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Thread-Topic: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] librte_ether: ensure not overwrite
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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] librte_ether: ensure not overwrite
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Hi Marcin,



>  /**
>   * @internal
> + * Returns a shared device data slot specified by the unique identifier =
name.
> + *
> + * @param	name
> + *  The pointer to the Unique identifier name for each shared Ethernet
> +device
> + *  between multiple processes.
> + * @return
> + *   - The pointer to the device data slot, on success. NULL on error
> + */
> +struct rte_eth_dev_data *rte_eth_dev_data_allocated(const char *name);

This should be static function in source file rather than public function.
And name can be rte_eth_dev_get_dev_by_name() something like that?

Thanks,
Reshma