From: Simon Arlott Links for each port are created in sysfs using the device name, but this could be changed after being added to the bridge. As well as being unable to remove interfaces after this occurs (because userspace tools don't recognise the new name, and the kernel won't recognise the old name), adding another interface with the old name to the bridge will cause an error trying to create the sysfs link. This fixes the problem by listening for NETDEV_CHANGENAME notifications and renaming the link. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12743 Signed-off-by: Simon Arlott Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger --- Modified to apply to net-next and fix checkpatch warnings -- stephen fs/sysfs/symlink.c | 1 + net/bridge/br_if.c | 2 +- net/bridge/br_notify.c | 7 +++++++ net/bridge/br_private.h | 6 ++++++ net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 5 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) --- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c 2010-05-07 17:43:18.937936182 -0700 +++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c 2010-05-10 12:15:03.247827705 -0700 @@ -261,3 +261,4 @@ const struct inode_operations sysfs_syml EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_create_link); EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_link); +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_rename_link); --- a/net/bridge/br_if.c 2010-05-10 10:47:51.089679264 -0700 +++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c 2010-05-10 12:15:03.247827705 -0700 @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void del_nbp(struct net_bridge_po struct net_bridge *br = p->br; struct net_device *dev = p->dev; - sysfs_remove_link(br->ifobj, dev->name); + sysfs_remove_link(br->ifobj, p->sysfs_name); dev_set_promiscuity(dev, -1); --- a/net/bridge/br_notify.c 2010-05-07 17:43:18.927931730 -0700 +++ b/net/bridge/br_notify.c 2010-05-10 12:15:03.257881460 -0700 @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static int br_device_event(struct notifi struct net_device *dev = ptr; struct net_bridge_port *p = dev->br_port; struct net_bridge *br; + int err; /* not a port of a bridge */ if (p == NULL) @@ -83,6 +84,12 @@ static int br_device_event(struct notifi br_del_if(br, dev); break; + case NETDEV_CHANGENAME: + err = br_sysfs_renameif(p); + if (err) + return notifier_from_errno(err); + break; + case NETDEV_PRE_TYPE_CHANGE: /* Forbid underlaying device to change its type. */ return NOTIFY_BAD; --- a/net/bridge/br_private.h 2010-05-10 12:11:13.863532891 -0700 +++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h 2010-05-10 12:15:03.267827450 -0700 @@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ struct net_bridge_port struct hlist_head mglist; struct hlist_node rlist; #endif + +#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS + char sysfs_name[IFNAMSIZ]; +#endif }; struct br_cpu_netstats { @@ -480,6 +484,7 @@ extern void br_ifinfo_notify(int event, /* br_sysfs_if.c */ extern const struct sysfs_ops brport_sysfs_ops; extern int br_sysfs_addif(struct net_bridge_port *p); +extern int br_sysfs_renameif(struct net_bridge_port *p); /* br_sysfs_br.c */ extern int br_sysfs_addbr(struct net_device *dev); @@ -488,6 +493,7 @@ extern void br_sysfs_delbr(struct net_de #else #define br_sysfs_addif(p) (0) +#define br_sysfs_renameif(p) (0) #define br_sysfs_addbr(dev) (0) #define br_sysfs_delbr(dev) do { } while(0) #endif /* CONFIG_SYSFS */ --- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c 2010-05-07 17:43:18.917930679 -0700 +++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c 2010-05-10 12:15:03.267827450 -0700 @@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ const struct sysfs_ops brport_sysfs_ops /* * Add sysfs entries to ethernet device added to a bridge. * Creates a brport subdirectory with bridge attributes. - * Puts symlink in bridge's brport subdirectory + * Puts symlink in bridge's brif subdirectory */ int br_sysfs_addif(struct net_bridge_port *p) { @@ -257,15 +257,37 @@ int br_sysfs_addif(struct net_bridge_por err = sysfs_create_link(&p->kobj, &br->dev->dev.kobj, SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_LINK); if (err) - goto out2; + return err; for (a = brport_attrs; *a; ++a) { err = sysfs_create_file(&p->kobj, &((*a)->attr)); if (err) - goto out2; + return err; } - err = sysfs_create_link(br->ifobj, &p->kobj, p->dev->name); -out2: + strlcpy(p->sysfs_name, p->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ); + return sysfs_create_link(br->ifobj, &p->kobj, p->sysfs_name); +} + +/* Rename bridge's brif symlink */ +int br_sysfs_renameif(struct net_bridge_port *p) +{ + struct net_bridge *br = p->br; + int err; + + /* If a rename fails, the rollback will cause another + * rename call with the existing name. + */ + if (!strncmp(p->sysfs_name, p->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ)) + return 0; + + err = sysfs_rename_link(br->ifobj, &p->kobj, + p->sysfs_name, p->dev->name); + if (err) + netdev_notice(br->dev, "unable to rename link %s to %s", + p->sysfs_name, p->dev->name); + else + strlcpy(p->sysfs_name, p->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ); + return err; } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html