1DEV_VALID_NAME(9)           Network device support           DEV_VALID_NAME(9)
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NAME

6       dev_valid_name - check if name is okay for network device
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SYNOPSIS

9       bool dev_valid_name(const char * name);
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ARGUMENTS

12       name
13           name string
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DESCRIPTION

16       Network device names need to be valid file names to to allow sysfs to
17       work. We also disallow any kind of whitespace.
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20Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019                 DEV_VALID_NAME(9)
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