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Diffstat (limited to 'net/core/dev.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | net/core/dev.c | 16 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c index fdcff29df915..f409406254dd 100644 --- a/net/core/dev.c +++ b/net/core/dev.c @@ -1184,7 +1184,21 @@ int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *newname) BUG_ON(!dev_net(dev)); net = dev_net(dev); - if (dev->flags & IFF_UP) + + /* 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; write_seqcount_begin(&devnet_rename_seq); |