bonding: handle case of device named bonding_master
If device already exists named bonding_masters, then fail. This is a wierd
corner case only a QA group could love.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
index 68c41a0..08f3d39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
@@ -1437,8 +1437,16 @@
* configure multiple bonding devices.
*/
if (ret == -EEXIST) {
- netdev_class = NULL;
- return 0;
+ /* Is someone being kinky and naming a device bonding_master? */
+ if (__dev_get_by_name(&init_net,
+ class_attr_bonding_masters.attr.name))
+ printk(KERN_ERR
+ "network device named %s already exists in sysfs",
+ class_attr_bonding_masters.attr.name);
+ else {
+ netdev_class = NULL;
+ return 0;
+ }
}
return ret;