+/**
+ * Get interface name from private structure.
+ *
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ * Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param[out] ifname
+ * Interface name output buffer.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+int
+mlx5_get_ifname(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev, char (*ifname)[IF_NAMESIZE])
+{
+ struct mlx5_priv *priv;
+ mlx5_context_st *context_obj;
+
+ if (!dev) {
+ rte_errno = EINVAL;
+ return -rte_errno;
+ }
+ priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+ context_obj = (mlx5_context_st *)priv->sh->ctx;
+ strncpy(*ifname, context_obj->mlx5_dev.name, IF_NAMESIZE);
+ return 0;
+}
+