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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 9393078..1af6cb2 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6264,29 +6264,23 @@ err_name:
/**
* netdev_drivername - network driver for the device
* @dev: network device
- * @buffer: buffer for resulting name
- * @len: size of buffer
*
* Determine network driver for device.
*/
-char *netdev_drivername(const struct net_device *dev, char *buffer, int len)
+const char *netdev_drivername(const struct net_device *dev)
{
const struct device_driver *driver;
const struct device *parent;
-
- if (len <= 0 || !buffer)
- return buffer;
- buffer[0] = 0;
+ const char *empty = "";
parent = dev->dev.parent;
-
if (!parent)
- return buffer;
+ return empty;
driver = parent->driver;
if (driver && driver->name)
- strlcpy(buffer, driver->name, len);
- return buffer;
+ return driver->name;
+ return empty;
}
static int __netdev_printk(const char *level, const struct net_device *dev,
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