3 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index a9500e6b3aa2..d334446a8eaf 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3776,6 +3776,7 @@ int register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
                 }
         }
 
+        netdev_initialize_kobject(dev);
         ret = netdev_register_kobject(dev);
         if (ret)
                 goto err_uninit;
@@ -4208,7 +4209,8 @@ int dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device *dev, struct net *net, const char
         }
 
         /* Fixup kobjects */
-        err = device_rename(&dev->dev, dev->name);
+        netdev_unregister_kobject(dev);
+        err = netdev_register_kobject(dev);
         WARN_ON(err);
 
         /* Add the device back in the hashes */
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 4e7b847347f7..90e2177af081 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ int netdev_register_kobject(struct net_device *net)
         struct device *dev = &(net->dev);
         struct attribute_group **groups = net->sysfs_groups;
 
-        device_initialize(dev);
         dev->class = &net_class;
         dev->platform_data = net;
         dev->groups = groups;
@@ -470,6 +469,12 @@ int netdev_register_kobject(struct net_device *net)
         return device_add(dev);
 }
 
+void netdev_initialize_kobject(struct net_device *net)
+{
+        struct device *device = &(net->dev);
+        device_initialize(device);
+}
+
 int netdev_kobject_init(void)
 {
         return class_register(&net_class);
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.h b/net/core/net-sysfs.h
index f5f108db3924..14e7524260b3 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.h
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.h
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 int netdev_kobject_init(void);
 int netdev_register_kobject(struct net_device *);
 void netdev_unregister_kobject(struct net_device *);
-
+void netdev_initialize_kobject(struct net_device *);
 #endif