[dpdk-dev] [Bug 438] memif sock does not honor file-prefix

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Sat, 04 Apr 2020 02:42:15 +0000
bugzilla at dpdk.org wrote:

> https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=438
> 
>             Bug ID: 438
>            Summary: memif sock does not honor file-prefix
>            Product: DPDK
>            Version: 20.02
>           Hardware: x86
>                 OS: Linux
>             Status: UNCONFIRMED
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: Normal
>          Component: ethdev
>           Assignee: dev at dpdk.org
>           Reporter: vipin.varghese at intel.com
>   Target Milestone: ---
> 
> CMD:  ./build/l2fwd --vdev=net_tap0 --vdev=net_memif,role=master -l 8,51
> --socket-mem=104,0 --socket-limit=1024,0 --file-prefix=custom
> --proc-type=primary --no-pci -- -p 0x3 -T 1
> 
> Issue: start DPDK application with memif.
> 
> 
> observation:
> `
> EAL: Multi-process socket /var/run/dpdk/custom/mp_socket
> EAL: Selected IOVA mode 'VA'
> EAL: Probing VFIO support...
> memif_socket_create(): Failed to setup socket /run/memif.sock: Address already
> in use
> `
> 
> expectation: memif sock interface is to be in `/run/dpdk/custom/memif.sock` and
> not `/run/memif.sock`

If it just used abstract socket type it would not have this problem.