tun: Remove unnecessary tun_get_by_name

Currently the tun driver keeps a private list of tun devices for what
appears to be a small gain in performance when reconnecting a file
descriptor to an existing tun or tap device.  So simplify the code by
removing it.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@aristanetworks.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Eric W. Biederman 2009-01-20 10:56:20 +00:00 • committed by David S. Miller
commit 74a3e5a71c