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

6       dev_get_by_index_rcu - find a device by its ifindex
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SYNOPSIS

9       struct net_device * dev_get_by_index_rcu(struct net * net,
10                                                int ifindex);
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ARGUMENTS

13       net
14           the applicable net namespace
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17           index of device
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DESCRIPTION

20       Search for an interface by index. Returns NULL if the device is not
21       found or a pointer to the device. The device has not had its reference
22       counter increased so the caller must be careful about locking. The
23       caller must hold RCU lock.
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26Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019           DEV_GET_BY_INDEX_RCU(9)
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