netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/2] rtnetlink: Disable notification for NETDEV

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Date:   Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:31:20 -0400
From:   Vladislav Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     dsa@...ulusnetworks.com, Vladislav Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/2] rtnetlink: Disable notification for NETDEV_NAMECHANGE event

The data signaling name change is already provided at
the end of do_setlink().  This event handler just generates
a duplicate announcement.  Disable it.

CC: David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>
Signed-off-by: Vladislav Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>
---
 net/core/rtnetlink.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 0ee5479..e8e6816 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -4123,7 +4123,6 @@ static int rtnetlink_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, voi
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case NETDEV_REBOOT:
-	case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
 	case NETDEV_FEAT_CHANGE:
 	case NETDEV_BONDING_FAILOVER:
 	case NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS:
-- 
2.7.4