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.\"    Manual: Network device support
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "DEV_GET_BY_NAME" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Network device support"
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.SH "NAME"
dev_get_by_name \- find a device by its name
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'struct\ net_device\ *\ dev_get_by_name('u
.BI "struct net_device * dev_get_by_name(struct\ net\ *\ " "net" ", const\ char\ *\ " "name" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fInet\fR
.RS 4
the applicable net namespace
.RE
.PP
\fIname\fR
.RS 4
name to find
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
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
\fBdev_put\fR
to release it when it is no longer needed\&.
\fBNULL\fR
is returned if no matching device is found\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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