[PATCH net-next v3] net: openvswitch: Check vport net device name

["jun.gu" <jun.gu@easystack.cn>]

Check vport net device name to ensure the provided name is not one of
its aliases. This can avoid that ovs userspace create and destroy vport
repeatedly.

Signed-off-by: Jun Gu <jun.gu@easystack.cn>
---
 net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c b/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c
index 903537a5da22..7003e76b8172 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ struct vport *ovs_netdev_link(struct vport *vport, const char *name)
 	int err;
 
 	vport->dev = dev_get_by_name(ovs_dp_get_net(vport->dp), name);
-	if (!vport->dev) {
+	/* Ensure that the device exists and that the provided
+	 * name is not one of its aliases.
+	 */
+	if ((!vport->dev) || strcmp(name, ovs_vport_name(vport))) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto error_free_vport;
 	}
-- 
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