[PATCH v5] app/testpmd: stop secondary process fwd_lcores during primary teardown
Khadem Ullah
14pwcse1224 at uetpeshawar.edu.pk
Thu Sep 18 08:47:03 CEST 2025
When the secondary process testpmd application running any fwd_engine
and after that primary has exited will cause a crash.
This patch forces secondary process forwarding lcores
in fwd_engine to stop before the primary process exits.
Fixes: a550baf24af90f ("app/testpmd: support multi-process")
Cc: stable at dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Khadem Ullah <14pwcse1224 at uetpeshawar.edu.pk>
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
app/test-pmd/testpmd.c | 104 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 100 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index 0f58a31eb5..6c97026962 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -3609,6 +3609,83 @@ 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)
{
@@ -3620,6 +3697,10 @@ 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)
@@ -3628,6 +3709,7 @@ pmd_test_exit(void)
}
}
#endif
+
if (ports != NULL) {
no_link_check = 1;
RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(pt_id) {
@@ -4429,9 +4511,12 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
rte_strerror(rte_errno));
#ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
- if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY &&
- enable_primary_monitor() < 0)
- rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot setup primary monitor");
+ 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");
+ }
#endif
/* allocate port structures, and init them */
@@ -4628,12 +4713,23 @@ 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();
--
2.27.0
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