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-rw-r--r--include/linux/netdevice.h3
-rw-r--r--net/core/dev.c16
-rw-r--r--net/core/failover.c6
3 files changed, 21 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 26f69cf763f4..324e872c91d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1500,6 +1500,7 @@ struct net_device_ops {
* @IFF_FAILOVER: device is a failover master device
* @IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE: device is lower dev of a failover master device
* @IFF_L3MDEV_RX_HANDLER: only invoke the rx handler of L3 master device
+ * @IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK: rename is allowed while device is up and running
*/
enum netdev_priv_flags {
IFF_802_1Q_VLAN = 1<<0,
@@ -1532,6 +1533,7 @@ enum netdev_priv_flags {
IFF_FAILOVER = 1<<27,
IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE = 1<<28,
IFF_L3MDEV_RX_HANDLER = 1<<29,
+ IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK = 1<<30,
};
#define IFF_802_1Q_VLAN IFF_802_1Q_VLAN
@@ -1563,6 +1565,7 @@ enum netdev_priv_flags {
#define IFF_FAILOVER IFF_FAILOVER
#define IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE IFF_FAILOVER_SLAVE
#define IFF_L3MDEV_RX_HANDLER IFF_L3MDEV_RX_HANDLER
+#define IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK IFF_LIVE_RENAME_OK
/**
* struct net_device - The DEVICE structure.
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))