Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 1 Aug 2023 14:31:54 +0200 | From | Andrew Lunn <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] net: export dev_change_name function |
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On Tue, Aug 01, 2023 at 04:51:01PM +0530, Anvesh Jain P 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>
It would be normal to include a user of the API when exposing an API.
What module needs to change the name of a device? At the moment, only user space can do this via netlink or an IOCTL.
Andrew
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