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Diffstat (limited to 'net/core')
| -rw-r--r-- | net/core/dev.c | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | net/core/failover.c | 6 |
2 files changed, 5 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c index 3bacee3bee78..707de6b841d0 100644 --- a/net/core/dev.c +++ b/net/core/dev.c @@ -1163,22 +1163,6 @@ int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *newname) net = dev_net(dev); - /* Some auto-enslaved devices e.g. failover slaves are - * special, as userspace might rename the device after - * the interface had been brought up and running since - * the point kernel initiated auto-enslavement. Allow - * live name change even when these slave devices are - * up and running. - * - * Typically, users of these auto-enslaving devices - * don't actually care about slave name change, as - * they are supposed to operate on master interface - * directly. - */ - if (dev->flags & IFF_UP && - likely(!(dev->priv_flags & IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK))) - return -EBUSY; - down_write(&devnet_rename_sem); if (strncmp(newname, dev->name, IFNAMSIZ) == 0) { @@ -1195,7 +1179,8 @@ int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *newname) } if (oldname[0] && !strchr(oldname, '%')) - netdev_info(dev, "renamed from %s\n", oldname); + netdev_info(dev, "renamed from %s%s\n", oldname, + dev->flags & IFF_UP ? " (while UP)" : ""); old_assign_type = dev->name_assign_type; dev->name_assign_type = NET_NAME_RENAMED; diff --git a/net/core/failover.c b/net/core/failover.c index 864d2d83eff4..655411c4ca51 100644 --- a/net/core/failover.c +++ b/net/core/failover.c @@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ static int failover_slave_register(struct net_device *slave_dev) goto err_upper_link; } - slave_dev->priv_flags |= (IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE | IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK); + slave_dev->priv_flags |= IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE; if (fops && fops->slave_register && !fops->slave_register(slave_dev, failover_dev)) return NOTIFY_OK; netdev_upper_dev_unlink(slave_dev, failover_dev); - slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE | IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK); + slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE; err_upper_link: netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev); done: @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int failover_slave_unregister(struct net_device *slave_dev) netdev_rx_handler_unregister(slave_dev); netdev_upper_dev_unlink(slave_dev, failover_dev); - slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE | IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK); + slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE; if (fops && fops->slave_unregister && !fops->slave_unregister(slave_dev, failover_dev)) |