+/**
+ * _ident_set_devname()- verify devname and set it in &mddev_ident.
+ * @ident: pointer to &mddev_ident.
+ * @devname: devname to be set.
+ * @cmdline: context dependent actions. If set, ignore keyword is not allowed.
+ *
+ * @devname can have following forms:
+ * '<ignore>' keyword (if allowed)
+ * /dev/md{number}
+ * /dev/md_d{number} (legacy)
+ * /dev/md_{name}
+ * /dev/md/{name}
+ * {name} - anything that doesn't start from '/' or '<'.
+ *
+ * {name} must follow name's criteria.
+ * If criteria passed, duplicate memory and set devname in @ident.
+ *
+ * Return: %MDADM_STATUS_SUCCESS or %MDADM_STATUS_ERROR.
+ */
+mdadm_status_t _ident_set_devname(struct mddev_ident *ident, const char *devname,
+ const bool cmdline)
+{
+ assert(ident);
+ assert(devname);
+
+ static const char named_dev_pref[] = DEV_NUM_PREF "_";
+ static const int named_dev_pref_size = sizeof(named_dev_pref) - 1;
+ const char *prop_name = "devname";
+ const char *name;
+
+ if (ident->devname) {
+ ident_log(prop_name, devname, "Already defined", cmdline);
+ return MDADM_STATUS_ERROR;
+ }
+
+ if (is_devname_ignore(devname) == true) {
+ if (!cmdline)
+ goto pass;
+
+ ident_log(prop_name, devname, "Special keyword is invalid in this context",
+ cmdline);
+ return MDADM_STATUS_ERROR;
+ }
+
+ if (is_devname_md_numbered(devname) == true || is_devname_md_d_numbered(devname) == true)
+ goto pass;
+
+ if (strncmp(devname, DEV_MD_DIR, DEV_MD_DIR_LEN) == 0)
+ name = devname + DEV_MD_DIR_LEN;
+ else if (strncmp(devname, named_dev_pref, named_dev_pref_size) == 0)
+ name = devname + named_dev_pref_size;
+ else
+ name = devname;
+
+ if (*name == '/' || *name == '<') {
+ ident_log(prop_name, devname, "Cannot be started from \'/\' or \'<\'", cmdline);
+ return MDADM_STATUS_ERROR;
+ }
+
+ if (is_string_lq(name, MD_NAME_MAX + 1) == false) {
+ ident_log(prop_name, devname, "Invalid length", cmdline);
+ return MDADM_STATUS_ERROR;
+ }
+pass:
+ ident->devname = xstrdup(devname);
+ return MDADM_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+