__DEV_GET_BY_NAME(9) Network device support __DEV_GET_BY_NAME(9) NAME __dev_get_by_name - find a device by its name SYNOPSIS struct net_device * __dev_get_by_name(struct net * net, const char * name); ARGUMENTS net the applicable net namespace name name to find DESCRIPTION Find an interface by name. Must be called under RTNL semaphore or dev_base_lock. If the name is found a pointer to the device is returned. If the name is not found then NULL is returned. The reference counters are not incremented so the caller must be careful with locks. COPYRIGHT Kernel Hackers Manual 3.11 November 2013 __DEV_GET_BY_NAME(9)[top]
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