dev_get_by_flags_rcu(9)

dev_get_by_flags_rcu9

Find any device with given flags

Usage

struct net_device * dev_get_by_flags_rcu(struct net * net, unsigned short if_flags, unsigned short mask);

Arguments

net

the applicable net namespace

if_flags

IFF_* values

mask

bitmask of bits in if_flags to check

Overview

Search for any interface with the given flags. Returns NULL if a device is not found or a pointer to the device. Must be called inside rcu_read_lock, and result refcount is unchanged.

Releases

2 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 7
  2. 8

From linux-manual-3.16 3.16.56-1+deb8u1 in Debian 8 (Jessie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.