Re: [PATCH] net: export dev_change_name function

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Tue Aug 01 2023 - 10:08:24 EST


> CONFIG_RENAME_DEVICES is the module which needs "dev_change_name" API. Our
> requirement is to change the network device name from kernel space.

Can you give a link to this module. It is very unusual for the kernel
to change the device name. Before accepting this patch, we probably
want a better understanding of the big picture. Which is why we
normally to use the user of an API.

Andrew