1DEV_GET_BY_NAME_RCU(9)      Network device support      DEV_GET_BY_NAME_RCU(9)
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NAME

6       dev_get_by_name_rcu - find a device by its name
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SYNOPSIS

9       struct net_device * dev_get_by_name_rcu(struct net * net,
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ARGUMENTS

13       net
14           the applicable net namespace
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17           name to find
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DESCRIPTION

20       Find an interface by name. If the name is found a pointer to the device
21       is returned. If the name is not found then NULL is returned. The
22       reference counters are not incremented so the caller must be careful
23       with locks. The caller must hold RCU lock.
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26Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019            DEV_GET_BY_NAME_RCU(9)
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