[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/nfp: fix lock file usage
Ferruh Yigit
ferruh.yigit at intel.com
Fri May 25 10:03:39 CEST 2018
On 5/23/2018 1:28 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
> DPDK apps can be executed as non-root users but current NFP lock
> file for avoiding concurrent accesses to CPP interface is precluding
> this option or requires to modify system file permissions.
>
> When the NFP device is bound to VFIO, this driver does not allow this
> concurrent access, so the lock file is not required at all.
>
> OVS-DPDK as executed in RedHat distributions is the main NFP user
> needing this fix.
>
> Fixes: c7e9729da6b5 ("net/nfp: support CPP")
>
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero at netronome.com>
Applied to dpdk-next-net/master, thanks.
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