def sysctldevname(devname):
    if devname is None:
        return None
    return devname.replace(".", "/")
return instance of BuildRequest according to specified build type
dataset/ETHPy150Open coreemu/core/daemon/core/misc/utils.py/sysctldevname--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open projectatomic/osbs-client/osbs/api.py/OSBS.get_build_request