net-sysfs: trigger netlink notification on ifalias change via sysfs
This patch adds netlink notifications on iflias changes via sysfs.
makes it consistent with the netlink path which also calls
netdev_state_change. Also makes it consistent with other sysfs
netdev_store operations.
Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@cumulusnetworks.com>
Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 51d5836..799b752 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static ssize_t ifalias_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
struct net_device *netdev = to_net_dev(dev);
struct net *net = dev_net(netdev);
size_t count = len;
- ssize_t ret;
+ ssize_t ret = 0;
if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
return -EPERM;
@@ -391,9 +391,20 @@ static ssize_t ifalias_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
if (len > 0 && buf[len - 1] == '\n')
--count;
- ret = dev_set_alias(netdev, buf, count);
+ if (!rtnl_trylock())
+ return restart_syscall();
- return ret < 0 ? ret : len;
+ if (dev_isalive(netdev)) {
+ ret = dev_set_alias(netdev, buf, count);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ goto err;
+ ret = len;
+ netdev_state_change(netdev);
+ }
+err:
+ rtnl_unlock();
+
+ return ret;
}
static ssize_t ifalias_show(struct device *dev,