static int rename_netif(UdevEvent *event) {
sd_device *dev = event->dev;
const char *oldname;
+ unsigned flags;
int ifindex, r;
if (!event->name)
return 0;
}
+ r = rtnl_get_link_info(&event->rtnl, ifindex, NULL, &flags);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_device_warning_errno(dev, r, "Failed to get link flags: %m");
+
+ if (FLAGS_SET(flags, IFF_UP)) {
+ log_device_info(dev, "Network interface '%s' is already up, refusing to rename to '%s'.",
+ oldname, event->name);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
/* Set ID_RENAMING boolean property here, and drop it in the corresponding move uevent later. */
r = device_add_property(dev, "ID_RENAMING", "1");
if (r < 0)