2 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/caif/caif_dev.h b/include/net/caif/caif_dev.h
index 6da573c75d54..8eff83b95366 100644
--- a/include/net/caif/caif_dev.h
+++ b/include/net/caif/caif_dev.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct caif_param {
  * @sockaddr:           Socket address to connect.
  * @priority:           Priority of the connection.
  * @link_selector:      Link selector (high bandwidth or low latency)
- * @link_name:          Name of the CAIF Link Layer to use.
+ * @ifindex:            kernel index of the interface.
  * @param:              Connect Request parameters (CAIF_SO_REQ_PARAM).
  *
  * This struct is used when connecting a CAIF channel.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct caif_connect_request {
         struct sockaddr_caif sockaddr;
         enum caif_channel_priority priority;
         enum caif_link_selector link_selector;
-        char link_name[16];
+        int ifindex;
         struct caif_param param;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/net/caif/cfcnfg.h b/include/net/caif/cfcnfg.h
index bd646faffa47..f688478bfb84 100644
--- a/include/net/caif/cfcnfg.h
+++ b/include/net/caif/cfcnfg.h
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ struct dev_info *cfcnfg_get_phyid(struct cfcnfg *cnfg,
                      enum cfcnfg_phy_preference phy_pref);
 
 /**
- * cfcnfg_get_named() - Get the Physical Identifier of CAIF Link Layer
+ * cfcnfg_get_id_from_ifi() - Get the Physical Identifier of ifindex,
+ *                      it matches caif physical id with the kernel interface id.
  * @cnfg:       Configuration object
- * @name:       Name of the Physical Layer (Caif Link Layer)
+ * @ifi:        ifindex obtained from socket.c bindtodevice.
  */
-int cfcnfg_get_named(struct cfcnfg *cnfg, char *name);
-
+int cfcnfg_get_id_from_ifi(struct cfcnfg *cnfg, int ifi);
 #endif                          /* CFCNFG_H_ */