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>dev_get -- test if a device exists
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> name to test for
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> Test if a name exists. Returns true if the name is found. In order
to be sure the name is not allocated or removed during the test the
caller must hold the rtnl semaphore.
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> This function primarily exists for back compatibility with older
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