From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark Huth Subject: Fix to have sysfs track rename of network devices Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:03:15 -0700 Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Message-ID: <3F3BDCF3.5050708@mvista.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------070309000706020401080306" Return-path: To: netdev@oss.sgi.com Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070309000706020401080306 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------090404000602010207080904" --------------090404000602010207080904 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 --------------090404000602010207080904 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 
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
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