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-rw-r--r--net/core/dev.c9
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 81c426adcd1e..411c2428d268 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3035,15 +3035,6 @@ int register_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
goto out;
}
- /*
- * Back compatibility hook. Kill this one in 2.5
- */
- if (dev->name[0] == 0 || dev->name[0] == ' ') {
- err = dev_alloc_name(dev, "eth%d");
- if (err < 0)
- goto out;
- }
-
err = register_netdevice(dev);
out:
rtnl_unlock();