Fix to have sysfs track rename of network devices

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Fix to have sysfs track rename of network devices

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Subject:	Fix to have sysfs track rename of network devices
From:	Mark Huth <mhuth@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:03:15 -0700
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Description:

When an Ethernet interface is renamed in the kernel via the ioctl SIOCSIFNAME, the sysfs directories /sys/class/net/ethX are not changed to the new name.  This patch ensures sysfs is updated to the new name  specified by the rename ioctl.

Thanks,
Mark Huth

2.6.0-test3-fixifrename.patch
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