dev_get_by_name (9) - Linux Manuals

dev_get_by_name: find a device by its name

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. This can be called from any context and does its own locking. The returned handle has the usage count incremented and the caller must use dev_put to release it when it is no longer needed. NULL is returned if no matching device is found.

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