netdev - [PATCH iproute2] utils: do not be restrictive about alternate network device names

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Message-ID: <20251221174945.8346-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 09:49:45 -0800
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Subject: [PATCH iproute2] utils: do not be restrictive about alternate network device names

The kernel does not impose restrictions on alternate interface
names; therefore ip commands should not either.

This allows colon, slash, even .. as alternate names.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
---
 lib/utils.c | 21 +++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/utils.c b/lib/utils.c
index 0719281a..13e8c098 100644
--- a/lib/utils.c
+++ b/lib/utils.c
@@ -847,10 +847,15 @@ int nodev(const char *dev)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int __check_ifname(const char *name)
+/* These checks mimic kernel checks in dev_valid_name */
+int check_ifname(const char *name)
 {
-	if (*name == '\0')
+	if (*name == '\0' || strnlen(name, IFNAMSIZ) == IFNAMSIZ)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (!strcmp(name, ".") || !strcmp(name, ".."))
 		return -1;
+
 	while (*name) {
 		if (*name == '/' || isspace(*name))
 			return -1;
@@ -859,17 +864,13 @@ static int __check_ifname(const char *name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int check_ifname(const char *name)
+/* Many less restrictions on altername names */
+int check_altifname(const char *name)
 {
-	/* These checks mimic kernel checks in dev_valid_name */
-	if (strlen(name) >= IFNAMSIZ)
+	if (*name == '\0' || strnlen(name, ALTIFNAMSIZ) == ALTIFNAMSIZ)
 		return -1;
-	return __check_ifname(name);
-}
 
-int check_altifname(const char *name)
-{
-	return __check_ifname(name);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* buf is assumed to be IFNAMSIZ */
-- 
2.51.0