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Diffstat (limited to 'net')
| -rw-r--r-- | net/core/dev.c | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | net/core/failover.c | 6 |
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 4 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); diff --git a/net/core/failover.c b/net/core/failover.c index 4a92a98ccce9..b5cd3c727285 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; + slave_dev->priv_flags |= (IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE | IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK); 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; + slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE | IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK); 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; + slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE | IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK); if (fops && fops->slave_unregister && !fops->slave_unregister(slave_dev, failover_dev)) |