dev_alloc_name

Name

dev_alloc_name --  allocate a name for a device

Synopsis

int dev_alloc_name (struct net_device * dev, const char * name);

Arguments

dev

device

name

name format string

Description

Passed a format string - eg "ltd" it will try and find a suitable id. Not efficient for many devices, not called a lot. The caller must hold the dev_base or rtnl lock while allocating the name and adding the device in order to avoid duplicates. Returns the number of the unit assigned or a negative errno code.