}
 
 /**
- * get_channel_by_name - get pointer to channel object
+ * get_channel - get pointer to channel object
  * @mdev: name of the device instance
  * @mdev_ch: name of the respective channel
  *
  * This retrieves the pointer to a channel object.
  */
-static struct most_channel *get_channel_by_name(char *mdev, char *mdev_ch)
+static struct most_channel *get_channel(char *mdev, char *mdev_ch)
 {
        struct most_channel *c, *tmp;
        struct most_inst_obj *i, *i_tmp;
                aim_param = devnod_buf;
        }
 
-       c = get_channel_by_name(mdev, mdev_ch);
+       c = get_channel(mdev, mdev_ch);
        if (IS_ERR(c))
                return -ENODEV;
 
        if (ret)
                return ret;
        aim = match_module(aim_name);
-       c = get_channel_by_name(mdev, mdev_ch);
+       c = get_channel(mdev, mdev_ch);
        if (IS_ERR(c))
                return -ENODEV;