linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] colons are invalid characters in netdev names

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Message-ID: <20150217192803.21a63afd@uryu.home.lan>
Date:	Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:28:03 -0600
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Matthew Thode <mthode@...ode.org>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] colons are invalid characters in netdev names

On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:15:42 -0600
Matthew Thode <mthode@...ode.org> wrote:

> colons are used as a separator in netdev device lookup in dev_ioctl.c
> 
> Specific functions are SIOCGIFTXQLEN SIOCETHTOOL SIOCSIFNAME
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Thode <mthode@...ode.org>

What is the exact sequence that causes the problem?
SIOCSIFNAME already strips of colon.


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