>> + strncpy(netdev->name, pci_name(pdev), sizeof(netdev->name) - 1); >> ... >> + 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. Thanks cloud -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/