-int rte_eth_ring_pair_create(const char *name, const unsigned numa_node);
-int rte_eth_ring_pair_attach(const char *name, const unsigned numa_node);
+/**
+ * Create a new ethdev port from a ring
+ *
+ * This function is a shortcut call for rte_eth_from_rings for the
+ * case where one wants to take a single rte_ring and use it as though
+ * it were an ethdev
+ *
+ * @param ring
+ * the ring to be used as an ethdev
+ * @return
+ * the port number of the newly created ethdev, or -1 on error
+ */
+int rte_eth_from_ring(struct rte_ring *r);