DEVICE_GET_NAME(9)

💖 DEVICE_GET_NAME(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel Developer's Manual page for DEVICE_GET_NAME(9) — it's giving very specific kernel-dev energy, and we're gonna read it together. no cap. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

device_get_name, device_get_nameunit — access the name of a device's device class or instance. periodt.

🌸 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 🦋

So, device_get_name() returns the name of the device's device class. that's the class name, bestie.

And device_get_nameunit() returns the name of the device's instance. yes, the instance name. iconic. 💅

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• device(9)

🎀 AUTHORS 🎀

This manual page was written by Warner Losh. slay.

mwah 💋 that's the whole vibe. this was the DEVICE_GET_NAME(9) page from the Kernel Developer's Manual, brought to you by Debian and dated April 21, 2003. bye bestie 🫶