dev_get_by_name_rcu
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## 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.

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