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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c | 9 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c index 3b16f62d5606..e953c6ad6e6d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c @@ -5164,6 +5164,15 @@ int bond_create(struct net *net, const char *name) res = dev_alloc_name(bond_dev, "bond%d"); if (res < 0) goto out; + } else { + /* + * If we're given a name to register + * we need to ensure that its not already + * registered + */ + res = -EEXIST; + if (__dev_get_by_name(net, name) != NULL) + goto out; } res = register_netdevice(bond_dev); |