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.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 DEVICE_RENAME(9)