*/
 static int enable_bearer(struct tipc_bearer *tb_ptr)
 {
-       struct net_device *dev = NULL;
-       struct net_device *pdev = NULL;
+       struct net_device *dev;
        struct eth_bearer *eb_ptr = ð_bearers[0];
        struct eth_bearer *stop = ð_bearers[MAX_ETH_BEARERS];
        char *driver_name = strchr((const char *)tb_ptr->name, ':') + 1;
        }
 
        /* Find device with specified name */
-       read_lock(&dev_base_lock);
-       for_each_netdev(&init_net, pdev) {
-               if (!strncmp(pdev->name, driver_name, IFNAMSIZ)) {
-                       dev = pdev;
-                       dev_hold(dev);
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
-       read_unlock(&dev_base_lock);
+       dev = dev_get_by_name(&init_net, driver_name);
        if (!dev)
                return -ENODEV;
 
 
  */
 static int enable_bearer(struct tipc_bearer *tb_ptr)
 {
-       struct net_device *dev = NULL;
-       struct net_device *pdev = NULL;
+       struct net_device *dev;
        struct ib_bearer *ib_ptr = &ib_bearers[0];
        struct ib_bearer *stop = &ib_bearers[MAX_IB_BEARERS];
        char *driver_name = strchr((const char *)tb_ptr->name, ':') + 1;
        }
 
        /* Find device with specified name */
-       read_lock(&dev_base_lock);
-       for_each_netdev(&init_net, pdev) {
-               if (!strncmp(pdev->name, driver_name, IFNAMSIZ)) {
-                       dev = pdev;
-                       dev_hold(dev);
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
-       read_unlock(&dev_base_lock);
+       dev = dev_get_by_name(&init_net, driver_name);
        if (!dev)
                return -ENODEV;