+static int match_name(struct device *dev, void *data)
+{
+ const char *name = data;
+
+ if (strcmp(name, dev->bus_id) == 0)
+ return 1;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * bus_find_device_by_name - device iterator for locating a particular device of a specific name
+ * @bus: bus type
+ * @start: Device to begin with
+ * @name: name of the device to match
+ *
+ * This is similar to the bus_find_device() function above, but it handles
+ * searching by a name automatically, no need to write another strcmp matching
+ * function.
+ */
+struct device *bus_find_device_by_name(struct bus_type *bus,
+ struct device *start, const char *name)
+{
+ return bus_find_device(bus, start, (void *)name, match_name);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bus_find_device_by_name);
+