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Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 4/8] ethdev: make get port by name and get
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 22:23:50 +0200
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2016-06-14 10:38, Reshma Pattan:
> Converted rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name to a public API.
> Converted rte_eth_dev_get_name_by_port to a public API.

No justification?

It was planned to remove these functions.
The unique naming of the device interfaces could be improved
in EAL.