Name
__dev_get_by_name —
find a device by its name
Synopsis
struct net_device * __dev_get_by_name ( | struct net * | net, |
| | const char * | name); |
Arguments
net
the applicable net namespace
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.