method = nm_device_get_effective_ip_config_method(self, addr_family);
+    if (IS_IPv4) {
+        if (NM_IN_STRSET(method, NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED)) {
+            nm_clear_pointer(&priv->hostname_resolver_x[IS_IPv4], _hostname_resolver_free);
+            NM_SET_OUT(out_wait, FALSE);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (NM_IN_STRSET(method,
+                         NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_DISABLED,
+                         NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_IGNORE)) {
+            nm_clear_pointer(&priv->hostname_resolver_x[IS_IPv4], _hostname_resolver_free);
+            NM_SET_OUT(out_wait, FALSE);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    resolver = priv->hostname_resolver_x[IS_IPv4];
+    if (!resolver) {
+        resolver  = g_slice_new(HostnameResolver);
+        *resolver = (HostnameResolver){
+            .resolver    = g_resolver_get_default(),
+            .device      = self,
+            .addr_family = addr_family,
+            .state       = RESOLVER_WAIT_ADDRESS,
+        };
+        priv->hostname_resolver_x[IS_IPv4] = resolver;
+    }
+
+    /* Determine the first address of the interface and
+     * whether it changed from the previous lookup */
+    ip_config = priv->ip_config_x[IS_IPv4];
+    if (ip_config) {
+        const NMPlatformIPAddress *addr;
+
+        addr = nm_ip_config_get_first_address(ip_config);
+        if (addr) {
+            new_address = g_inet_address_new_from_bytes(addr->address_ptr,
+                                                        IS_IPv4 ? G_SOCKET_FAMILY_IPV4
+                                                                : G_SOCKET_FAMILY_IPV6);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (new_address && resolver->address) {
+        if (!g_inet_address_equal(new_address, resolver->address))
+            address_changed = TRUE;
+    } else if (new_address != resolver->address)
+        address_changed = TRUE;
+
+    {
+        gs_free char *old_str = NULL;
+        gs_free char *new_str = NULL;
+
+        _LOGT(LOGD_DNS,
+              "hostname-from-dns: ipv%c resolver state %s, old address %s, new address %s",
+              nm_utils_addr_family_to_char(resolver->addr_family),
+              _resolver_state_to_string(resolver->state),
+              resolver->address ? (old_str = g_inet_address_to_string(resolver->address))
+                                : "(null)",
+              new_address ? (new_str = g_inet_address_to_string(new_address)) : "(null)");
+    }
+
+    /* In every state, if the address changed, we restart
+     * the resolution with the new address */
+    if (address_changed) {
+        nm_clear_g_cancellable(&resolver->cancellable);
+        g_clear_object(&resolver->address);
+        resolver->state = RESOLVER_WAIT_ADDRESS;
+    }
+
+    if (address_changed && new_address) {
+        gs_free char *str = NULL;
+
+        _LOGT(LOGD_DNS,
+              "hostname-from-dns: starting lookup for address %s",
+              (str = g_inet_address_to_string(new_address)));
+
+        resolver->state       = RESOLVER_IN_PROGRESS;
+        resolver->cancellable = g_cancellable_new();
+        resolver->address     = g_steal_pointer(&new_address);
+        g_resolver_lookup_by_address_async(resolver->resolver,
+                                           resolver->address,
+                                           resolver->cancellable,
+                                           hostname_dns_lookup_callback,
+                                           resolver);
+        nm_clear_g_source(&resolver->timeout_id);
+    }
+
+    switch (resolver->state) {
+    case RESOLVER_WAIT_ADDRESS:
+        if (!resolver->timeout_id)
+            resolver->timeout_id = g_timeout_add(30000, hostname_dns_address_timeout, resolver);
+        NM_SET_OUT(out_wait, TRUE);
+        return NULL;
+    case RESOLVER_IN_PROGRESS:
+        NM_SET_OUT(out_wait, TRUE);
+        return NULL;
+    case RESOLVER_DONE:
+        NM_SET_OUT(out_wait, FALSE);
+        return resolver->hostname;
+    }
+
+    return nm_assert_unreachable_val(NULL);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static const char *
+_activation_func_to_string(ActivationHandleFunc func)
+{
+#define FUNC_TO_STRING_CHECK_AND_RETURN(func, f) \
+    G_STMT_START                                 \
+    {                                            \
+        if ((func) == (f))                       \
+            return #f;                           \
+    }                                            \
+    G_STMT_END
+    FUNC_TO_STRING_CHECK_AND_RETURN(func, activate_stage1_device_prepare);
+    FUNC_TO_STRING_CHECK_AND_RETURN(func, activate_stage2_device_config);
+    FUNC_TO_STRING_CHECK_AND_RETURN(func, activate_stage3_ip_config_start);
+    FUNC_TO_STRING_CHECK_AND_RETURN(func, activate_stage4_ip_config_timeout_4);
+    FUNC_TO_STRING_CHECK_AND_RETURN(func, activate_stage4_ip_config_timeout_6);
+    FUNC_TO_STRING_CHECK_AND_RETURN(func, activate_stage5_ip_config_result_4);
+    FUNC_TO_STRING_CHECK_AND_RETURN(func, activate_stage5_ip_config_result_6);
+    g_return_val_if_reached("unknown");
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(object);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    GVariantBuilder  array_builder;
+
+    switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_UDI:
+        /* UDI is (depending on the device type) a path to sysfs and can contain
+         * non-UTF-8.
+         *   ip link add name $'d\xccf\\c' type dummy  */
+        g_value_take_string(
+            value,
+            nm_utils_str_utf8safe_escape_cp(priv->udi, NM_UTILS_STR_UTF8_SAFE_FLAG_NONE));
+        break;
+    case PROP_PATH:
+        g_value_take_string(
+            value,
+            nm_utils_str_utf8safe_escape_cp(priv->path, NM_UTILS_STR_UTF8_SAFE_FLAG_NONE));
+        break;
+    case PROP_IFACE:
+        g_value_take_string(
+            value,
+            nm_utils_str_utf8safe_escape_cp(priv->iface, NM_UTILS_STR_UTF8_SAFE_FLAG_ESCAPE_CTRL));
+        break;
+    case PROP_IP_IFACE:
+        if (ip_config_valid(priv->state)) {
+            g_value_take_string(
+                value,
+                nm_utils_str_utf8safe_escape_cp(nm_device_get_ip_iface(self),
+                                                NM_UTILS_STR_UTF8_SAFE_FLAG_ESCAPE_CTRL));
+        } else
+            g_value_set_string(value, NULL);
+        break;
+    case PROP_IFINDEX:
+        g_value_set_int(value, priv->ifindex);
+        break;
+    case PROP_DRIVER:
+        g_value_take_string(
+            value,
+            nm_utils_str_utf8safe_escape_cp(priv->driver, NM_UTILS_STR_UTF8_SAFE_FLAG_ESCAPE_CTRL));
+        break;
+    case PROP_DRIVER_VERSION:
+        g_value_take_string(
+            value,
+            nm_utils_str_utf8safe_escape_cp(priv->driver_version,
+                                            NM_UTILS_STR_UTF8_SAFE_FLAG_ESCAPE_CTRL));
+        break;
+    case PROP_FIRMWARE_VERSION:
+        g_value_take_string(
+            value,
+            nm_utils_str_utf8safe_escape_cp(priv->firmware_version,
+                                            NM_UTILS_STR_UTF8_SAFE_FLAG_ESCAPE_CTRL));
+        break;
+    case PROP_CAPABILITIES:
+        g_value_set_uint(value, (priv->capabilities & ~NM_DEVICE_CAP_INTERNAL_MASK));
+        break;
+    case PROP_IP4_ADDRESS:
+        g_value_set_variant(value, nm_g_variant_singleton_u_0());
+        break;
+    case PROP_CARRIER:
+        g_value_set_boolean(value, priv->carrier);
+        break;
+    case PROP_MTU:
+        g_value_set_uint(value, priv->mtu);
+        break;
+    case PROP_IP4_CONFIG:
+        nm_dbus_utils_g_value_set_object_path(value,
+                                              ip_config_valid(priv->state) ? priv->ip_config_4
+                                                                           : NULL);
+        break;
+    case PROP_DHCP4_CONFIG:
+        nm_dbus_utils_g_value_set_object_path(
+            value,
+            ip_config_valid(priv->state) ? priv->dhcp_data_4.config : NULL);
+        break;
+    case PROP_IP6_CONFIG:
+        nm_dbus_utils_g_value_set_object_path(value,
+                                              ip_config_valid(priv->state) ? priv->ip_config_6
+                                                                           : NULL);
+        break;
+    case PROP_DHCP6_CONFIG:
+        nm_dbus_utils_g_value_set_object_path(
+            value,
+            ip_config_valid(priv->state) ? priv->dhcp_data_6.config : NULL);
+        break;
+    case PROP_STATE:
+        g_value_set_uint(value, priv->state);
+        break;
+    case PROP_STATE_REASON:
+        g_value_take_variant(value, g_variant_new("(uu)", priv->state, priv->state_reason));
+        break;
+    case PROP_ACTIVE_CONNECTION:
+        g_value_set_string(value, nm_dbus_track_obj_path_get(&priv->act_request));
+        break;
+    case PROP_DEVICE_TYPE:
+        g_value_set_uint(value, priv->type);
+        break;
+    case PROP_LINK_TYPE:
+        g_value_set_uint(value, priv->link_type);
+        break;
+    case PROP_MANAGED:
+        /* The managed state exposed on D-Bus only depends on the current device state alone. */
+        g_value_set_boolean(value, nm_device_get_state(self) > NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED);
+        break;
+    case PROP_AUTOCONNECT:
+        g_value_set_boolean(
+            value,
+            nm_device_autoconnect_blocked_get(self, NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_ALL) ? FALSE
+                                                                                       : TRUE);
+        break;
+    case PROP_FIRMWARE_MISSING:
+        g_value_set_boolean(value, priv->firmware_missing);
+        break;
+    case PROP_NM_PLUGIN_MISSING:
+        g_value_set_boolean(value, priv->nm_plugin_missing);
+        break;
+    case PROP_TYPE_DESC:
+        g_value_set_string(value, priv->type_desc);
+        break;
+    case PROP_RFKILL_TYPE:
+        g_value_set_uint(value, priv->rfkill_type);
+        break;
+    case PROP_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS:
+        nm_dbus_utils_g_value_set_object_path_from_hash(value, priv->available_connections, TRUE);
+        break;
+    case PROP_PHYSICAL_PORT_ID:
+        g_value_set_string(value, priv->physical_port_id);
+        break;
+    case PROP_MASTER:
+        g_value_set_object(value, nm_device_get_master(self));
+        break;
+    case PROP_PARENT:
+        g_value_set_string(value, nm_dbus_track_obj_path_get(&priv->parent_device));
+        break;
+    case PROP_HW_ADDRESS:
+        g_value_set_string(value, priv->hw_addr);
+        break;
+    case PROP_PERM_HW_ADDRESS:
+    {
+        const char *perm_hw_addr;
+        gboolean    perm_hw_addr_is_fake;
+
+        perm_hw_addr = nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address_full(self, FALSE, &perm_hw_addr_is_fake);
+        /* this property is exposed on D-Bus for NMDeviceEthernet and NMDeviceWifi. */
+        g_value_set_string(value, perm_hw_addr && !perm_hw_addr_is_fake ? perm_hw_addr : NULL);
+        break;
+    }
+    case PROP_HAS_PENDING_ACTION:
+        g_value_set_boolean(value, nm_device_has_pending_action(self));
+        break;
+    case PROP_METERED:
+        g_value_set_uint(value, priv->metered);
+        break;
+    case PROP_LLDP_NEIGHBORS:
+        if (priv->lldp_listener)
+            g_value_set_variant(value, nm_lldp_listener_get_neighbors(priv->lldp_listener));
+        else {
+            g_variant_builder_init(&array_builder, G_VARIANT_TYPE("aa{sv}"));
+            g_value_take_variant(value, g_variant_builder_end(&array_builder));
+        }
+        break;
+    case PROP_REAL:
+        g_value_set_boolean(value, nm_device_is_real(self));
+        break;
+    case PROP_SLAVES:
+    {
+        CList *slave_iter;
+        char **slave_list;
+        gsize  i, n;
+
+        n          = c_list_length(&priv->slaves);
+        slave_list = g_new(char *, n + 1);
+        i          = 0;
+        c_list_for_each (slave_iter, &priv->slaves) {
+            SlaveInfo * info = c_list_entry(slave_iter, SlaveInfo, lst_slave);
+            const char *path;
+
+            if (!NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(info->slave)->is_enslaved)
+                continue;
+            path = nm_dbus_object_get_path(NM_DBUS_OBJECT(info->slave));
+            if (path)
+                slave_list[i++] = g_strdup(path);
+        }
+        nm_assert(i <= n);
+        slave_list[i] = NULL;
+        g_value_take_boxed(value, slave_list);
+        break;
+    }
+    case PROP_STATISTICS_REFRESH_RATE_MS:
+        g_value_set_uint(value, priv->stats.refresh_rate_ms);
+        break;
+    case PROP_STATISTICS_TX_BYTES:
+        g_value_set_uint64(value, priv->stats.tx_bytes);
+        break;
+    case PROP_STATISTICS_RX_BYTES:
+        g_value_set_uint64(value, priv->stats.rx_bytes);
+        break;
+    case PROP_IP4_CONNECTIVITY:
+        g_value_set_uint(value, priv->concheck_x[1].state);
+        break;
+    case PROP_IP6_CONNECTIVITY:
+        g_value_set_uint(value, priv->concheck_x[0].state);
+        break;
+    case PROP_INTERFACE_FLAGS:
+        g_value_set_uint(value, priv->interface_flags);
+        break;
+    default:
+        G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, prop_id, pspec);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+set_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id, const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = (NMDevice *) object;
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_UDI:
+        /* construct-only */
+        priv->udi = g_value_dup_string(value);
+        break;
+    case PROP_IFACE:
+        /* construct-only */
+        priv->iface_ = g_value_dup_string(value);
+        break;
+    case PROP_DRIVER:
+        /* construct-only */
+        priv->driver = g_value_dup_string(value);
+        break;
+    case PROP_MANAGED:
+        /* via D-Bus */
+        if (nm_device_is_real(self)) {
+            gboolean            managed;
+            NMDeviceStateReason reason;
+
+            managed = g_value_get_boolean(value);
+            if (managed) {
+                reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONNECTION_ASSUMED;
+                if (NM_IN_SET_TYPED(NMDeviceSysIfaceState,
+                                    priv->sys_iface_state,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL,
+                                    NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_REMOVED))
+                    nm_device_sys_iface_state_set(self, NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_ASSUME);
+            } else {
+                reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_REMOVED;
+                nm_device_sys_iface_state_set(self, NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_REMOVED);
+            }
+            nm_device_set_unmanaged_by_flags(self, NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT, !managed, reason);
+        }
+        break;
+    case PROP_AUTOCONNECT:
+        /* via D-Bus */
+        if (g_value_get_boolean(value))
+            nm_device_autoconnect_blocked_unset(self, NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_ALL);
+        else
+            nm_device_autoconnect_blocked_set(self, NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_USER);
+        break;
+    case PROP_NM_PLUGIN_MISSING:
+        /* construct-only */
+        priv->nm_plugin_missing = g_value_get_boolean(value);
+        break;
+    case PROP_DEVICE_TYPE:
+        /* construct-only */
+        nm_assert(priv->type == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
+        priv->type = g_value_get_uint(value);
+        nm_assert(priv->type > NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
+        nm_assert(priv->type <= NM_DEVICE_TYPE_VRF);
+        break;
+    case PROP_LINK_TYPE:
+        /* construct-only */
+        nm_assert(priv->link_type == NM_LINK_TYPE_NONE);
+        priv->link_type = g_value_get_uint(value);
+        break;
+    case PROP_TYPE_DESC:
+        /* construct-only */
+        priv->type_desc = g_value_dup_string(value);
+        break;
+    case PROP_RFKILL_TYPE:
+        /* construct-only */
+        priv->rfkill_type = g_value_get_uint(value);
+        break;
+    case PROP_PERM_HW_ADDRESS:
+        /* construct-only */
+        priv->hw_addr_perm = g_value_dup_string(value);
+        break;
+    case PROP_STATISTICS_REFRESH_RATE_MS:
+        /* via D-Bus */
+        _stats_set_refresh_rate(self, g_value_get_uint(value));
+        break;
+    default:
+        G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(object, prop_id, pspec);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+nm_device_init(NMDevice *self)
+{
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+    priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE(self, NM_TYPE_DEVICE, NMDevicePrivate);
+
+    self->_priv = priv;
+
+    c_list_init(&priv->concheck_lst_head);
+    c_list_init(&self->devices_lst);
+    c_list_init(&priv->slaves);
+
+    priv->concheck_x[0].state = NM_CONNECTIVITY_UNKNOWN;
+    priv->concheck_x[1].state = NM_CONNECTIVITY_UNKNOWN;
+
+    nm_dbus_track_obj_path_init(&priv->parent_device, G_OBJECT(self), obj_properties[PROP_PARENT]);
+    nm_dbus_track_obj_path_init(&priv->act_request,
+                                G_OBJECT(self),
+                                obj_properties[PROP_ACTIVE_CONNECTION]);
+
+    priv->netns = g_object_ref(NM_NETNS_GET);
+
+    priv->autoconnect_blocked_flags = DEFAULT_AUTOCONNECT ? NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_NONE
+                                                          : NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_BLOCKED_USER;
+
+    priv->auth_retries          = NM_DEVICE_AUTH_RETRIES_UNSET;
+    priv->type                  = NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+    priv->capabilities          = NM_DEVICE_CAP_NM_SUPPORTED;
+    priv->state                 = NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED;
+    priv->state_reason          = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE;
+    priv->rfkill_type           = RFKILL_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+    priv->unmanaged_flags       = NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT;
+    priv->unmanaged_mask        = priv->unmanaged_flags;
+    priv->available_connections = g_hash_table_new_full(nm_direct_hash, NULL, g_object_unref, NULL);
+    priv->ip6_saved_properties  = g_hash_table_new_full(nm_str_hash, g_str_equal, NULL, g_free);
+    priv->sys_iface_state_      = NM_DEVICE_SYS_IFACE_STATE_EXTERNAL;
+
+    priv->v4_commit_first_time = TRUE;
+    priv->v6_commit_first_time = TRUE;
+}
+
+static GObject *
+constructor(GType type, guint n_construct_params, GObjectConstructParam *construct_params)
+{
+    GObject *             object;
+    GObjectClass *        klass;
+    NMDevice *            self;
+    NMDevicePrivate *     priv;
+    const NMPlatformLink *pllink;
+
+    klass  = G_OBJECT_CLASS(nm_device_parent_class);
+    object = klass->constructor(type, n_construct_params, construct_params);
+    if (!object)
+        return NULL;
+
+    self = NM_DEVICE(object);
+    priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    if (priv->iface && G_LIKELY(!nm_utils_get_testing())) {
+        pllink = nm_platform_link_get_by_ifname(nm_device_get_platform(self), priv->iface);
+
+        if (pllink && link_type_compatible(self, pllink->type, NULL, NULL)) {
+            _set_ifindex(self, pllink->ifindex, FALSE);
+            priv->up = NM_FLAGS_HAS(pllink->n_ifi_flags, IFF_UP);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (priv->hw_addr_perm) {
+        guint8 buf[NM_UTILS_HWADDR_LEN_MAX];
+        gsize  l;
+
+        if (!_nm_utils_hwaddr_aton(priv->hw_addr_perm, buf, sizeof(buf), &l)) {
+            nm_clear_g_free(&priv->hw_addr_perm);
+            g_return_val_if_reached(object);
+        }
+
+        priv->hw_addr_len_ = l;
+        priv->hw_addr      = nm_utils_hwaddr_ntoa(buf, l);
+        _LOGT(LOGD_DEVICE, "hw-addr: has permanent hw-address '%s'", priv->hw_addr_perm);
+    }
+
+    return object;
+}
+
+static void
+constructed(GObject *object)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(object);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMPlatform *     platform;
+
+    if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_generic_capabilities)
+        priv->capabilities |= NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(self)->get_generic_capabilities(self);
+
+    /* Watch for external IP config changes */
+    platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+    g_signal_connect(platform,
+                     NM_PLATFORM_SIGNAL_IP4_ADDRESS_CHANGED,
+                     G_CALLBACK(device_ipx_changed),
+                     self);
+    g_signal_connect(platform,
+                     NM_PLATFORM_SIGNAL_IP6_ADDRESS_CHANGED,
+                     G_CALLBACK(device_ipx_changed),
+                     self);
+    g_signal_connect(platform,
+                     NM_PLATFORM_SIGNAL_IP4_ROUTE_CHANGED,
+                     G_CALLBACK(device_ipx_changed),
+                     self);
+    g_signal_connect(platform,
+                     NM_PLATFORM_SIGNAL_IP6_ROUTE_CHANGED,
+                     G_CALLBACK(device_ipx_changed),
+                     self);
+    g_signal_connect(platform, NM_PLATFORM_SIGNAL_LINK_CHANGED, G_CALLBACK(link_changed_cb), self);
+
+    priv->manager  = g_object_ref(NM_MANAGER_GET);
+    priv->settings = g_object_ref(NM_SETTINGS_GET);
+
+    g_signal_connect(priv->settings,
+                     NM_SETTINGS_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_ADDED,
+                     G_CALLBACK(cp_connection_added),
+                     self);
+    g_signal_connect(priv->settings,
+                     NM_SETTINGS_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_UPDATED,
+                     G_CALLBACK(cp_connection_updated),
+                     self);
+    g_signal_connect(priv->settings,
+                     NM_SETTINGS_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_REMOVED,
+                     G_CALLBACK(cp_connection_removed),
+                     self);
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(nm_device_parent_class)->constructed(object);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "constructed (%s)", G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME(self));
+}
+
+static void
+dispose(GObject *object)
+{
+    NMDevice *                  self = NM_DEVICE(object);
+    NMDevicePrivate *           priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+    NMPlatform *                platform;
+    NMDeviceConnectivityHandle *con_handle;
+    gs_free_error GError *cancelled_error = NULL;
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "disposing");
+
+    nm_assert(c_list_is_empty(&self->devices_lst));
+
+    while ((con_handle = c_list_first_entry(&priv->concheck_lst_head,
+                                            NMDeviceConnectivityHandle,
+                                            concheck_lst))) {
+        if (!cancelled_error)
+            nm_utils_error_set_cancelled(&cancelled_error, FALSE, "NMDevice");
+        concheck_handle_complete(con_handle, cancelled_error);
+    }
+
+    nm_clear_g_cancellable(&priv->deactivating_cancellable);
+
+    nm_device_assume_state_reset(self);
+
+    _parent_set_ifindex(self, 0, FALSE);
+
+    platform = nm_device_get_platform(self);
+    g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func(platform, G_CALLBACK(device_ipx_changed), self);
+    g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func(platform, G_CALLBACK(link_changed_cb), self);
+
+    arp_cleanup(self);
+
+    nm_clear_g_signal_handler(nm_config_get(), &priv->config_changed_id);
+    nm_clear_g_signal_handler(priv->manager, &priv->ifindex_changed_id);
+
+    dispatcher_cleanup(self);
+
+    nm_pacrunner_manager_remove_clear(&priv->pacrunner_conf_id);
+
+    _cleanup_generic_pre(self, CLEANUP_TYPE_KEEP);
+
+    nm_assert(c_list_is_empty(&priv->slaves));
+
+    /* Let the kernel manage IPv6LL again */
+    set_nm_ipv6ll(self, FALSE);
+
+    _cleanup_generic_post(self, CLEANUP_TYPE_KEEP);
+
+    nm_assert(priv->master_ready_id == 0);
+
+    g_hash_table_remove_all(priv->ip6_saved_properties);
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->recheck_assume_id);
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->recheck_available.call_id);
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->check_delete_unrealized_id);
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->stats.timeout_id);
+
+    carrier_disconnected_action_cancel(self);
+
+    _set_ifindex(self, 0, FALSE);
+    _set_ifindex(self, 0, TRUE);
+
+    if (priv->settings) {
+        g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func(priv->settings, cp_connection_added, self);
+        g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func(priv->settings, cp_connection_updated, self);
+        g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func(priv->settings, cp_connection_removed, self);
+    }
+
+    available_connections_del_all(self);
+
+    if (nm_clear_g_source(&priv->carrier_wait_id))
+        nm_device_remove_pending_action(self, NM_PENDING_ACTION_CARRIER_WAIT, FALSE);
+
+    _clear_queued_act_request(priv, NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_STATE_REASON_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED);
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->device_link_changed_id);
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->device_ip_link_changed_id);
+
+    if (priv->lldp_listener) {
+        g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func(priv->lldp_listener,
+                                             G_CALLBACK(lldp_neighbors_changed),
+                                             self);
+        nm_lldp_listener_stop(priv->lldp_listener);
+        g_clear_object(&priv->lldp_listener);
+    }
+
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->concheck_x[0].p_cur_id);
+    nm_clear_g_source(&priv->concheck_x[1].p_cur_id);
+
+    nm_assert(!priv->sriov.pending);
+    if (priv->sriov.next) {
+        nm_g_slice_free(priv->sriov.next);
+        priv->sriov.next = NULL;
+    }
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(nm_device_parent_class)->dispose(object);
+
+    if (nm_clear_g_source(&priv->queued_state.id)) {
+        /* FIXME: we'd expect the queud_state to be already cleared and this statement
+         * not being necessary. Add this check here to hopefully investigate crash
+         * rh#1270247. */
+        g_return_if_reached();
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+finalize(GObject *object)
+{
+    NMDevice *       self = NM_DEVICE(object);
+    NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(self);
+
+    _LOGD(LOGD_DEVICE, "finalize(): %s", G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME(self));
+
+    g_free(priv->hw_addr);
+    g_free(priv->hw_addr_perm);
+    g_free(priv->hw_addr_initial);
+    g_slist_free(priv->pending_actions);
+    g_slist_free_full(priv->dad6_failed_addrs, (GDestroyNotify) nmp_object_unref);
+    nm_clear_g_free(&priv->physical_port_id);
+    g_free(priv->udi);
+    g_free(priv->path);
+    g_free(priv->iface_);
+    g_free(priv->ip_iface_);
+    g_free(priv->driver);
+    g_free(priv->driver_version);
+    g_free(priv->firmware_version);
+    g_free(priv->type_desc);
+    g_free(priv->dhcp_anycast_address);
+    g_free(priv->current_stable_id);
+
+    g_hash_table_unref(priv->ip6_saved_properties);
+    g_hash_table_unref(priv->available_connections);
+
+    nm_dbus_track_obj_path_deinit(&priv->parent_device);
+    nm_dbus_track_obj_path_deinit(&priv->act_request);
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(nm_device_parent_class)->finalize(object);
+
+    /* for testing, NMDeviceTest does not invoke NMDevice::constructed,
+     * and thus @settings might be unset. */
+    nm_g_object_unref(priv->settings);
+    nm_g_object_unref(priv->manager);
+
+    nm_g_object_unref(priv->concheck_mgr);
+
+    g_object_unref(priv->netns);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static const GDBusSignalInfo signal_info_state_changed = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_SIGNAL_INFO_INIT(
+    "StateChanged",
+    .args = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFOS(NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("new_state", "u"),
+                                      NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("old_state", "u"),
+                                      NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("reason", "u"), ), );
+
+static const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended interface_info_device = {
+    .parent = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_INTERFACE_INFO_INIT(
+        NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE,
+        .methods = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_METHOD_INFOS(
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_METHOD_INFO_EXTENDED(
+                NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_METHOD_INFO_INIT(
+                    "Reapply",
+                    .in_args = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFOS(
+                        NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("connection", "a{sa{sv}}"),
+                        NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("version_id", "t"),
+                        NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("flags", "u"), ), ),
+                .handle = impl_device_reapply, ),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_METHOD_INFO_EXTENDED(
+                NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_METHOD_INFO_INIT(
+                    "GetAppliedConnection",
+                    .in_args  = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFOS(NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("flags", "u"), ),
+                    .out_args = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFOS(
+                        NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("connection", "a{sa{sv}}"),
+                        NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_ARG_INFO("version_id", "t"), ), ),
+                .handle = impl_device_get_applied_connection, ),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_METHOD_INFO_EXTENDED(NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_METHOD_INFO_INIT("Disconnect", ),
+                                                .handle = impl_device_disconnect, ),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_METHOD_INFO_EXTENDED(NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_METHOD_INFO_INIT("Delete", ),
+                                                .handle = impl_device_delete, ), ),
+        .signals    = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_SIGNAL_INFOS(&signal_info_state_changed, ),
+        .properties = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_PROPERTY_INFOS(
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Udi", "s", NM_DEVICE_UDI),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Path", "s", NM_DEVICE_PATH),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Interface", "s", NM_DEVICE_IFACE),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("IpInterface",
+                                                             "s",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_IP_IFACE),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Driver", "s", NM_DEVICE_DRIVER),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("DriverVersion",
+                                                             "s",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_DRIVER_VERSION),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("FirmwareVersion",
+                                                             "s",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_FIRMWARE_VERSION),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Capabilities",
+                                                             "u",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_CAPABILITIES),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Ip4Address",
+                                                             "u",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_IP4_ADDRESS),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("State", "u", NM_DEVICE_STATE),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("StateReason",
+                                                             "(uu)",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("ActiveConnection",
+                                                             "o",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_ACTIVE_CONNECTION),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Ip4Config",
+                                                             "o",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_IP4_CONFIG),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Dhcp4Config",
+                                                             "o",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_DHCP4_CONFIG),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Ip6Config",
+                                                             "o",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_IP6_CONFIG),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Dhcp6Config",
+                                                             "o",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_DHCP6_CONFIG),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READWRITABLE_L("Managed",
+                                                                 "b",
+                                                                 NM_DEVICE_MANAGED,
+                                                                 NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_NETWORK_CONTROL,
+                                                                 NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_MANAGED),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READWRITABLE_L("Autoconnect",
+                                                                 "b",
+                                                                 NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT,
+                                                                 NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_NETWORK_CONTROL,
+                                                                 NM_AUDIT_OP_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("FirmwareMissing",
+                                                             "b",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_FIRMWARE_MISSING),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("NmPluginMissing",
+                                                             "b",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_NM_PLUGIN_MISSING),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("DeviceType",
+                                                             "u",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_DEVICE_TYPE),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("AvailableConnections",
+                                                             "ao",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("PhysicalPortId",
+                                                             "s",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_PHYSICAL_PORT_ID),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Mtu", "u", NM_DEVICE_MTU),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Metered", "u", NM_DEVICE_METERED),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("LldpNeighbors",
+                                                             "aa{sv}",
+                                                             NM_DEVICE_LLDP_NEIGHBORS),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE_L("Real", "b", NM_DEVICE_REAL),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE("Ip4Connectivity",
+                                                           "u",
+                                                           NM_DEVICE_IP4_CONNECTIVITY),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE("Ip6Connectivity",
+                                                           "u",
+                                                           NM_DEVICE_IP6_CONNECTIVITY),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE("InterfaceFlags",
+                                                           "u",
+                                                           NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_FLAGS),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE("HwAddress",
+                                                           "s",
+                                                           NM_DEVICE_HW_ADDRESS), ), ),
+};
+
+const NMDBusInterfaceInfoExtended nm_interface_info_device_statistics = {
+    .parent = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_INTERFACE_INFO_INIT(
+        NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE_STATISTICS,
+        .signals    = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_SIGNAL_INFOS(&nm_signal_info_property_changed_legacy, ),
+        .properties = NM_DEFINE_GDBUS_PROPERTY_INFOS(
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READWRITABLE(
+                "RefreshRateMs",
+                "u",
+                NM_DEVICE_STATISTICS_REFRESH_RATE_MS,
+                NM_AUTH_PERMISSION_ENABLE_DISABLE_STATISTICS,
+                NM_AUDIT_OP_STATISTICS),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE("TxBytes",
+                                                           "t",
+                                                           NM_DEVICE_STATISTICS_TX_BYTES),
+            NM_DEFINE_DBUS_PROPERTY_INFO_EXTENDED_READABLE("RxBytes",
+                                                           "t",
+                                                           NM_DEVICE_STATISTICS_RX_BYTES), ), ),
+};
+
+static void
+nm_device_class_init(NMDeviceClass *klass)
+{
+    GObjectClass *     object_class      = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+    NMDBusObjectClass *dbus_object_class = NM_DBUS_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+
+    g_type_class_add_private(object_class, sizeof(NMDevicePrivate));
+
+    dbus_object_class->export_path = NM_DBUS_EXPORT_PATH_NUMBERED(NM_DBUS_PATH "/Devices");
+    dbus_object_class->interface_infos =
+        NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_INFOS(&interface_info_device, &nm_interface_info_device_statistics);
+
+    object_class->dispose      = dispose;
+    object_class->finalize     = finalize;
+    object_class->set_property = set_property;
+    object_class->get_property = get_property;
+    object_class->constructor  = constructor;
+    object_class->constructed  = constructed;
+
+    klass->link_changed = link_changed;
+
+    klass->is_available                 = is_available;
+    klass->act_stage2_config            = act_stage2_config;
+    klass->act_stage3_ip_config_start   = act_stage3_ip_config_start;
+    klass->act_stage4_ip_config_timeout = act_stage4_ip_config_timeout;
+
+    klass->get_type_description          = get_type_description;
+    klass->can_auto_connect              = can_auto_connect;
+    klass->can_update_from_platform_link = can_update_from_platform_link;
+    klass->check_connection_compatible   = check_connection_compatible;
+    klass->check_connection_available    = check_connection_available;
+    klass->can_unmanaged_external_down   = can_unmanaged_external_down;
+    klass->realize_start_notify          = realize_start_notify;
+    klass->unrealize_notify              = unrealize_notify;
+    klass->carrier_changed_notify        = carrier_changed_notify;
+    klass->get_ip_iface_identifier       = get_ip_iface_identifier;
+    klass->unmanaged_on_quit             = unmanaged_on_quit;
+    klass->deactivate_reset_hw_addr      = deactivate_reset_hw_addr;
+    klass->parent_changed_notify         = parent_changed_notify;
+    klass->can_reapply_change            = can_reapply_change;
+    klass->reapply_connection            = reapply_connection;
+    klass->set_platform_mtu              = set_platform_mtu;
+
+    obj_properties[PROP_UDI] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_UDI,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_PATH] = g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_PATH,
+                                                    "",
+                                                    "",
+                                                    NULL,
+                                                    G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_IFACE] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_IFACE,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_IP_IFACE] = g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_IP_IFACE,
+                                                        "",
+                                                        "",
+                                                        NULL,
+                                                        G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_DRIVER] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_DRIVER,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_DRIVER_VERSION] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_DRIVER_VERSION,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_FIRMWARE_VERSION] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_FIRMWARE_VERSION,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_CAPABILITIES] =
+        g_param_spec_uint(NM_DEVICE_CAPABILITIES,
+                          "",
+                          "",
+                          0,
+                          G_MAXUINT32,
+                          NM_DEVICE_CAP_NONE,
+                          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_CARRIER] = g_param_spec_boolean(NM_DEVICE_CARRIER,
+                                                        "",
+                                                        "",
+                                                        FALSE,
+                                                        G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_MTU]     = g_param_spec_uint(NM_DEVICE_MTU,
+                                                 "",
+                                                 "",
+                                                 0,
+                                                 G_MAXUINT32,
+                                                 1500,
+                                                 G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_IP4_ADDRESS] =
+        g_param_spec_variant(NM_DEVICE_IP4_ADDRESS,
+                             "",
+                             "",
+                             G_VARIANT_TYPE_UINT32,
+                             NULL,
+                             G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_IP4_CONFIG] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_IP4_CONFIG,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_DHCP4_CONFIG] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_DHCP4_CONFIG,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_IP6_CONFIG] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_IP6_CONFIG,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_DHCP6_CONFIG] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_DHCP6_CONFIG,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_STATE] = g_param_spec_uint(NM_DEVICE_STATE,
+                                                   "",
+                                                   "",
+                                                   0,
+                                                   G_MAXUINT32,
+                                                   NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN,
+                                                   G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_STATE_REASON] =
+        g_param_spec_variant(NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON,
+                             "",
+                             "",
+                             G_VARIANT_TYPE("(uu)"),
+                             NULL,
+                             G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_ACTIVE_CONNECTION] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_ACTIVE_CONNECTION,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_DEVICE_TYPE] =
+        g_param_spec_uint(NM_DEVICE_DEVICE_TYPE,
+                          "",
+                          "",
+                          0,
+                          G_MAXUINT32,
+                          NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
+                          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_LINK_TYPE] =
+        g_param_spec_uint(NM_DEVICE_LINK_TYPE,
+                          "",
+                          "",
+                          0,
+                          G_MAXUINT32,
+                          NM_LINK_TYPE_NONE,
+                          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_MANAGED]     = g_param_spec_boolean(NM_DEVICE_MANAGED,
+                                                        "",
+                                                        "",
+                                                        FALSE,
+                                                        G_PARAM_READWRITE | /* via D-Bus */
+                                                            G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_AUTOCONNECT] = g_param_spec_boolean(NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT,
+                                                            "",
+                                                            "",
+                                                            DEFAULT_AUTOCONNECT,
+                                                            G_PARAM_READWRITE | /* via D-Bus */
+                                                                G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_FIRMWARE_MISSING] =
+        g_param_spec_boolean(NM_DEVICE_FIRMWARE_MISSING,
+                             "",
+                             "",
+                             FALSE,
+                             G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_NM_PLUGIN_MISSING] =
+        g_param_spec_boolean(NM_DEVICE_NM_PLUGIN_MISSING,
+                             "",
+                             "",
+                             FALSE,
+                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_TYPE_DESC] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_TYPE_DESC,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_RFKILL_TYPE] =
+        g_param_spec_uint(NM_DEVICE_RFKILL_TYPE,
+                          "",
+                          "",
+                          RFKILL_TYPE_WLAN,
+                          RFKILL_TYPE_MAX,
+                          RFKILL_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
+                          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_IFINDEX] = g_param_spec_int(NM_DEVICE_IFINDEX,
+                                                    "",
+                                                    "",
+                                                    0,
+                                                    G_MAXINT,
+                                                    0,
+                                                    G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS] =
+        g_param_spec_boxed(NM_DEVICE_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS,
+                           "",
+                           "",
+                           G_TYPE_STRV,
+                           G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_PHYSICAL_PORT_ID] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_PHYSICAL_PORT_ID,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_MASTER] = g_param_spec_object(NM_DEVICE_MASTER,
+                                                      "",
+                                                      "",
+                                                      NM_TYPE_DEVICE,
+                                                      G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_PARENT] = g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_PARENT,
+                                                      "",
+                                                      "",
+                                                      NULL,
+                                                      G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_HW_ADDRESS] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_HW_ADDRESS,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_PERM_HW_ADDRESS] =
+        g_param_spec_string(NM_DEVICE_PERM_HW_ADDRESS,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            NULL,
+                            G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_HAS_PENDING_ACTION] =
+        g_param_spec_boolean(NM_DEVICE_HAS_PENDING_ACTION,
+                             "",
+                             "",
+                             FALSE,
+                             G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_METERED] = g_param_spec_uint(NM_DEVICE_METERED,
+                                                     "",
+                                                     "",
+                                                     0,
+                                                     G_MAXUINT32,
+                                                     NM_METERED_UNKNOWN,
+                                                     G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_LLDP_NEIGHBORS] =
+        g_param_spec_variant(NM_DEVICE_LLDP_NEIGHBORS,
+                             "",
+                             "",
+                             G_VARIANT_TYPE("aa{sv}"),
+                             NULL,
+                             G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_REAL]   = g_param_spec_boolean(NM_DEVICE_REAL,
+                                                     "",
+                                                     "",
+                                                     FALSE,
+                                                     G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_SLAVES] = g_param_spec_boxed(NM_DEVICE_SLAVES,
+                                                     "",
+                                                     "",
+                                                     G_TYPE_STRV,
+                                                     G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+    obj_properties[PROP_STATISTICS_REFRESH_RATE_MS] =
+        g_param_spec_uint(NM_DEVICE_STATISTICS_REFRESH_RATE_MS,
+                          "",
+                          "",
+                          0,
+                          UINT32_MAX,
+                          0,
+                          G_PARAM_READWRITE | /* via D-Bus */
+                              G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_STATISTICS_TX_BYTES] =
+        g_param_spec_uint64(NM_DEVICE_STATISTICS_TX_BYTES,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            0,
+                            UINT64_MAX,
+                            0,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_STATISTICS_RX_BYTES] =
+        g_param_spec_uint64(NM_DEVICE_STATISTICS_RX_BYTES,
+                            "",
+                            "",
+                            0,
+                            UINT64_MAX,
+                            0,
+                            G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+    obj_properties[PROP_IP4_CONNECTIVITY] =
+        g_param_spec_uint(NM_DEVICE_IP4_CONNECTIVITY,
+                          "",
+                          "",
+                          NM_CONNECTIVITY_UNKNOWN,
+                          NM_CONNECTIVITY_FULL,
+                          NM_CONNECTIVITY_UNKNOWN,
+                          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_IP6_CONNECTIVITY] =
+        g_param_spec_uint(NM_DEVICE_IP6_CONNECTIVITY,
+                          "",
+                          "",
+                          NM_CONNECTIVITY_UNKNOWN,
+                          NM_CONNECTIVITY_FULL,
+                          NM_CONNECTIVITY_UNKNOWN,
+                          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+    obj_properties[PROP_INTERFACE_FLAGS] =
+        g_param_spec_uint(NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE_FLAGS,
+                          "",
+                          "",
+                          0,
+                          G_MAXUINT32,
+                          0,
+                          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+    g_object_class_install_properties(object_class, _PROPERTY_ENUMS_LAST, obj_properties);
+
+    signals[STATE_CHANGED] = g_signal_new(NM_DEVICE_STATE_CHANGED,
+                                          G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE(object_class),
+                                          G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                                          G_STRUCT_OFFSET(NMDeviceClass, state_changed),
+                                          NULL,
+                                          NULL,
+                                          NULL,
+                                          G_TYPE_NONE,
+                                          3,
+                                          G_TYPE_UINT,
+                                          G_TYPE_UINT,
+                                          G_TYPE_UINT);
+
+    signals[AUTOCONNECT_ALLOWED] = g_signal_new(NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT_ALLOWED,
+                                                G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE(object_class),
+                                                G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                                                0,
+                                                autoconnect_allowed_accumulator,
+                                                NULL,
+                                                NULL,
+                                                G_TYPE_BOOLEAN,
+                                                0);
+
+    signals[IP4_CONFIG_CHANGED] = g_signal_new(NM_DEVICE_IP4_CONFIG_CHANGED,
+                                               G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE(object_class),
+                                               G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+                                               0,
+                                               NULL,
+                                               NULL,
+                                               NULL,
+                                               G_TYPE_NONE,
+                                               2,
+                                               G_TYPE_OBJECT,
+                                               G_TYPE_OBJECT);
+
+    signals[IP6_CONFIG_CHANGED] = g_signal_new(NM_DEVICE_IP6_CONFIG_CHANGED,
+                                               G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE(object_class),
+                                               G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+                                               0,
+                                               NULL,
+                                               NULL,
+                                               NULL,
+                                               G_TYPE_NONE,
+                                               2,
+                                               G_TYPE_OBJECT,
+                                               G_TYPE_OBJECT);
+
+    signals[IP6_PREFIX_DELEGATED] = g_signal_new(NM_DEVICE_IP6_PREFIX_DELEGATED,
+                                                 G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE(object_class),
+                                                 G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+                                                 0,
+                                                 NULL,
+                                                 NULL,
+                                                 NULL,
+                                                 G_TYPE_NONE,
+                                                 1,
+                                                 G_TYPE_POINTER);
+
+    signals[IP6_SUBNET_NEEDED] = g_signal_new(NM_DEVICE_IP6_SUBNET_NEEDED,
+                                              G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE(object_class),
+                                              G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+                                              0,
+                                              NULL,
+                                              NULL,
+                                              NULL,
+                                              G_TYPE_NONE,
+                                              0);
+
+    signals[REMOVED] = g_signal_new(NM_DEVICE_REMOVED,
+                                    G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE(object_class),
+                                    G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+                                    0,
+                                    NULL,
+                                    NULL,
+                                    NULL,
+                                    G_TYPE_NONE,
+                                    0);
+
+    signals[RECHECK_AUTO_ACTIVATE] = g_signal_new(NM_DEVICE_RECHECK_AUTO_ACTIVATE,
+                                                  G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE(object_class),
+                                                  G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+                                                  0,
+                                                  NULL,
+                                                  NULL,
+                                                  NULL,
+                                                  G_TYPE_NONE,
+                                                  0);
+
+    signals[RECHECK_ASSUME] = g_signal_new(NM_DEVICE_RECHECK_ASSUME,
+                                           G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE(object_class),
+                                           G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+                                           0,
+                                           NULL,
+                                           NULL,
+                                           NULL,
+                                           G_TYPE_NONE,
+                                           0);
+
+    signals[DNS_LOOKUP_DONE] = g_signal_new(NM_DEVICE_DNS_LOOKUP_DONE,
+                                            G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE(object_class),
+                                            G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+                                            0,
+                                            NULL,
+                                            NULL,
+                                            NULL,
+                                            G_TYPE_NONE,
+                                            0);
+}
+
+/* Connection defaults from plugins */
+NM_CON_DEFAULT_NOP("cdma.mtu");
+NM_CON_DEFAULT_NOP("gsm.mtu");
+NM_CON_DEFAULT_NOP("wifi.ap-isolation");
+NM_CON_DEFAULT_NOP("wifi.powersave");
+NM_CON_DEFAULT_NOP("wifi.wake-on-wlan");
+NM_CON_DEFAULT_NOP("wifi-sec.pmf");
+NM_CON_DEFAULT_NOP("wifi-sec.fils");