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| DEV_VALID_NAME(9) | Network device support | DEV_VALID_NAME(9) |
NAME¶
dev_valid_name - check if name is okay for network deviceSYNOPSIS¶
int
dev_valid_name(const char * name);
ARGUMENTS¶
namename string
DESCRIPTION¶
Network device names need to be valid file names to to allow sysfs to work. We also disallow any kind of whitespace.COPYRIGHT¶
| March 2016 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2. |