tree 27b60edc21b35d9850daf9875f285c1f814e1939
parent a61f80261306ad11d9c8a453307a56417cfeae03
author Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> 1256122771 +0000
committer David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> 1256211228 -0700

rtnetlink: rtnl_setlink() and rtnl_getlink() changes

rtnl_getlink() & rtnl_setlink() run with RTNL held, we can use
__dev_get_by_index() and __dev_get_by_name() variants and avoid
dev_hold()/dev_put()

Adds to rtnl_getlink() the capability to find a device by its name,
not only by its index.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>