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 at intel.com>
---
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
