else
strlcpy(dev->name, newname, IFNAMSIZ);
- err = device_rename(&dev->dev, dev->name);
- if (!err) {
- hlist_del(&dev->name_hlist);
- hlist_add_head(&dev->name_hlist, dev_name_hash(dev->name));
- raw_notifier_call_chain(&netdev_chain,
- NETDEV_CHANGENAME, dev);
- }
+ device_rename(&dev->dev, dev->name);
+ hlist_del(&dev->name_hlist);
+ hlist_add_head(&dev->name_hlist, dev_name_hash(dev->name));
+ raw_notifier_call_chain(&netdev_chain, NETDEV_CHANGENAME, dev);
return err;
}