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.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.	 November 2013		     DEV_VALID_NAME(9)

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