Name
dev_get_by_index_rcu —
find a device by its ifindex
Synopsis
struct net_device * dev_get_by_index_rcu ( | struct net * net, |
| | int ifindex); |
Arguments
net
the applicable net namespace
ifindex
index of device
Description
Search for an interface by index. Returns NULL if the device
is not found or a pointer to the device. The device has not
had its reference counter increased so the caller must be careful
about locking. The caller must hold RCU lock.