ppp: use the correct function to check if a netdev name is in use

A new helper to detect if a net device name is in use was added. Use it here as the return reference from __dev_get_by_name was discarded. Signed-off-by: Antoine Tenart <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]>
niw · Oct 8, 2021 · d03eb97 · d03eb97
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ static int ppp_unit_register(struct ppp *ppp, int unit, bool ifname_is_set)
 		if (!ifname_is_set) {
 			while (1) {
 				snprintf(ppp->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ, "ppp%i", ret);
-				if (!__dev_get_by_name(ppp->ppp_net, ppp->dev->name))
+				if (!netdev_name_in_use(ppp->ppp_net, ppp->dev->name))
 					break;
 				unit_put(&pn->units_idr, ret);
 				ret = unit_get(&pn->units_idr, ppp, ret + 1);