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diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 9eda1c31d1f7..e92bc5467256 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -925,6 +925,12 @@ struct dev_ifalias {
struct devlink;
struct tlsdev_ops;
+struct netdev_name_node {
+ struct hlist_node hlist;
+ struct net_device *dev;
+ const char *name;
+};
+
/*
* This structure defines the management hooks for network devices.
* The following hooks can be defined; unless noted otherwise, they are
@@ -1564,7 +1570,7 @@ enum netdev_priv_flags {
* (i.e. as seen by users in the "Space.c" file). It is the name
* of the interface.
*
- * @name_hlist: Device name hash chain, please keep it close to name[]
+ * @name_node: Name hashlist node
* @ifalias: SNMP alias
* @mem_end: Shared memory end
* @mem_start: Shared memory start
@@ -1774,7 +1780,7 @@ enum netdev_priv_flags {
struct net_device {
char name[IFNAMSIZ];
- struct hlist_node name_hlist;
+ struct netdev_name_node *name_node;
struct dev_ifalias __rcu *ifalias;
/*
* I/O specific fields