__dev_get_by_name man page on Oracle

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__DEV_GET_BY_NAME(9)	    Network device support	  __DEV_GET_BY_NAME(9)

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.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.8.	   June 2014		  __DEV_GET_BY_NAME(9)

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