dev_valid_name (9) - Linux Manuals

dev_valid_name: check if name is okay for network device

NAME

dev_valid_name - check if name is okay for network device

SYNOPSIS

bool 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.

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