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| DEV_GET_BY_NAME_RCU(9) | Network device support | DEV_GET_BY_NAME_RCU(9) |
NAME¶
dev_get_by_name_rcu - find a device by its name
SYNOPSIS¶
struct net_device * dev_get_by_name_rcu(struct net * net, const char * name);
ARGUMENTS¶
struct net * net
the applicable net namespace
const char * name
name to find
DESCRIPTION¶
Find an interface by name. 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. The caller must hold RCU lock.
COPYRIGHT¶
| September 2017 | Kernel Hackers Manual 4.12 |