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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2008-06-23 11:53:03 +0200
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2008-06-23 11:53:03 +0200
commit009b9fc98ddd83f9139fdabb12c0d7a8535d5421 (patch)
treef7d3e182407d2ebe50a9b8db6361ac910027a1cf /drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
parent3711ccb07b7f0a13f4f1aa16a8fdca9c930f21ca (diff)
parent481c5346d0981940ee63037eb53e4e37b0735c10 (diff)
Merge branch 'linus' into x86/threadinfotip-x86-threadinfo-2008-06-23_09.53_Mon
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c')
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c12
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
index 68c41a00d93d..08f3d396bcd6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
@@ -1437,8 +1437,16 @@ int bond_create_sysfs(void)
* configure multiple bonding devices.
*/
if (ret == -EEXIST) {
- netdev_class = NULL;
- return 0;
+ /* Is someone being kinky and naming a device bonding_master? */
+ if (__dev_get_by_name(&init_net,
+ class_attr_bonding_masters.attr.name))
+ printk(KERN_ERR
+ "network device named %s already exists in sysfs",
+ class_attr_bonding_masters.attr.name);
+ else {
+ netdev_class = NULL;
+ return 0;
+ }
}
return ret;