int num_envp, char *buf, int size)
{
struct net_device *dev = to_net_dev(d);
- int i = 0;
- int n;
+ int retval, len = 0, i = 0;
/* pass interface to uevent. */
- envp[i++] = buf;
- n = snprintf(buf, size, "INTERFACE=%s", dev->name) + 1;
- buf += n;
- size -= n;
-
- if ((size <= 0) || (i >= num_envp))
- return -ENOMEM;
-
+ retval = add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+ buf, size, &len,
+ "INTERFACE=%s", dev->name);
+ if (retval)
+ goto exit;
+
+ /* pass ifindex to uevent.
+ * ifindex is useful as it won't change (interface name may change)
+ * and is what RtNetlink uses natively. */
+ retval = add_uevent_var(envp, num_envp, &i,
+ buf, size, &len,
+ "IFINDEX=%d", dev->ifindex);
+
+exit:
envp[i] = NULL;
- return 0;
+ return retval;
}
#endif
#endif
};
+/* Delete sysfs entries but hold kobject reference until after all
+ * netdev references are gone.
+ */
void netdev_unregister_sysfs(struct net_device * net)
{
- device_del(&(net->dev));
+ struct device *dev = &(net->dev);
+
+ kobject_get(&dev->kobj);
+ device_del(dev);
}
/* Create sysfs entries for network device. */