[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v13] app/testpmd: support multi-process

[Andrew Rybchenko]

On 6/8/21 1:22 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 08/06/2021 10:42, Andrew Rybchenko:
>> On 4/22/21 4:18 AM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
>>> --- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
>>> +++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
> [...]
>>> +All the dev ops is supported in primary process. While secondary process is not permitted
>>> +to allocate or release shared memory, so some ops are not supported as follows::
>>> +``dev_configure``
>>> +``dev_start``
>>> +``dev_stop``
>>> +``rx_queue_setup``
>>> +``tx_queue_setup``
>>> +``rx_queue_release``
>>> +``tx_queue_release``
>>
>> @Thomas, @Ferrh, shouldn't it be handled on ethdev level as
>> well if it is really that strict.
> 
> Yes it should be documented at ethdev level, not testpmd.
> I think it was kept fuzzy for too long.

To document is good, but I'm talking about more -
add checks in corresponding API functions and
return error.