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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/loopback.c6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index 0e2252fd71ab..588092e13186 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops loopback_ethtool_ops = {
* The loopback device is special. There is only one instance and
* it is statically allocated. Don't do this for other devices.
*/
-struct net_device loopback_dev = {
+struct net_device __loopback_dev = {
.name = "lo",
.get_stats = &get_stats,
.mtu = (16 * 1024) + 20 + 20 + 12,
@@ -227,10 +227,12 @@ struct net_device loopback_dev = {
.nd_net = &init_net,
};
+struct net_device *loopback_dev = &__loopback_dev;
+
/* Setup and register the loopback device. */
static int __init loopback_init(void)
{
- int err = register_netdev(&loopback_dev);
+ int err = register_netdev(loopback_dev);
if (err)
panic("loopback: Failed to register netdevice: %d\n", err);