[PATCH v3 6/9] bus: add helper to find bus from a name

@@ -197,3 +197,10 @@ DPDK_17.05 {
 	vfio_get_group_no;
 
 } DPDK_17.02;
+
+DPDK_17.08 {
+	global:
+
+	rte_bus_from_name;
+
+} DPDK_17.05;

@@ -223,3 +223,22 @@ rte_bus_name_valid(const char *name)
 		i++;
 	return i;
 }
+
+static int
+bus_cmp_name(const struct rte_bus *bus, const void *_name)
+{
+	const char *name = _name;
+	size_t i = 0;
+
+	i = rte_bus_name_valid(name);
+	return (!strncmp(bus->name, name, i));
+}
+
+/* find a bus by its name */
+struct rte_bus *
+rte_bus_from_name(const char *str)
+{
+	if (rte_bus_name_valid(str) == 0)
+		return NULL;
+	return rte_bus_find(bus_cmp_name, str);
+}

@@ -248,6 +248,20 @@ rte_bus_find_device(const struct rte_device *start,
  */
 struct rte_bus *rte_bus_find_by_device(const struct rte_device *dev);
 
+/*
+ * Find a bus handle by its name.
+ * Compares the name of each bus up until any invalid character
+ * in the matched pattern.
+ *
+ * @param str
+ *	A null terminated character string.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *	A pointer to a bus if found.
+ *	NULL if no bus matches.
+ */
+struct rte_bus *rte_bus_from_name(const char *str);
+
 /**
  * Helper for Bus registration.
  * The constructor has higher priority than PMD constructors.

@@ -201,3 +201,10 @@ DPDK_17.05 {
 	vfio_get_group_no;
 
 } DPDK_17.02;
+
+DPDK_17.08 {
+	global:
+
+	rte_bus_from_name;
+
+} DPDK_17.05;