+/**
+ * netdev_lower_get_next - Get the next device from the lower neighbour
+ * list
+ * @dev: device
+ * @iter: list_head ** of the current position
+ *
+ * Gets the next netdev_adjacent from the dev's lower neighbour
+ * list, starting from iter position. The caller must hold RTNL lock or
+ * its own locking that guarantees that the neighbour lower
+ * list will remain unchainged.
+ */
+void *netdev_lower_get_next(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head **iter)
+{
+ struct netdev_adjacent *lower;
+
+ lower = list_entry((*iter)->next, struct netdev_adjacent, list);
+
+ if (&lower->list == &dev->adj_list.lower)
+ return NULL;
+
+ *iter = &lower->list;
+
+ return lower->dev;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_lower_get_next);
+