From: David Herrmann > The name_assign_type attribute gives hints where the interface name of a > given net-device comes from. Three different values are currently defined: > NET_NAME_ENUM: > This is the default. The ifname is provided by the kernel with an > enumerated suffix. Names may be reused and unstable. > NET_NAME_USER: > The ifname was provided by user-space during net-device setup. > NET_NAME_RENAMED: > The net-device has been renamed via RTNL. Once this type is set, it > cannot change again. ... > diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h > index b8d8c80..6698e87 100644 > --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h > +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h > @@ -1248,6 +1248,7 @@ struct net_device { > * of the interface. > */ > char name[IFNAMSIZ]; > + unsigned char name_assign_type; /* name assignment type */ > > /* device name hash chain, please keep it close to name[] */ > struct hlist_node name_hlist; Do you really need to add 7 byte of padding here? There seems to be some padding lurking elsewhere that really ought to be mergable. David -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html