> > diff --git a/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring_generic.h
> > b/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring_generic.h
> > index 953cdbbd5..9f5fdf13b 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring_generic.h
> > +++ b/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring_generic.h
> Changes in this file are not required as we agreed to implement only C11 for
> new features.
Right, will remove.
>
> > @@ -10,6 +10,54 @@
> > #ifndef _RTE_RING_GENERIC_H_
> > #define _RTE_RING_GENERIC_H_
> >
> > +/**
> > + * @internal get current tail value.
> > + * This function should be used only for single thread producer/consumer.
> > + * Check that user didn't request to move tail above the head.
> > + * In that situation:
> > + * - return zero, that will cause abort any pending changes and
> > + * return head to its previous position.
> > + * - throw an assert in debug mode.
> > + */
> > +static __rte_always_inline uint32_t
> > +__rte_ring_st_get_tail(struct rte_ring_headtail *ht, uint32_t *tail,
> > + uint32_t num)
> > +{
> > + uint32_t h, n, t;
> > +
> > + h = ht->head;
> > + t = ht->tail;
> > + n = h - t;
> > +
> > + RTE_ASSERT(n >= num);
> > + num = (n >= num) ? num : 0;
> > +
> > + *tail = h;
> > + return num;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * @internal set new values for head and tail.
> > + * This function should be used only for single thread producer/consumer.
> > + * Should be used only in conjunction with __rte_ring_st_get_tail.
> > + */
> > +static __rte_always_inline void
> > +__rte_ring_st_set_head_tail(struct rte_ring_headtail *ht, uint32_t tail,
> > + uint32_t num, uint32_t enqueue)
> > +{
> > + uint32_t pos;
> > +
> > + pos = tail + num;
> > +
> > + if (enqueue)
> > + rte_smp_wmb();
> > + else
> > + rte_smp_rmb();
> > +
> > + ht->head = pos;
> > + ht->tail = pos;
> > +}
> > +
> > static __rte_always_inline void
> > update_tail(struct rte_ring_headtail *ht, uint32_t old_val, uint32_t
> > new_val,
> > uint32_t single, uint32_t enqueue)
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring_peek.h
> > b/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring_peek.h
> > new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2d06888b6
> > --- /dev/null
