5 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/af_packet.c b/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/af_packet.c
index c51fded00c9..2a135105721 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/af_packet.c
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ af_packet_create_if (vlib_main_t * vm, u8 * host_if_name, u8 * hw_addr_set,
     template.file_descriptor = fd;
     template.private_data = if_index;
     template.flags = UNIX_FILE_EVENT_EDGE_TRIGGERED;
+    template.description = format (0, "%U", format_af_packet_device_name,
+				   if_index);
     apif->clib_file_index = clib_file_add (&file_main, &template);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/af_packet.h b/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/af_packet.h
index b095e7ffcd1..18822f838db 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/af_packet.h
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/af_packet.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ int af_packet_delete_if (vlib_main_t * vm, u8 * host_if_name);
 int af_packet_set_l4_cksum_offload (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 sw_if_index,
 				    u8 set);
 
+format_function_t format_af_packet_device_name;
+
 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
  *
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/device.c b/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/device.c
index b9492b36a69..2c2489b55ab 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/device.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/af_packet/device.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static char *af_packet_tx_func_error_strings[] = {
 };
 
 
-static u8 *
+u8 *
 format_af_packet_device_name (u8 * s, va_list * args)
 {
   u32 i = va_arg (*args, u32);
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.c
index 02ded3f5f52..aa9db3a0ef3 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ virtio_vring_init (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_if_t * vif, u16 idx, u16 sz)
   t.read_function = call_read_ready;
   t.file_descriptor = vring->call_fd;
   t.private_data = vif->dev_instance << 16 | idx;
+  t.description = format (0, "%U vring %u", format_virtio_device_name,
+			  vif->dev_instance, idx);
   vring->call_file_index = clib_file_add (&file_main, &t);
 
   state.index = idx;
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.h b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.h
index 90eeb536ab1..7ffb2ea3dce 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.h
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/virtio.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ clib_error_t *virtio_vring_free (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_if_t * vif,
 				 u32 idx);
 extern void virtio_free_used_desc (vlib_main_t * vm, virtio_vring_t * vring);
 
+format_function_t format_virtio_device_name;
+
 #endif /* _VNET_DEVICES_VIRTIO_VIRTIO_H_ */
 
 /*