* to that slot for the driver to use.
*
* @param name Unique identifier name for each Ethernet device
- * @param type Device type of this Ethernet device
* @return
* - Slot in the rte_dev_devices array for a new device;
*/
* Release the specified ethdev port.
*
* @param eth_dev
- * The *eth_dev* pointer is the address of the *rte_eth_dev* structure.
+ * Device to be detached.
* @return
* - 0 on success, negative on error
*/
int rte_eth_dev_release_port(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Release the specified ethdev port in the local process.
+ * Only set ethdev state to unused, but not reset shared data since
+ * it assume other processes is still using it. typically it is
+ * called by a secondary process.
+ *
+ * @param eth_dev
+ * Device to be detached.
+ * @return
+ * - 0 on success, negative on error
+ */
+int rte_eth_dev_release_port_secondary(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
+
/**
* @internal
* Release device queues and clear its configuration to force the user
int _rte_eth_dev_callback_process(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
enum rte_eth_event_type event, void *ret_param);
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * This is the last step of device probing.
+ * It must be called after a port is allocated and initialized successfully.
+ *
+ * The notification RTE_ETH_EVENT_NEW is sent to other entities
+ * (libraries and applications).
+ * The state is set as RTE_ETH_DEV_ATTACHED.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ * New ethdev port.
+ */
+void rte_eth_dev_probing_finish(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+
/**
* Create memzone for HW rings.
* malloc can't be used as the physical address is needed.