*/
int rte_thread_setname(pthread_t id, const char *name);
+/**
+ * Get thread name.
+ *
+ * @note It fails with glibc < 2.12.
+ *
+ * @param id
+ * Thread id.
+ * @param name
+ * Thread name to set.
+ * @param len
+ * Thread name buffer length.
+ * @return
+ * On success, return 0; otherwise return a negative value.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_thread_getname(pthread_t id, char *name, size_t len);
+
/**
* Create a control thread.
*