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

[Marc Sune <marc.sune@bisdn.de>]

On 27/05/15 15:47, 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>
> ---
>   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;
> +}

Since a pointer to the kni context (struct rte_kni) is exposed to the 
user (rte_kni_get() and rte_kni_alloc ()), and the field is directly in 
the struct, is this API call really necessary? I would only see this 
necessary if the API would only expose a handle, like a port_id for ethdev

Marc

> +
>   /*
>    * 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;