Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 1 Aug 2023 19:27:01 +0200 | From | Jiri Pirko <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] net: export dev_change_name function |
| |
Tue, Aug 01, 2023 at 01:21:01PM CEST, quic_ajainp@quicinc.com wrote: >export dev_change_name function to be used by other modules. > >Signed-off-by: Vagdhan Kumar <quic_vagdhank@quicinc.com> >Signed-off-by: Anvesh Jain P <quic_ajainp@quicinc.com> >--- > net/core/dev.c | 1 + > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) > >diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c >index 69a3e544676c..1dad68e2950c 100644 >--- a/net/core/dev.c >+++ b/net/core/dev.c >@@ -1254,6 +1254,7 @@ int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *newname) > > return err; > } >+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_change_name); > > /** > * dev_set_alias - change ifalias of a device > >base-commit: 0a8db05b571ad5b8d5c8774a004c0424260a90bd
nack. 1) there is no in-tree user 2) changing name from anywhere else than userspace does not make any sense. I'll eat my shoes if there is a sane reason for it.
Please don't send patches like this.
>-- >2.17.1 >
| |