Re: [PATCH v2] net: usb: usbnet: restore usb%d name exception for local mac addresses
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
Date: 2025-03-28 13:50:01
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linux-usb, lkml, stable
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
Date: 2025-03-28 13:50:01
Also in:
linux-usb, lkml, stable
Hello: This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main) by Jakub Kicinski [off-list ref]: On Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:32:36 +0900 you wrote:
commit 8a7d12d674ac ("net: usb: usbnet: fix name regression") assumed
that local addresses always came from the kernel, but some devices hand
out local mac addresses so we ended up with point-to-point devices with
a mac set by the driver, renaming to eth%d when they used to be named
usb%d.
Userspace should not rely on device name, but for the sake of stability
restore the local mac address check portion of the naming exception:
point to point devices which either have no mac set by the driver or
have a local mac handed out by the driver will keep the usb%d name.
[...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [v2] net: usb: usbnet: restore usb%d name exception for local mac addresses
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/2ea396448f26
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