diff --git a/backends/drmem-db-simple/src/glob.rs b/backends/drmem-db-simple/src/glob.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d25159c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backends/drmem-db-simple/src/glob.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+use std::{iter::Fuse, str::Chars};
+
+// Defines a finite-state machine that traverses the pattern and tries
+// to match a name.
+
+struct Fsm<'a> {
+    stack: Vec<(Fuse<Chars<'a>>, Fuse<Chars<'a>>)>,
+
+    it_pat: Fuse<Chars<'a>>,
+    it_name: Fuse<Chars<'a>>,
+
+    ch_pat: Option<char>,
+    ch_name: Option<char>,
+}
+
+impl Fsm<'_> {
+    pub fn new<'a>(pat: &'a str, name: &'a str) -> Fsm<'a> {
+        Fsm {
+            stack: vec![],
+            it_pat: pat.chars().fuse(),
+            it_name: name.chars().fuse(),
+            ch_pat: None,
+            ch_name: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn next_pat_char(&mut self) -> bool {
+        self.ch_pat = self.it_pat.next();
+        self.ch_pat.is_some()
+    }
+
+    fn next_name_char(&mut self) {
+        self.ch_name = self.it_name.next();
+    }
+
+    fn save(&mut self) {
+        self.stack.push((self.it_pat.clone(), self.it_name.clone()))
+    }
+
+    fn backtrace(&mut self) -> Option<bool> {
+        if let Some((i_p, i_n)) = self.stack.pop() {
+            self.it_pat = i_p;
+            self.it_name = i_n;
+            self.next_pat_char();
+            self.next_name_char();
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(false)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn step(&mut self) -> Option<bool> {
+        match (self.ch_pat, self.ch_name) {
+            (None, None) | (Some('*'), None) => Some(true),
+
+            (None, _) | (_, None) => self.backtrace(),
+
+            (Some('?'), Some(_)) => {
+                self.next_pat_char();
+                self.next_name_char();
+                None
+            }
+
+            (Some('*'), Some(_)) => {
+                // This loop advances the pattern iterator to the
+                // next literal character. If a '?' character is
+                // found, it also advances the name iterator.
+
+                while self.ch_pat == Some('?') || self.ch_pat == Some('*') {
+                    // If there are no remaining pattern characters,
+                    // then all trailing characters were wildcards and
+                    // the pattern matches.
+
+                    if !self.next_pat_char() {
+                        return Some(true);
+                    }
+
+                    // If the next character is a '?', consume, if
+                    // possible, the next name character. Otherwise
+                    // look for another solution.
+
+                    if let Some('?') = self.ch_pat {
+                        if self.ch_name.is_none() {
+                            return self.backtrace();
+                        }
+                        self.next_name_char();
+                    }
+                }
+
+                while self.ch_name.is_some() {
+                    if self.ch_name == self.ch_pat {
+                        self.save()
+                    }
+                    self.next_name_char()
+                }
+
+                self.backtrace()
+            }
+
+            (Some(a), Some(b)) => {
+                if a != b {
+                    self.backtrace()
+                } else {
+                    self.next_pat_char();
+                    self.next_name_char();
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn process(&mut self) -> bool {
+        self.next_pat_char();
+        self.next_name_char();
+
+        loop {
+            if let Some(result) = self.step() {
+                return result;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Pattern {
+    data: String,
+}
+
+impl Pattern {
+    pub fn create(pat: &str) -> Pattern {
+        Pattern {
+            data: String::from(pat),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn matches(&self, name: &str) -> bool {
+        let mut fsm = Fsm::new(&self.data, name);
+
+        fsm.process()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_match() {
+        // Empty input.
+
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("").matches(""), true);
+
+        // Degenerate cases.
+
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a").matches(""), false);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("").matches("a"), false);
+
+        // Literal macthing.
+
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a").matches("a"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a").matches("b"), false);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("ab").matches("ab"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("abc").matches("abc"), true);
+
+        // Wildcard matching.
+
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("?").matches("a"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("?").matches("z"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a?").matches("ab"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a?").matches("a"), false);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("?bc").matches("abc"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a?c").matches("abc"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("ab?").matches("abc"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("??c").matches("abc"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("?b?").matches("abc"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a??").matches("abc"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("???").matches("abc"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a?c?e").matches("abcde"), true);
+
+        // Multi-wildcard matching.
+
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("*").matches(""), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*").matches("a"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*").matches("aa"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*b").matches("ab"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*b").matches("azb"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*b").matches("azzzzzzzzb"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*bc").matches("azbc"), true);
+
+        // Interspersed wildcards.
+
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a***bc").matches("azbc"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a?*cd").matches("azbcd"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*?cd").matches("azbcd"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*?*cd").matches("azbcd"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*c*e").matches("abcde"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*?de").matches("abcde"), true);
+
+        // Devious names requiring backtracking.
+
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*bc").matches("azbcbc"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*bc").matches("azbdbc"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*bc*").matches("azbcbc"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*bc*").matches("azbcbd"), true);
+        assert_eq!(Pattern::create("a*bc").matches("azbcd"), false);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backends/drmem-db-simple/src/lib.rs b/backends/drmem-db-simple/src/lib.rs
index 9b37539..8285667 100644
--- a/backends/drmem-db-simple/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backends/drmem-db-simple/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ type ReadingState = (
     time::SystemTime,
 );
 
+mod glob;
+
 struct DeviceInfo {
     owner: String,
     units: Option<String>,
@@ -260,7 +262,9 @@ impl Store for SimpleStore {
                 if let Ok(pattern) = pattern.parse::<device::Name>() {
                     Box::new(move |(k, _)| pattern == **k)
                 } else {
-                    Box::new(|_| false)
+                    Box::new(move |(k, _)| {
+                        glob::Pattern::create(pattern).matches(&k.to_string())
+                    })
                 }
             } else {
                 Box::new(|_| true)