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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, 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.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							  DEVICE_RENAME(9)