Hi!
> The NETDEV_CHANGENAME code is not "unneeded" like it is stated in commit
> 4cb6560514fa ("leds: trigger: netdev: fix refcnt leak on interface
> rename").
>
> The event was accidentally misinterpreted equivalent to
> NETDEV_UNREGISTER, but should be equivalent to NETDEV_REGISTER.
>
> This was the case in the original code from the openwrt project.
>
> Otherwise, you are unable to set netdev led triggers for (non-existent)
> netdevices, which has to be renamed. This is the case, for example, for
> ppp interfaces in openwrt.
>
> Fixes: 06f502f57d0d ("leds: trigger: Introduce a NETDEV trigger")
> Fixes: 4cb6560514fa ("leds: trigger: netdev: fix refcnt leak on interface rename")
> Signed-off-by: Martin Schiller <ms@xxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks, applied.
I assume it does not fix _real bad_ bug to qualify for stable.
Best regards,
Pavel
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