Re: [PATCH] restrict class names to valid file names

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:05:14 -0800
Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 03:13:57PM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > It is possible to name network devices with names like "my/bogus" or "." or ".."
> > which leaves /sys/class/net/ a mess.  Since other subsystems could have the same
> > problem, it made sense to me to enforce some restrictions in the class device
> > layer.
> > 
> > A lateer patch fixes the network device registration path because the
> > sysfs registration takes place after the register_netdevice call has taken place.
> 
> Heh, so you will have already "scrubbed" the name before you submit it
> to the driver core?  If so, why add this patch?

Because name won't be scrubbed for the rename case, and other class devices
probably have the same possible problem
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