Define special name for loop back interface. That interface
can be used mostly for testing. Each implementation can interpret
that loop to any other device.

Signed-off-by: Maxim Uvarov <[email protected]>
---
 platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_packet_io.h | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_packet_io.h 
b/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_packet_io.h
index 65adbe5..1190355 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_packet_io.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/api/odp_packet_io.h
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ extern "C" {
  * @param pool   Pool to use for packet IO
  *
  * @return ODP packet IO handle or ODP_PKTIO_INVALID on error
+ *
+ * @note dev name loop is specially pktio reserved name for
+ *      device used for testing. Usually it's loop back
+ *      interface.
  */
 odp_pktio_t odp_pktio_open(const char *dev, odp_buffer_pool_t pool);
 
-- 
1.8.5.1.163.gd7aced9


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