> > diff --git a/lib/rawdev/rte_rawdev_pmd.h b/lib/rawdev/rte_rawdev_pmd.h
> > index 22b406444d..8339122348 100644
> > --- a/lib/rawdev/rte_rawdev_pmd.h
> > +++ b/lib/rawdev/rte_rawdev_pmd.h
> > @@ -102,6 +102,30 @@ rte_rawdev_pmd_get_named_dev(const char *name)
> > return NULL;
> > }
> >
> > +/**
> > + * Get the rte_rawdev structure device pointer for given device ID.
> > + *
> > + * @param dev_id
> > + * raw device index.
> > + *
> > + * @return
> > + * - The rte_rawdev structure pointer for the given device ID.
> > + */
> > +static inline struct rte_rawdev *
> > +rte_rawdev_pmd_get_dev(uint8_t dev_id)
> > +{
> > + struct rte_rawdev *dev;
> > +
> > + if (dev_id >= RTE_RAWDEV_MAX_DEVS)
> > + return NULL;
> > +
> > + dev = &rte_rawdevs[dev_id];
> > + if (dev->attached == RTE_RAWDEV_ATTACHED)
> > + return dev;
> > +
> > + return NULL;
> > +}
> > +
>
> This seems simple enough and we have the same kind of helper in other
> device class libraries.
> But I would like to better understand the driver API that requires this.
>
This is being used in the new cnxk rvu_lf driver.
https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/cover/20241008105415.1026962-1-gak...@marvell.com/
