[NET]: Add __dev_getfirstbyhwtype

Add __dev_getfirstbyhwtype for callers that don't want a reference but
some data from the device and thus need to take the rtnl anyway.

Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index ac0c92b..4428f1c 100644 (file)
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ extern int                  netdev_boot_setup_check(struct net_device *dev);
 extern unsigned long           netdev_boot_base(const char *prefix, int unit);
 extern struct net_device    *dev_getbyhwaddr(unsigned short type, char *hwaddr);
 extern struct net_device *dev_getfirstbyhwtype(unsigned short type);
+extern struct net_device *__dev_getfirstbyhwtype(unsigned short type);
 extern void            dev_add_pack(struct packet_type *pt);
 extern void            dev_remove_pack(struct packet_type *pt);
 extern void            __dev_remove_pack(struct packet_type *pt);

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index eb99900..c305819 100644 (file)
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -576,17 +576,28 @@ struct net_device *dev_getbyhwaddr(unsigned short type, char *ha)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_getbyhwaddr);
 
-struct net_device *dev_getfirstbyhwtype(unsigned short type)
+struct net_device *__dev_getfirstbyhwtype(unsigned short type)
 {
        struct net_device *dev;
 
-       rtnl_lock();
+       ASSERT_RTNL();
        for (dev = dev_base; dev; dev = dev->next) {
-               if (dev->type == type) {
-                       dev_hold(dev);
+               if (dev->type == type)
                        break;
-               }
        }
+       return dev;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__dev_getfirstbyhwtype);
+
+struct net_device *dev_getfirstbyhwtype(unsigned short type)
+{
+       struct net_device *dev;
+
+       rtnl_lock();
+       dev = __dev_getfirstbyhwtype(type);
+       if (dev)
+               dev_hold(dev);
        rtnl_unlock();
        return dev;
 }