1 files changed, 87 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 0ae08d3f57e7..1408a083fe4e 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ int dev_alloc_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *name)
  *	Change name of a device, can pass format strings "eth%d".
  *	for wildcarding.
  */
-int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, char *newname)
+int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *newname)
 {
 	char oldname[IFNAMSIZ];
 	int err = 0;
@@ -917,7 +917,6 @@ int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, char *newname)
 		err = dev_alloc_name(dev, newname);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
-		strcpy(newname, dev->name);
 	}
 	else if (__dev_get_by_name(net, newname))
 		return -EEXIST;
@@ -955,6 +954,38 @@ rollback:
 }
 
 /**
+ *	dev_set_alias - change ifalias of a device
+ *	@dev: device
+ *	@alias: name up to IFALIASZ
+ *	@len: limit of bytes to copy from info
+ *
+ *	Set ifalias for a device,
+ */
+int dev_set_alias(struct net_device *dev, const char *alias, size_t len)
+{
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	if (len >= IFALIASZ)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!len) {
+		if (dev->ifalias) {
+			kfree(dev->ifalias);
+			dev->ifalias = NULL;
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	dev->ifalias = krealloc(dev->ifalias, len+1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dev->ifalias)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	strlcpy(dev->ifalias, alias, len+1);
+	return len;
+}
+
+
+/**
  *	netdev_features_change - device changes features
  *	@dev: device to cause notification
  *
@@ -1676,14 +1707,14 @@ static u16 simple_tx_hash(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	switch (skb->protocol) {
-	case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IP):
+	case htons(ETH_P_IP):
 		if (!(ip_hdr(skb)->frag_off & htons(IP_MF | IP_OFFSET)))
 			ip_proto = ip_hdr(skb)->protocol;
 		addr1 = ip_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 		addr2 = ip_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 		ihl = ip_hdr(skb)->ihl;
 		break;
-	case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
+	case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
 		ip_proto = ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr;
 		addr1 = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr.s6_addr32[3];
 		addr2 = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr.s6_addr32[3];
@@ -3306,6 +3337,12 @@ static void dev_addr_discard(struct net_device *dev)
 	netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
 }
 
+/**
+ *	dev_get_flags - get flags reported to userspace
+ *	@dev: device
+ *
+ *	Get the combination of flag bits exported through APIs to userspace.
+ */
 unsigned dev_get_flags(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	unsigned flags;
@@ -3330,6 +3367,14 @@ unsigned dev_get_flags(const struct net_device *dev)
 	return flags;
 }
 
+/**
+ *	dev_change_flags - change device settings
+ *	@dev: device
+ *	@flags: device state flags
+ *
+ *	Change settings on device based state flags. The flags are
+ *	in the userspace exported format.
+ */
 int dev_change_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned flags)
 {
 	int ret, changes;
@@ -3399,6 +3444,13 @@ int dev_change_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned flags)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ *	dev_set_mtu - Change maximum transfer unit
+ *	@dev: device
+ *	@new_mtu: new transfer unit
+ *
+ *	Change the maximum transfer size of the network device.
+ */
 int dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -3423,6 +3475,13 @@ int dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/**
+ *	dev_set_mac_address - Change Media Access Control Address
+ *	@dev: device
+ *	@sa: new address
+ *
+ *	Change the hardware (MAC) address of the device
+ */
 int dev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, struct sockaddr *sa)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -4311,7 +4370,12 @@ void free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 	put_device(&dev->dev);
 }
 
-/* Synchronize with packet receive processing. */
+/**
+ *	synchronize_net -  Synchronize with packet receive processing
+ *
+ *	Wait for packets currently being received to be done.
+ *	Does not block later packets from starting.
+ */
 void synchronize_net(void)
 {
 	might_sleep();
@@ -4613,7 +4677,7 @@ netdev_dma_event(struct dma_client *client, struct dma_chan *chan,
 }
 
 /**
- * netdev_dma_regiser - register the networking subsystem as a DMA client
+ * netdev_dma_register - register the networking subsystem as a DMA client
  */
 static int __init netdev_dma_register(void)
 {
@@ -4659,6 +4723,12 @@ int netdev_compute_features(unsigned long all, unsigned long one)
 		one |= NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE;
 	one |= NETIF_F_GSO;
 
+	/*
+	 * If even one device supports a GSO protocol with software fallback,
+	 * enable it for all.
+	 */
+	all |= one & NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE;
+
 	/* If even one device supports robust GSO, enable it for all. */
 	if (one & NETIF_F_GSO_ROBUST)
 		all |= NETIF_F_GSO_ROBUST;
@@ -4708,10 +4778,18 @@ err_name:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-char *netdev_drivername(struct net_device *dev, char *buffer, int len)
+/**
+ *	netdev_drivername - network driver for the device
+ *	@dev: network device
+ *	@buffer: buffer for resulting name
+ *	@len: size of buffer
+ *
+ *	Determine network driver for device.
+ */
+char *netdev_drivername(const struct net_device *dev, char *buffer, int len)
 {
-	struct device_driver *driver;
-	struct device *parent;
+	const struct device_driver *driver;
+	const struct device *parent;
 
 	if (len <= 0 || !buffer)
 		return buffer;