1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 2de9b90c5f8f..3b99f64104fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -403,6 +403,17 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
         if (tb[IFLA_ADDRESS] == NULL)
                 random_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr);
 
+        if (tb[IFLA_IFNAME])
+                nla_strlcpy(dev->name, tb[IFLA_IFNAME], IFNAMSIZ);
+        else
+                snprintf(dev->name, IFNAMSIZ, DRV_NAME "%%d");
+
+        if (strchr(dev->name, '%')) {
+                err = dev_alloc_name(dev, dev->name);
+                if (err < 0)
+                        goto err_alloc_name;
+        }
+
         err = register_netdevice(dev);
         if (err < 0)
                 goto err_register_dev;
@@ -422,6 +433,7 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 
 err_register_dev:
         /* nothing to do */
+err_alloc_name:
 err_configure_peer:
         unregister_netdevice(peer);
         return err;