if (copy_from_user(devname, optval, optlen))
goto out;
- if (devname[0] == '\0') {
- index = 0;
- } else {
- struct net_device *dev = dev_get_by_name(net, devname);
-
+ index = 0;
+ if (devname[0] != '\0') {
+ struct net_device *dev;
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ dev = dev_get_by_name_rcu(net, devname);
+ if (dev)
+ index = dev->ifindex;
+ rcu_read_unlock();
ret = -ENODEV;
if (!dev)
goto out;
-
- index = dev->ifindex;
- dev_put(dev);
}
lock_sock(sk);