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From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
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> 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