On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 01:49:46PM +0530, Varka Bhadram wrote: > What about the following change..? > > diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c > index ac3462a..248490c 100644 > --- a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c > +++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c > @@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ int ieee802154_add_iface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) > int rc = -ENOBUFS; > struct net_device *dev; > int type = __IEEE802154_DEV_INVALID; > + unsigned char name_assign_type; > > pr_debug("%s\n", __func__); > > @@ -190,8 +191,10 @@ int ieee802154_add_iface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) > if (devname[nla_len(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEV_NAME]) - 1] > != '\0') > return -EINVAL; /* phy name should be null-terminated */ > + name_assign_type = NET_NAME_USER; > } else { > devname = "wpan%d"; > + name_assign_type = NET_NAME_ENUM; > } > > if (strlen(devname) >= IFNAMSIZ) > @@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ int ieee802154_add_iface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) > } > > dev = rdev_add_virtual_intf_deprecated(wpan_phy_to_rdev(phy), devname, > - NET_NAME_ENUM, > + name_assign_type, > type); > if (IS_ERR(dev)) { > rc = PTR_ERR(dev); yes that is what I meant. - Alex -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wpan" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html