Name
dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu —
find a device by its hardware address
Synopsis
struct net_device * dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu ( | struct net * net, |
| | unsigned short type, |
| | const char * ha); |
Arguments
struct net * net
the applicable net namespace
unsigned short type
media type of device
const char * ha
hardware address
Description
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