1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 1698b3998981..ad5598d2bb37 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4686,6 +4686,26 @@ err_name:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+char *netdev_drivername(struct net_device *dev, char *buffer, int len)
+{
+	struct device_driver *driver;
+	struct device *parent;
+
+	if (len <= 0 || !buffer)
+		return buffer;
+	buffer[0] = 0;
+
+	parent = dev->dev.parent;
+
+	if (!parent)
+		return buffer;
+
+	driver = parent->driver;
+	if (driver && driver->name)
+		strlcpy(buffer, driver->name, len);
+	return buffer;
+}
+
 static void __net_exit netdev_exit(struct net *net)
 {
 	kfree(net->dev_name_head);