return -ENFILE;
 }
 
+static int dev_prep_valid_name(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
+                              const char *want_name, char *out_name)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       if (!dev_valid_name(want_name))
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       if (strchr(want_name, '%')) {
+               ret = __dev_alloc_name(net, want_name, out_name);
+               return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
+       } else if (netdev_name_in_use(net, want_name)) {
+               return -EEXIST;
+       } else if (out_name != want_name) {
+               strscpy(out_name, want_name, IFNAMSIZ);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int dev_alloc_name_ns(struct net *net,
                             struct net_device *dev,
                             const char *name)
 static int dev_get_valid_name(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
                              const char *name)
 {
-       BUG_ON(!net);
-
-       if (!dev_valid_name(name))
-               return -EINVAL;
-
-       if (strchr(name, '%'))
-               return dev_alloc_name_ns(net, dev, name);
-       else if (netdev_name_in_use(net, name))
-               return -EEXIST;
-       else if (dev->name != name)
-               strscpy(dev->name, name, IFNAMSIZ);
+       char buf[IFNAMSIZ];
+       int ret;
 
-       return 0;
+       ret = dev_prep_valid_name(net, dev, name, buf);
+       if (ret >= 0)
+               strscpy(dev->name, buf, IFNAMSIZ);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /**
                               const char *pat, int new_ifindex)
 {
        struct net *net_old = dev_net(dev);
+       char new_name[IFNAMSIZ] = {};
        int err, new_nsid;
 
        ASSERT_RTNL();
                /* We get here if we can't use the current device name */
                if (!pat)
                        goto out;
-               err = dev_get_valid_name(net, dev, pat);
+               err = dev_prep_valid_name(net, dev, pat, new_name);
                if (err < 0)
                        goto out;
        }
        kobject_uevent(&dev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
        netdev_adjacent_add_links(dev);
 
+       if (new_name[0]) /* Rename the netdev to prepared name */
+               strscpy(dev->name, new_name, IFNAMSIZ);
+
        /* Fixup kobjects */
        err = device_rename(&dev->dev, dev->name);
        WARN_ON(err);