driver_find_device_by_name(9)

okay so bestie, welcome to driver_find_device_by_name(9) from the Kernel API Manual 💖 this is literally the device iterator for locating a particular device of a specific name. no cap.

💖 NAME 💖

driver_find_device_by_name — device iterator for locating a particular device of a specific name. 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

struct device * driver_find_device_by_name (const struct device_driver
       *drv , const char *name );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• drv — the driver we're iterating, bestie. that's the one.
• name — name of the device to match. matching name = main character energy 💅

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./include/linux/device/driver.h
• enum probe_type(9)
• struct device_driver(9)
• driver_find_device_by_of_node(9)
• driver_find_device_by_fwnode(9)
• driver_find_device_by_devt(9)
• driver_find_device_by_acpi_dev(9)
• module_driver(9)
• builtin_driver(9)

mwah 💋 this lil page comes from source/version ./include/linux/device, dated October 2026, and it's still out here being driver_find_device_by_name(9) — periodt. 🌈