netdev - [PATCH net-next] veth: remove redundant call of dev_alloc

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Date:	Sun,  9 Jun 2013 20:15:20 +0800
From:	Hong Zhiguo <honkiko@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, stephen@...workplumber.org, xemul@...nvz.org,
	ebiederm@...ssion.com
Subject: [PATCH net-next] veth: remove redundant call of dev_alloc_name

it's called in the following register_netdevice. No need to call it
here.
Tested with "ip link add type veth" and "ip link add xxx%d type veth".

Signed-off-by: Hong Zhiguo <honkiko@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/veth.c |    7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 177f911..da86652 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -379,12 +379,6 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	else
 		snprintf(dev->name, IFNAMSIZ, DRV_NAME "%%d");
 
-	if (strchr(dev->name, '%')) {
-		err = dev_alloc_name(dev, dev->name);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto err_alloc_name;
-	}
-
 	err = register_netdevice(dev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_register_dev;
@@ -404,7 +398,6 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 
 err_register_dev:
 	/* nothing to do */
-err_alloc_name:
 err_configure_peer:
 	unregister_netdevice(peer);
 	return err;
-- 
1.7.10.4

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