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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index bf3ed413abaf..c5d8882d100f 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1288,8 +1288,8 @@ int dev_set_alias(struct net_device *dev, const char *alias, size_t len)
}
mutex_lock(&ifalias_mutex);
- rcu_swap_protected(dev->ifalias, new_alias,
- mutex_is_locked(&ifalias_mutex));
+ new_alias = rcu_replace_pointer(dev->ifalias, new_alias,
+ mutex_is_locked(&ifalias_mutex));
mutex_unlock(&ifalias_mutex);
if (new_alias)