rtw_init_netdev_name() calls dev_alloc_name() which allocates the name
for the device as per the given name format.
It returns a negative err code if the format is invalid. Currently the
name format is specified by the module parameter "ifname".
Warn the user if "ifname" is invalid.
Signed-off-by: Vihas Mak <makvihas@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c
index 91792dfd3..875815b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c
@@ -399,7 +399,10 @@ static struct adapter *rtw_usb_if1_init(struct dvobj_priv *dvobj,
DBG_88E("can't get autopm:\n");
/* alloc dev name after read efuse. */
- rtw_init_netdev_name(pnetdev, padapter->registrypriv.ifname);
+ if (rtw_init_netdev_name(pnetdev, padapter->registrypriv.ifname) < 0) {
+ DBG_88E("rtw_init_netdev_name failed, ifname:%s\n",
+ padapter->registrypriv.ifname);
+ }
rtw_macaddr_cfg(padapter->eeprompriv.mac_addr);
rtw_init_wifidirect_addrs(padapter, padapter->eeprompriv.mac_addr,
padapter->eeprompriv.mac_addr);
--
2.30.2
