STAT_QMAP_RX
 };
 
-enum {
-       DEV_DETACHED = 0,
-       DEV_ATTACHED
-};
-
 static void
 rte_eth_dev_data_alloc(void)
 {
        unsigned i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS; i++) {
-               if ((rte_eth_devices[i].attached == DEV_ATTACHED) &&
+               if ((rte_eth_devices[i].state == RTE_ETH_DEV_ATTACHED) &&
                    strcmp(rte_eth_devices[i].data->name, name) == 0)
                        return &rte_eth_devices[i];
        }
        unsigned i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS; i++) {
-               if (rte_eth_devices[i].attached == DEV_DETACHED)
+               if (rte_eth_devices[i].state == RTE_ETH_DEV_UNUSED)
                        return i;
        }
        return RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS;
        struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 
        eth_dev->data = &rte_eth_dev_data[port_id];
-       eth_dev->attached = DEV_ATTACHED;
+       eth_dev->state = RTE_ETH_DEV_ATTACHED;
        TAILQ_INIT(&(eth_dev->link_intr_cbs));
 
        eth_dev_last_created_port = port_id;
        if (eth_dev == NULL)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       eth_dev->attached = DEV_DETACHED;
+       eth_dev->state = RTE_ETH_DEV_UNUSED;
        nb_ports--;
        return 0;
 }
 rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(uint8_t port_id)
 {
        if (port_id >= RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS ||
-           rte_eth_devices[port_id].attached != DEV_ATTACHED)
+           rte_eth_devices[port_id].state != RTE_ETH_DEV_ATTACHED)
                return 0;
        else
                return 1;
 
        void *param;
 };
 
+/**
+ * A set of values to describe the possible states of an eth device.
+ */
+enum rte_eth_dev_state {
+       RTE_ETH_DEV_UNUSED = 0,
+       RTE_ETH_DEV_ATTACHED,
+};
+
 /**
  * @internal
  * The generic data structure associated with each ethernet device.
         * received packets before passing them to the driver for transmission.
         */
        struct rte_eth_rxtx_callback *pre_tx_burst_cbs[RTE_MAX_QUEUES_PER_PORT];
-       uint8_t attached; /**< Flag indicating the port is attached */
+       enum rte_eth_dev_state state:8; /**< Flag indicating the port state */
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 
 struct rte_eth_dev_sriov {