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diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.h b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.h
index d36489abc7..59e074d0ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.h
@@ -1,34 +1,5 @@
-/*-
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
  */
 
 #ifndef _RTE_ETH_RING_H_
@@ -40,6 +11,24 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 
+/**
+ * Create a new ethdev port from a set of rings
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *    name to be given to the new ethdev port
+ * @param rx_queues
+ *    pointer to array of rte_rings to be used as RX queues
+ * @param nb_rx_queues
+ *    number of elements in the rx_queues array
+ * @param tx_queues
+ *    pointer to array of rte_rings to be used as TX queues
+ * @param nb_tx_queues
+ *    number of elements in the tx_queues array
+ * @param numa_node
+ *    the numa node on which the memory for this port is to be allocated
+ * @return
+ *    the port number of the newly created the ethdev or -1 on error.
+ */
 int rte_eth_from_rings(const char *name,
 		struct rte_ring * const rx_queues[],
 		const unsigned nb_rx_queues,
@@ -47,8 +36,19 @@ int rte_eth_from_rings(const char *name,
 		const unsigned nb_tx_queues,
 		const unsigned numa_node);
 
-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);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }