*/
 int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *newname)
 {
+       unsigned char old_assign_type;
        char oldname[IFNAMSIZ];
        int err = 0;
        int ret;
                return err;
        }
 
+       old_assign_type = dev->name_assign_type;
+       dev->name_assign_type = NET_NAME_RENAMED;
+
 rollback:
        ret = device_rename(&dev->dev, dev->name);
        if (ret) {
                memcpy(dev->name, oldname, IFNAMSIZ);
+               dev->name_assign_type = old_assign_type;
                write_seqcount_end(&devnet_rename_seq);
                return ret;
        }
                        write_seqcount_begin(&devnet_rename_seq);
                        memcpy(dev->name, oldname, IFNAMSIZ);
                        memcpy(oldname, newname, IFNAMSIZ);
+                       dev->name_assign_type = old_assign_type;
+                       old_assign_type = NET_NAME_RENAMED;
                        goto rollback;
                } else {
                        pr_err("%s: name change rollback failed: %d\n",