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__dev_get_by_name is currently used to either retrieve a net device reference using its name or to check if a name is already used by a registered net device (per ns). In the later case there is no need to return a reference to a net device. Introduce a new helper, netdev_name_in_use, to check if a name is currently used by a registered net device without leaking a reference the corresponding net device. This helper uses netdev_name_node_lookup instead of __dev_get_by_name as we don't need the extra logic retrieving a reference to the corresponding net device. Signed-off-by: Antoine Tenart <atenart@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.