Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index dde7801abef..1656c003b98 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ static struct ip_tunnel * ipip6_tunnel_locate(struct ip_tunnel_parm *parms, int
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (strchr(name, '%')) {
+		if (dev_alloc_name(dev, name) < 0)
+			goto failed_free;
+	}
+
 	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 	dev->init = ipip6_tunnel_init;
 	nt->parms = *parms;
@@ -178,16 +183,16 @@ static struct ip_tunnel * ipip6_tunnel_locate(struct ip_tunnel_parm *parms, int
 	if (parms->i_flags & SIT_ISATAP)
 		dev->priv_flags |= IFF_ISATAP;
 
-	if (register_netdevice(dev) < 0) {
-		free_netdev(dev);
-		goto failed;
-	}
+	if (register_netdevice(dev) < 0)
+		goto failed_free;
 
 	dev_hold(dev);
 
 	ipip6_tunnel_link(nt);
 	return nt;
 
+failed_free:
+	free_netdev(dev);
 failed:
 	return NULL;
 }