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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 device
SYNOPSIS¶
int dev_valid_name(const char * name);
ARGUMENTS¶
name
name 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¶
| May 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |