From: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 12:31:11 -0700

> From: Simon Arlott <[email protected]>
> 
> Links for each port are created in sysfs using the device
> name, but this could be changed after being added to the
> bridge.
> 
> As well as being unable to remove interfaces after this
> occurs (because userspace tools don't recognise the new
> name, and the kernel won't recognise the old name), adding
> another interface with the old name to the bridge will
> cause an error trying to create the sysfs link.
> 
> This fixes the problem by listening for NETDEV_CHANGENAME
> notifications and renaming the link.
> 
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12743
> 
> Signed-off-by: Simon Arlott <[email protected]>
> Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]>

Applied.
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