netdev - [PATCH net-next 2/3] bonding: use the correct function to check for netdev name collision

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Date:   Thu,  7 Oct 2021 18:16:51 +0200
From:   Antoine Tenart <atenart@...nel.org>
To:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org
Cc:     Antoine Tenart <atenart@...nel.org>, pabeni@...hat.com,
        juri.lelli@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next 2/3] bonding: use the correct function to check for netdev name collision

A new helper to detect if a net device name is in use was added. Use it
here as the return reference from __dev_get_by_name was discarded.

Signed-off-by: Antoine Tenart <atenart@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
index b9e9842fed94..c48b77167fab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
@@ -811,8 +811,8 @@ int bond_create_sysfs(struct bond_net *bn)
 	 */
 	if (ret == -EEXIST) {
 		/* Is someone being kinky and naming a device bonding_master? */
-		if (__dev_get_by_name(bn->net,
-				      class_attr_bonding_masters.attr.name))
+		if (netdev_name_in_use(bn->net,
+				       class_attr_bonding_masters.attr.name))
 			pr_err("network device named %s already exists in sysfs\n",
 			       class_attr_bonding_masters.attr.name);
 		ret = 0;
-- 
2.31.1