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__dev_get_by_flags

Name

__dev_get_by_flags -- find any device with given flags

Synopsis

struct net_device * __dev_get_by_flags (unsigned short if_flags, unsigned short mask);

Arguments

if_flags: IFF_* values
mask: bitmask of bits in if_flags to check

Description

Search for any interface with the given flags. Returns NULL if a device is not found or a pointer to the device. The caller must hold either the RTNL semaphore or dev_base_lock.

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