DEV_HOLD(9)                           Network device support                          DEV_HOLD(9)



NAME
       dev_hold - get reference to device

SYNOPSIS
       void dev_hold(struct net_device * dev);

ARGUMENTS
       dev
           network device

DESCRIPTION
       Hold reference to device to keep it from being freed.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                               DEV_HOLD(9)