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| DEVICE_RENAME(9) | Device drivers infrastructure | DEVICE_RENAME(9) |
NAME¶
device_rename - renames a device
SYNOPSIS¶
int device_rename(struct device * dev, const char * new_name);
ARGUMENTS¶
dev
the pointer to the struct device to be renamed
new_name
the new name of the device
DESCRIPTION¶
It is the responsibility of the caller to provide mutual exclusion between two different calls of device_rename on the same device to ensure that new_name is valid and won´t conflict with other devices.
COPYRIGHT¶
| May 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |