Merge pull request networkservicemesh#330 from Nordix/if-rename-fix

fix for interface renaming
Nordix · Sep 3, 2021 · 02b4e9a · 02b4e9a
2 parents 1b22e52 + c41baa3
commit 02b4e9a
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diff --git a/pkg/kernel/networkservice/inject/common.go b/pkg/kernel/networkservice/inject/common.go
@@ -53,9 +53,18 @@ func renameInterface(origIfName, desiredIfName string, curNetNS, targetNetNS net
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get net interface: %v", origIfName)
 		}
 
+		if err = netlink.LinkSetDown(link); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to rename net interface: %v -> %v", origIfName, desiredIfName)
+		}
+
 		if err = netlink.LinkSetName(link, desiredIfName); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to rename net interface: %v -> %v", origIfName, desiredIfName)
 		}
+
+		if err = netlink.LinkSetUp(link); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to rename net interface: %v -> %v", origIfName, desiredIfName)
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	})
 }