[PATCH] network device renaming sysfs fix

[Dan Aloni <da-x@xxxxxxx>]

(repost, now will hopefully reach the mailing list)

I believe this is a better approach for fixing the sysfs renaming
discrepancy. Later I'll also look into fixing the same issue 
with sysctl.

--- linux/net/core/dev.c        2003-08-15 12:47:50.000000000 +0300
+++ linux/net/core/dev.c        2003-08-15 12:47:59.000000000 +0300
@@ -2347,10 +2347,14 @@
                                return -EEXIST;
                        memcpy(dev->name, ifr->ifr_newname, IFNAMSIZ);
                        dev->name[IFNAMSIZ - 1] = 0;
-                       strlcpy(dev->class_dev.class_id, dev->name, 
BUS_ID_SIZE);
+
+                       err = class_device_rename(&dev->class_dev, dev->name);
+                       if (err) 
+                               printk(KERN_DEBUG "SIOCSIFNAME: error renaming 
class_device (%d)\n", err);
+
                        notifier_call_chain(&netdev_chain,
                                            NETDEV_CHANGENAME, dev);
-                       return 0;
+                       return err;
 
                /*
                 *      Unknown or private ioctl



-- 
Dan Aloni
da-x@xxxxxxx