[PATCH 1/2] Revert "app/testpmd: stop forwarding in secondary process"

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Thu May 7 22:58:36 CEST 2026


Testpmd must not assume that the secondary process
is testpmd. The notification needs to be done by EAL.

This reverts commit f96273c8e9d39e472bb07acc05e493b1e712e51b.

Bugzilla ID: 1942
Cc: stable at dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
 app/test-pmd/testpmd.c | 103 ++---------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 99 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index e2569d9e30..e54a3981e9 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -3716,83 +3716,6 @@ detach_devargs(char *identifier)
 	rte_devargs_reset(&da);
 }
 
-#ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
-
-enum testpmd_req_type {
-	TESTPMD_REQ_TYPE_EXIT,
-};
-
-struct testpmd_mp_req {
-	enum testpmd_req_type t;
-};
-
-struct testpmd_mp_resp {
-	int result;
-};
-
-#define TESTPMD_MP	"mp_testpmd"
-
-/* Send reply to this peer when testpmd exits */
-static RTE_ATOMIC(const char *) primary_name;
-
-static void
-reply_to_primary(const char *peer, int result)
-{
-	struct rte_mp_msg reply = { };
-	struct testpmd_mp_resp *resp = (struct testpmd_mp_resp *) &reply.param;
-
-	strlcpy(reply.name, TESTPMD_MP, RTE_MP_MAX_NAME_LEN);
-	reply.len_param = sizeof(*resp);
-	resp->result = result;
-
-	printf("Replying %d to primary\n", result);
-	fflush(stdout);
-
-	if (rte_mp_reply(&reply, peer) < 0)
-		printf("Failed to send response to primary:%s", strerror(rte_errno));
-}
-
-/* Primary process is exiting, stop secondary process */
-static void
-pmd_notify_secondary(void)
-{
-	struct testpmd_mp_req request = {
-		.t = TESTPMD_REQ_TYPE_EXIT,
-	};
-	struct rte_mp_msg mp_req = {
-		.name = TESTPMD_MP,
-		.len_param = sizeof(request),
-	};
-	struct rte_mp_reply reply;
-	struct timespec ts = {.tv_sec = 5, .tv_nsec = 0};
-
-	printf("\nPrimary: Sending 'stop_req' request to secondary...\n");
-	fflush(stdout);
-
-	memcpy(mp_req.param, &request, sizeof(request));
-	rte_mp_request_sync(&mp_req, &reply, &ts);
-}
-
-static int
-handle_testpmd_request(const struct rte_mp_msg *request, const void *peer)
-{
-	const struct testpmd_mp_req *req = (const struct testpmd_mp_req *)request->param;
-
-	if (req->t == TESTPMD_REQ_TYPE_EXIT) {
-		printf("\nReceived notification of primary exiting\n");
-		fflush(stdout);
-
-		/* Response is sent after forwarding loop exits */
-		rte_atomic_store_explicit(&primary_name, peer, rte_memory_order_relaxed);
-
-		kill(getpid(), SIGINT);
-	} else {
-		reply_to_primary(peer, -EINVAL);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 void
 pmd_test_exit(void)
 {
@@ -3804,10 +3727,6 @@ pmd_test_exit(void)
 		stop_packet_forwarding();
 
 #ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
-	/* Tell secondary to exit */
-	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
-		pmd_notify_secondary();
-
 	for (i = 0 ; i < RTE_DIM(mempools) ; i++) {
 		if (mempools[i]) {
 			if (mp_alloc_type == MP_ALLOC_ANON)
@@ -4623,12 +4542,9 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 			 rte_strerror(rte_errno));
 
 #ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
-	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY) {
-		if (enable_primary_monitor() < 0)
-			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot setup primary monitor");
-		if (rte_mp_action_register(TESTPMD_MP, handle_testpmd_request) < 0)
-			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Failed to register message action\n");
-	}
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY &&
+	    enable_primary_monitor() < 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot setup primary monitor");
 #endif
 
 	/* allocate port structures, and init them */
@@ -4830,23 +4746,12 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 	}
 
 #ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
-	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY) {
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY)
 		disable_primary_monitor();
-		rte_mp_action_unregister(TESTPMD_MP);
-	}
 #endif
 
 	pmd_test_exit();
 
-#ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
-	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY) {
-		const char *peer = rte_atomic_exchange_explicit(&primary_name, NULL,
-				rte_memory_order_relaxed);
-		if (peer)
-			reply_to_primary(peer, 0);
-	}
-#endif
-
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_PDUMP
 	/* uninitialize packet capture framework */
 	rte_pdump_uninit();
-- 
2.53.0



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