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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index ee605c0..822b15b 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -743,34 +743,31 @@ struct net_device *dev_get_by_index(struct net *net, int ifindex)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_get_by_index);
/**
- * dev_getbyhwaddr - find a device by its hardware address
+ * dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu - find a device by its hardware address
* @net: the applicable net namespace
* @type: media type of device
* @ha: hardware address
*
* 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 the
- * rtnl semaphore. The returned device has not had its ref count increased
+ * is not found or a pointer to the device. The caller must hold RCU
+ * The returned device has not had its ref count increased
* and the caller must therefore be careful about locking
*
- * BUGS:
- * If the API was consistent this would be __dev_get_by_hwaddr
*/
-struct net_device *dev_getbyhwaddr(struct net *net, unsigned short type, char *ha)
+struct net_device *dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu(struct net *net, unsigned short type,
+ const char *ha)
{
struct net_device *dev;
- ASSERT_RTNL();
-
- for_each_netdev(net, dev)
+ for_each_netdev_rcu(net, dev)
if (dev->type == type &&
!memcmp(dev->dev_addr, ha, dev->addr_len))
return dev;
return NULL;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_getbyhwaddr);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu);
struct net_device *__dev_getfirstbyhwtype(struct net *net, unsigned short type)
{