1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 89bb8b84173e..1779f90eeb4c 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -609,6 +609,18 @@ static inline const char *dev_name(const struct device *dev)
 	return kobject_name(&dev->kobj);
 }
 
+/**
+ * dev_bus_name - Return a device's bus/class name, if at all possible
+ * @dev: struct device to get the bus/class name of
+ *
+ * Will return the name of the bus/class the device is attached to.  If it is
+ * not attached to a bus/class, an empty string will be returned.
+ */
+static inline const char *dev_bus_name(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->bus ? dev->bus->name : (dev->class ? dev->class->name : "");
+}
+
 __printf(2, 3) int dev_set_name(struct device *dev, const char *name, ...);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA