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-rw-r--r--net/dummy.sh16
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/net/dummy.sh b/net/dummy.sh
index 091e08c..94437c3 100644
--- a/net/dummy.sh
+++ b/net/dummy.sh
@@ -25,12 +25,18 @@ dummy_pre_start()
eval dummy="\$type_${IFVAR}"
[ "${dummy}" = "dummy" ] || return 0
- ebegin "Creating dummy interface ${IFACE}"
- if _ip link add name "${IFACE}" type dummy ; then
- eend 0 && _up && set_interface_type dummy
- else
- eend 1
+ if ! test -d /sys/module/dummy && ! modprobe dummy; then
+ eerror "Couldn't load the dummy module (perhaps the CONFIG_DUMMY kernel option is disabled)"
+ return 1
fi
+
+ if ! _exists ; then
+ ebegin "Creating dummy interface ${IFACE}"
+ _ip link add name "${IFACE}" type dummy
+ eend $?
+ fi
+
+ _up && set_interface_type dummy
}