linux-kernel - Re: netdevice name corruption is still present in 2.6.18-rc6-mm1

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Date:	Sun, 10 Sep 2006 11:40:11 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	Nick Orlov <bugfixer@...t.ru>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: netdevice name corruption is still present in 2.6.18-rc6-mm1

Nick Orlov wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 08, 2006 at 11:29:39PM -0400, Nick Orlov wrote:
> 
>>I would like to confirm that issue with netdevice name corruption
>>is still present in 2.6.18-rc6-mm1 and extremely easy to reproduce
>>(at least on my system) with 100% hit rate.
>>
>>All I have to do is 'sudo /etc/init.d/networking stop'. And here we go:
>>
>>Sep  8 22:50:11 nickolas kernel: [events/1:7]: Changing netdevice name from [ath0] to [\200^C^Bб\206]
>>
> 
> 
> Confirmed: Patrick's patch fixes the issue for me.
> (http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=115777959918268&w=2)


Thanks Nick. Dave, please apply the attached patch to net-2.6.19, it
fixes the netdevice name corruption reported by multiple people.


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