dev_get_by_index

dev_get_by_index_rcu
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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.