DEVICE_GET_NAME(9)

💅 DEVICE_GET_NAME(9) 💅

okay bestie, this page is DEVICE_GET_NAME(9) from the Kernel Developer’s Manual, and it’s literally about reading a device’s name. no cap 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

device_get_name, device_get_nameunit — two little helpers for reading a device’s device-class name or its instance name. lowkey iconic ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/bus.h>

const char *
device_get_name(device_t dev);

const char *
device_get_nameunit(device_t dev);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so device_get_name() is the one that returns the name of the device’s device class. it’s giving class-name reveal 💅

device_get_nameunit() returns the name of the device’s instance. yes bestie, instance-name energy 🎀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• device(9) — go peek at this one too, iykyk 👑

👑 AUTHORS 👑

this manual page was written by Warner Losh. periodt 💖

mwah 🫶 this came from Debian, dated April 21, 2003 — bye bestie, go name those devices 🌟