dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu9
Find a device by its hardware address
Usage
struct net_device * dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu(struct net * net, unsigned short type, const char * ha);
Arguments
net
the applicable net namespace
type
media type of device
ha
hardware address
Overview
Search for an interface by MAC address. Returns NULL if the device is not found or a pointer to the device. The caller must hold RCU or RTNL. The returned device has not had its ref count increased and the caller must therefore be careful about locking
Releases
3 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 2 times.