down_write(&bonding_rwsem);
/* Check to see if the bond already exists. */
- list_for_each_entry_safe(bond, nxt, &bond_dev_list, bond_list)
- if (strnicmp(bond->dev->name, name, IFNAMSIZ) == 0) {
- printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
+ if (name) {
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(bond, nxt, &bond_dev_list, bond_list)
+ if (strnicmp(bond->dev->name, name, IFNAMSIZ) == 0) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
": cannot add bond %s; it already exists\n",
- name);
- res = -EPERM;
- goto out_rtnl;
- }
+ name);
+ res = -EPERM;
+ goto out_rtnl;
+ }
+ }
bond_dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct bonding), name ? name : "",
ether_setup);