[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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