__DEV_GET_BY_NAME

Section: LINUX (9)
Updated: August 2005
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NAME

__dev_get_by_name - find a device by its name  

SYNOPSIS

struct net_device * __dev_get_by_name  (const char * name);

 

ARGUMENTS

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.


 

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