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.TH "__DEV_GET_BY_NAME" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
__dev_get_by_name \- find a device by its name
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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struct net_device * __dev_get_by_name  (const char * \fIname\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIname\fB\fR
name to find
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Find an interface by name. Must be called under RTNL semaphore
or \fIdev_base_lock\fR\&. 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.