+
+out_put:
+ module_put(ret->owner);
+out_unlock:
+ mutex_unlock(&mtd_table_mutex);
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+/**
+ * get_mtd_device_nm - obtain a validated handle for an MTD device by
+ * device name
+ * @name: MTD device name to open
+ *
+ * This function returns MTD device description structure in case of
+ * success and an error code in case of failure.
+ */
+
+struct mtd_info *get_mtd_device_nm(const char *name)
+{
+ int i, err = -ENODEV;
+ struct mtd_info *mtd = NULL;
+
+ mutex_lock(&mtd_table_mutex);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < MAX_MTD_DEVICES; i++) {
+ if (mtd_table[i] && !strcmp(name, mtd_table[i]->name)) {
+ mtd = mtd_table[i];
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!mtd)
+ goto out_unlock;
+
+ if (!try_module_get(mtd->owner))
+ goto out_unlock;
+
+ if (mtd->get_device) {
+ err = mtd->get_device(mtd);
+ if (err)
+ goto out_put;
+ }
+
+ mtd->usecount++;
+ mutex_unlock(&mtd_table_mutex);
+ return mtd;
+
+out_put:
+ module_put(mtd->owner);
+out_unlock:
+ mutex_unlock(&mtd_table_mutex);
+ return ERR_PTR(err);