DEV_CHANGE_NET_NAMES(9)               Network device support              DEV_CHANGE_NET_NAMES(9)



NAME
       dev_change_net_namespace - move device to different nethost namespace

SYNOPSIS
       int dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device * dev, struct net * net, const char * pat);

ARGUMENTS
       dev
           device

       net
           network namespace

       pat
           If not NULL name pattern to try if the current device name is already taken in the
           destination network namespace.

DESCRIPTION
       This function shuts down a device interface and moves it to a new network namespace. On
       success 0 is returned, on a failure a netagive errno code is returned.

       Callers must hold the rtnl semaphore.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                   DEV_CHANGE_NET_NAMES(9)