DEV_VALID_NAME(9)                     Network device support                    DEV_VALID_NAME(9)



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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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                         DEV_VALID_NAME(9)