Re: [PATCH] net: add new QCA alx ethernet driver

From: "Ren, Cloud" <redacted>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:29:26 +0000

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+	strncpy(netdev->name, pci_name(pdev), sizeof(netdev->name) - 1);
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+	strcpy(netdev->name, "eth%d");
+	retval = register_netdev(netdev);

The strcpy is unnecessary, alloc_etherdev already sets that.

The strcpy is useful. netdev->name is set as pci_name in front. So the strcpy restores it.

Are you doing this just to influence the initial driver log messages?

Don't do that, it's gross.