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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/loopback.c13
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index c4516b580ba5..91d08585a6d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -204,8 +204,17 @@ static __net_exit void loopback_net_exit(struct net *net)
unregister_netdev(dev);
}
-/* Registered in net/core/dev.c */
-struct pernet_operations __net_initdata loopback_net_ops = {
+static struct pernet_operations __net_initdata loopback_net_ops = {
.init = loopback_net_init,
.exit = loopback_net_exit,
};
+
+static int __init loopback_init(void)
+{
+ return register_pernet_device(&loopback_net_ops);
+}
+
+/* Loopback is special. It should be initialized before any other network
+ * device and network subsystem.
+ */
+fs_initcall(loopback_init);