[1/6] eal: add function that sets thread name

diff --git a/lib/eal/common/rte_thread.c b/lib/eal/common/rte_thread.c
index 3fdb267337..fbff1168e5 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/rte_thread.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/rte_thread.c
@@ -373,6 +373,23 @@  rte_thread_barrier_destroy(rte_thread_barrier *barrier)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int
+rte_thread_name_set(rte_thread_t thread_id, const char *name)
+{
+	int ret = ENOSYS;
+#if defined(__GLIBC__) && defined(__GLIBC_PREREQ)
+#if __GLIBC_PREREQ(2, 12)
+	char truncated[RTE_THREAD_MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH];
+
+	memcpy(truncated, name, sizeof(truncated));
+	ret = pthread_setname_np((pthread_t)thread_id.opaque_id, truncated);
+#endif
+#endif
+	RTE_SET_USED(thread_id);
+	RTE_SET_USED(name);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int
 rte_thread_key_create(rte_thread_key *key, void (*destructor)(void *))
 {
diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
index 40da83467b..c65cfd8c9e 100644
--- a/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
+++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_thread.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@  extern "C" {
 
 #include <sched.h>
 
+#define RTE_THREAD_MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH   16
+
 /**
  * Thread id descriptor.
  */
@@ -439,6 +441,22 @@  int rte_thread_barrier_wait(rte_thread_barrier *barrier);
 __rte_experimental
 int rte_thread_barrier_destroy(rte_thread_barrier *barrier);
 
+/**
+ * Set the name of the thread represented by 'thread_id'.
+ *
+ * @param thread_id
+ *   The id of the thread.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   Thread name to set.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   On success, return 0.
+ *    On failure, return a positive errno-style error number.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int rte_thread_name_set(rte_thread_t thread_id, const char *name);
+
 /**
  * Create a TLS data key visible to all threads in the process.
  * the created key is later used to get/set a value.
diff --git a/lib/eal/version.map b/lib/eal/version.map
index 6645f60a78..2a566c04af 100644
--- a/lib/eal/version.map
+++ b/lib/eal/version.map
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@  EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_thread_barrier_init;
 	rte_thread_barrier_wait;
 	rte_thread_barrier_destroy;
+	rte_thread_name_set;
 };
 
 INTERNAL {
diff --git a/lib/eal/windows/rte_thread.c b/lib/eal/windows/rte_thread.c
index b2ff16f51f..180ac126af 100644
--- a/lib/eal/windows/rte_thread.c
+++ b/lib/eal/windows/rte_thread.c
@@ -556,6 +556,66 @@  rte_thread_barrier_destroy(rte_thread_barrier *barrier)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+typedef HRESULT
+(*SetThreadDescription_type)(HANDLE thread_handle, PCWSTR thread_descirption);
+
+int
+rte_thread_name_set(rte_thread_t thread_id, const char *name)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	size_t count;
+	HRESULT hr;
+	HANDLE thread_handle = NULL;
+	WCHAR w_name[RTE_THREAD_MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH];
+	HMODULE kernel_lib = NULL;
+	SetThreadDescription_type SetThreadDescription_ptr;
+
+	static const char library_name[] = "kernel32.dll";
+	static const char function[] = "SetThreadDescription";
+
+	kernel_lib = LoadLibraryA(library_name);
+	if (kernel_lib == NULL) {
+		ret = thread_log_last_error("LoadLibraryA(\"kernel32.dll\")");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	SetThreadDescription_ptr = (SetThreadDescription_type)(
+			(void *)GetProcAddress(kernel_lib, function));
+	if (SetThreadDescription_ptr == NULL) {
+		ret = thread_log_last_error("GetProcAddress(\"kernel32.dll\", \"SetThreadDescription\")");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	thread_handle = OpenThread(THREAD_SET_LIMITED_INFORMATION, FALSE,
+			thread_id.opaque_id);
+	if (thread_handle == NULL) {
+		ret = thread_log_last_error("OpenThread()");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	count = mbstowcs(w_name, name, RTE_THREAD_MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH);
+	if (count < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Invalid thread name!\n");
+		ret = EINVAL;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	hr = SetThreadDescription_ptr(thread_handle, w_name);
+	if (FAILED(hr)) {
+		ret = thread_log_last_error("SetThreadDescription()");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+cleanup:
+	if (kernel_lib != NULL)
+		FreeLibrary(kernel_lib);
+	if (thread_handle != NULL) {
+		CloseHandle(thread_handle);
+		thread_handle = NULL;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int
 rte_thread_key_create(rte_thread_key *key,
 		__rte_unused void (*destructor)(void *))