Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/4] kni: add function to query the name of a kni object

[Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>]

On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 02:47:49PM +0100, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> When a KNI object is created, a name is assigned to it which is stored
> internally. There is also an API function to look up a KNI object by
> name, but there is no API to query the current name of an existing
> KNI object. This patch adds just such an API.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>

Apologies on the incorrect subject line. This is a standalone patch, not 1 of 4.
The commit just happened to be 4th in my git commit history when I generated
the patch and I forgot to update the patch count. :-(

/Bruce

> ---
>  lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c           |  6 ++++++
>  lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h           | 10 ++++++++++
>  lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_version.map |  1 +
>  3 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
> index 4e70fa0..c5a0089 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
> @@ -674,6 +674,12 @@ rte_kni_get(const char *name)
>  	return NULL;
>  }
>  
> +const char *
> +rte_kni_get_name(const struct rte_kni *kni)
> +{
> +	return kni->name;
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * It is deprecated and just for backward compatibility.
>   */
> diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
> index 44240fe..0c74251 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
> @@ -248,6 +248,16 @@ extern uint8_t rte_kni_get_port_id(struct rte_kni *kni) \
>  extern struct rte_kni *rte_kni_get(const char *name);
>  
>  /**
> + * Get the name given to a KNI device
> + *
> + * @param kni
> + *   The KNI instance to query
> + * @return
> + *   The pointer to the KNI name
> + */
> +extern const char *rte_kni_get_name(const struct rte_kni *kni);
> +
> +/**
>   * Get the KNI context of the specific port.
>   *
>   * Note: It is deprecated and just for backward compatibility.
> diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_version.map b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_version.map
> index b0bbf4d..e5e4e1b 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_version.map
> +++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_version.map
> @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
>  	rte_kni_create;
>  	rte_kni_get;
>  	rte_kni_get_port_id;
> +	rte_kni_get_name;
>  	rte_kni_handle_request;
>  	rte_kni_info_get;
>  	rte_kni_init;
> -- 
> 2.1.0
>