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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. 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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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.8.	   June 2014		    DEV_GET_BY_NAME(9)
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