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devtoname() always returns a pathname to the device. It will never return a #major/minor string. MFC after: 2 weeks
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1.8 KiB
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49 lines
1.8 KiB
Groff
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd February 10, 2012
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.Dt DEVTONAME 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm devtoname
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.Nd "converts character device into a string indicating the device name"
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In sys/param.h
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.In sys/conf.h
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.Ft const char *
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.Fn devtoname "struct cdev *dev"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn devtoname
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function returns a pointer to the name of the device passed to it.
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The name is whatever was set to it in
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.Fn make_dev .
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn devtoname
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interface first appeared in
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.Fx 4.0
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