dev_get_by_name_rcu man page on Oracle

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DEV_GET_BY_NAME_RCU(9)	    Network device support	DEV_GET_BY_NAME_RCU(9)

NAME
       dev_get_by_name_rcu - find a device by its name

SYNOPSIS
       struct net_device * dev_get_by_name_rcu(struct net * net,
					       const char * name);

ARGUMENTS
       net
	   the applicable net namespace

       name
	   name to find

DESCRIPTION
       Find an interface by name. 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. The caller must hold RCU lock.

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

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