Re: [PATCH] net: export dev_change_name function

[Eric Dumazet]

On Tue, Aug 1, 2023 at 3:08 PM Anvesh Jain P <quic_ajainp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On 8/1/2023 6:01 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > 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.
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> >> Signed-off-by: Vagdhan Kumar <quic_vagdhank@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Signed-off-by: Anvesh Jain P <quic_ajainp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> > It would be normal to include a user of the API when exposing an API.
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> > What module needs to change the name of a device? At the moment, only
> > user space can do this via netlink or an IOCTL.
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> >       Andrew
> CONFIG_RENAME_DEVICES is the module which needs "dev_change_name" API.
> Our requirement is to change the network device name from kernel space.

We do not support out-of-tree code.

You will have to upstream this code first.