Hi Helin,

You are right. The example application should properly call 
rte_kni_init() with the right amount of #KNI ifaces. I overlooked it. I 
will fix it and circulate patch v4.

Apologize for the inconvenience.
marc

On 17/10/14 02:47, Zhang, Helin wrote:
> Hi Marc
>
> After I read part of KNI app code again, I still have comments for your code 
> changes in KNI example applications. I guess you might need another version 
> of patch. Sorry and Thanks!
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Marc Sune
>> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 4:50 PM
>> To: dev at dpdk.org
>> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] KNI: use a memzone pool for KNI alloc/release
>>
>> This patch implements the KNI memzone pool in order to prevent memzone
>> exhaustion when allocating/deallocating KNI interfaces.
>>
>> It adds a new API call, rte_kni_init(max_kni_ifaces) that shall be called 
>> before
>> any call to rte_kni_alloc() if KNI is used.
>>
>> v2: Moved KNI fd opening to rte_kni_init(). Revised style.
>> v3: Adapted examples/kni to rte_kni_init().
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Marc Sune <marc.sune at bisdn.de>
>> ---
>>   examples/kni/main.c      |    3 +
>>   lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c |  315
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>>   lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h |   18 +++
>>   3 files changed, 277 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/examples/kni/main.c b/examples/kni/main.c index cb17b43..f998b02
>> 100644
>> --- a/examples/kni/main.c
>> +++ b/examples/kni/main.c
>> @@ -872,6 +872,9 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
>>                      rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Configured invalid "
>>                                              "port ID %u\n", i);
>>
>> +    /* Initialize KNI subsystem */
>> +    rte_kni_init(nb_sys_ports);
> Use 'nb_sys_ports' as the max number of KNI interfaces is not good enough. 
> KNI example application supports multiple KNI interfaces per port, that will 
> use more kernel threads for receiving packets from user space, then 
> performance can be higher.
> I think the max number of KNI interfaces here should be "nb_sys_ports * 
> params[port_id]->nb_kni", note that 'params[port_id]->nb_kni' is calculated 
> in kni_alloc(), you might need to put that calculation before calling 
> rte_kni_init().
>
>> +
>>      /* Initialise each port */
>>      for (port = 0; port < nb_sys_ports; port++) {
>>              /* Skip ports that are not enabled */ diff --git 
>> a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
>> b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c index 76feef4..e339ef0 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
>> +++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
>> @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
>>   #include <unistd.h>
>>   #include <sys/ioctl.h>
>>
>> +#include <rte_spinlock.h>
>>   #include <rte_string_fns.h>
>>   #include <rte_ethdev.h>
>>   #include <rte_malloc.h>
>> @@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
>>
>>   #define KNI_REQUEST_MBUF_NUM_MAX      32
>>
>> -#define KNI_MZ_CHECK(mz) do { if (mz) goto fail; } while (0)
>> +#define KNI_MEM_CHECK(cond) do { if (cond) goto kni_fail; } while (0)
>>
>>   /**
>>    * KNI context
>> @@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
>>   struct rte_kni {
>>      char name[RTE_KNI_NAMESIZE];        /**< KNI interface name */
>>      uint16_t group_id;                  /**< Group ID of KNI devices */
>> +    uint32_t slot_id;                   /**< KNI pool slot ID */
>>      struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool;   /**< pkt mbuf mempool */
>>      unsigned mbuf_size;                 /**< mbuf size */
>>
>> @@ -88,10 +90,48 @@ enum kni_ops_status {
>>      KNI_REQ_REGISTERED,
>>   };
>>
>> +/**
>> + * KNI memzone pool slot
>> + */
>> +struct rte_kni_memzone_slot{
>> +    uint32_t id;
>> +    uint8_t in_use : 1;                    /**< slot in use */
>> +
>> +    /* Memzones */
>> +    const struct rte_memzone *m_ctx;       /**< KNI ctx */
>> +    const struct rte_memzone *m_tx_q;      /**< TX queue */
>> +    const struct rte_memzone *m_rx_q;      /**< RX queue */
>> +    const struct rte_memzone *m_alloc_q;   /**< Allocated mbufs queue */
>> +    const struct rte_memzone *m_free_q;    /**< To be freed mbufs queue
>> */
>> +    const struct rte_memzone *m_req_q;     /**< Request queue */
>> +    const struct rte_memzone *m_resp_q;    /**< Response queue */
>> +    const struct rte_memzone *m_sync_addr;
>> +
>> +    /* Free linked list */
>> +    struct rte_kni_memzone_slot *next;     /**< Next slot link.list */
>> +};
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * KNI memzone pool
>> + */
>> +struct rte_kni_memzone_pool{
>> +    uint8_t initialized : 1;            /**< Global KNI pool init flag */
>> +
>> +    uint32_t max_ifaces;                /**< Max. num of KNI ifaces */
>> +    struct rte_kni_memzone_slot *slots;        /**< Pool slots */
>> +    rte_spinlock_t mutex;               /**< alloc/relase mutex */
>> +
>> +    /* Free memzone slots linked-list */
>> +    struct rte_kni_memzone_slot *free;         /**< First empty slot */
>> +    struct rte_kni_memzone_slot *free_tail;    /**< Last empty slot */
>> +};
>> +
>> +
>>   static void kni_free_mbufs(struct rte_kni *kni);  static void
>> kni_allocate_mbufs(struct rte_kni *kni);
>>
>>   static volatile int kni_fd = -1;
>> +static struct rte_kni_memzone_pool kni_memzone_pool = {0};
>>
>>   static const struct rte_memzone *
>>   kni_memzone_reserve(const char *name, size_t len, int socket_id, @@
>> -105,6 +145,161 @@ kni_memzone_reserve(const char *name, size_t len, int
>> socket_id,
>>      return mz;
>>   }
>>
>> +/* Pool mgmt */
>> +static struct rte_kni_memzone_slot*
>> +kni_memzone_pool_alloc(void)
>> +{
>> +    struct rte_kni_memzone_slot* slot;
>> +
>> +    rte_spinlock_lock(&kni_memzone_pool.mutex);
>> +
>> +    if(!kni_memzone_pool.free) {
>> +            rte_spinlock_unlock(&kni_memzone_pool.mutex);
>> +            return NULL;
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    slot = kni_memzone_pool.free;
>> +    kni_memzone_pool.free = slot->next;
>> +
>> +    if(!kni_memzone_pool.free)
>> +            kni_memzone_pool.free_tail = NULL;
>> +
>> +    rte_spinlock_unlock(&kni_memzone_pool.mutex);
>> +
>> +    return slot;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void
>> +kni_memzone_pool_release(struct rte_kni_memzone_slot* slot) {
>> +    rte_spinlock_lock(&kni_memzone_pool.mutex);
>> +
>> +    if(kni_memzone_pool.free)
>> +            kni_memzone_pool.free_tail->next = slot;
>> +    else
>> +            kni_memzone_pool.free = slot;
>> +
>> +    kni_memzone_pool.free_tail = slot;
>> +    slot->next = NULL;
>> +
>> +    rte_spinlock_unlock(&kni_memzone_pool.mutex);
>> +}
>> +
>> +
>> +/* Shall be called before any allocation happens */ void
>> +rte_kni_init(unsigned int max_kni_ifaces) {
>> +    uint32_t i;
>> +    struct rte_kni_memzone_slot* it;
>> +    const struct rte_memzone *mz;
>> +#define OBJNAMSIZ 32
>> +    char obj_name[OBJNAMSIZ];
>> +    char mz_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
>> +
>> +    if(max_kni_ifaces == 0) {
>> +            RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "Invalid number of max_kni_ifaces %d\n",
>> +                                                    max_kni_ifaces);
>> +            rte_panic("Unable to initialize KNI\n");
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    /* Check FD and open */
>> +    if (kni_fd < 0) {
>> +            kni_fd = open("/dev/" KNI_DEVICE, O_RDWR);
>> +            if (kni_fd < 0) {
>> +                    rte_panic("Can not open /dev/%s\n", KNI_DEVICE);
>> +            }
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    /* Allocate slot objects */
>> +    kni_memzone_pool.slots = (struct
>> rte_kni_memzone_slot*)rte_malloc(NULL,
>> +                                    sizeof(struct rte_kni_memzone_slot) *
>> +                                    max_kni_ifaces,
>> +                                    0);
>> +    KNI_MEM_CHECK(kni_memzone_pool.slots == NULL);
>> +
>> +    /* Initialize general pool variables */
>> +    kni_memzone_pool.initialized = 1;
>> +    kni_memzone_pool.max_ifaces = max_kni_ifaces;
>> +    kni_memzone_pool.free = &kni_memzone_pool.slots[0];
>> +
>> +    /* Pre-allocate all memzones of all the slots; panic on error */
>> +    for(i=0; i<max_kni_ifaces; i++) {
>> +
>> +            /* Recover current slot */
>> +            it = &kni_memzone_pool.slots[i];
>> +            it->id = i;
>> +
>> +            /* Allocate KNI context */
>> +            snprintf(mz_name, RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE, "KNI_INFO_%d", i);
>> +            mz = kni_memzone_reserve(mz_name, sizeof(struct rte_kni),
>> +                                    SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
>> +            KNI_MEM_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +            it->m_ctx = mz;
>> +
>> +            /* TX RING */
>> +            snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_tx_%d", i);
>> +            mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE,
>> +                                                    SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
>> +            KNI_MEM_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +            it->m_tx_q = mz;
>> +
>> +            /* RX RING */
>> +            snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_rx_%d", i);
>> +            mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE,
>> +                                                    SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
>> +            KNI_MEM_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +            it->m_rx_q = mz;
>> +
>> +            /* ALLOC RING */
>> +            snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_alloc_%d", i);
>> +            mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE,
>> +                                                    SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
>> +            KNI_MEM_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +            it->m_alloc_q = mz;
>> +
>> +            /* FREE RING */
>> +            snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_free_%d", i);
>> +            mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE,
>> +                                                    SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
>> +            KNI_MEM_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +            it->m_free_q = mz;
>> +
>> +            /* Request RING */
>> +            snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_req_%d", i);
>> +            mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE,
>> +                                                    SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
>> +            KNI_MEM_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +            it->m_req_q = mz;
>> +
>> +            /* Response RING */
>> +            snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_resp_%d", i);
>> +            mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE,
>> +                                                    SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
>> +            KNI_MEM_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +            it->m_resp_q = mz;
>> +
>> +            /* Req/Resp sync mem area */
>> +            snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_sync_%d", i);
>> +            mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE,
>> +                                                    SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
>> +            KNI_MEM_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +            it->m_sync_addr = mz;
>> +
>> +            if(i+1 == max_kni_ifaces) {
>> +                    it->next = NULL;
>> +                    kni_memzone_pool.free_tail = it;
>> +            }else
>> +                    it->next = &kni_memzone_pool.slots[i+1];
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    return;
>> +
>> +kni_fail:
>> +    rte_panic("Unable to allocate memory for max_kni_ifaces:%d."
>> +            "increase the amount of hugepages memory\n", max_kni_ifaces); }
>> +
>>   /* It is deprecated and just for backward compatibility */  struct rte_kni 
>> *
>> rte_kni_create(uint8_t port_id, @@ -140,34 +335,37 @@ rte_kni_alloc(struct
>> rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool,
>>      struct rte_kni_device_info dev_info;
>>      struct rte_kni *ctx;
>>      char intf_name[RTE_KNI_NAMESIZE];
>> -#define OBJNAMSIZ 32
>> -    char obj_name[OBJNAMSIZ];
>>      char mz_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
>>      const struct rte_memzone *mz;
>> +    struct rte_kni_memzone_slot* slot=NULL;
>>
>>      if (!pktmbuf_pool || !conf || !conf->name[0])
>>              return NULL;
>>
>> -    /* Check FD and open once */
>> -    if (kni_fd < 0) {
>> -            kni_fd = open("/dev/" KNI_DEVICE, O_RDWR);
>> -            if (kni_fd < 0) {
>> -                    RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "Can not open /dev/%s\n",
>> -                                                    KNI_DEVICE);
>> -                    return NULL;
>> -            }
>> +    /* Check if KNI subsystem has been initialized */
>> +    if (kni_memzone_pool.initialized != 1) {
>> +            RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "KNI subsystem has not been initialized. "
>> +                            "Invoke rte_kni_init() first\n");
>> +            return NULL;
>>      }
>>
>> +    /* Get an available slot from the pool */
>> +    slot = kni_memzone_pool_alloc();
>> +    if(!slot) {
>> +            RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "Cannot allocate more KNI interfaces; "
>> +                    "increase the number of max_kni_ifaces(current %d) or "
>> +                    "release unusued ones.\n",
>> +                    kni_memzone_pool.max_ifaces);
>> +            return NULL;
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    /* Recover ctx */
>> +    ctx = slot->m_ctx->addr;
>>      snprintf(intf_name, RTE_KNI_NAMESIZE, "%s", conf->name);
>> -    snprintf(mz_name, RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE, "KNI_INFO_%s",
>> intf_name);
>> -    mz = kni_memzone_reserve(mz_name, sizeof(struct rte_kni),
>> -                            SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
>> -    KNI_MZ_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> -    ctx = mz->addr;
>>
>>      if (ctx->in_use) {
>>              RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "KNI %s is in use\n", ctx->name);
>> -            goto fail;
>> +            return NULL;
>>      }
>>      memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(struct rte_kni));
>>      if (ops)
>> @@ -190,83 +388,72 @@ rte_kni_alloc(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool,
>>      RTE_LOG(INFO, KNI, "pci: %02x:%02x:%02x \t %02x:%02x\n",
>>              dev_info.bus, dev_info.devid, dev_info.function,
>>                      dev_info.vendor_id, dev_info.device_id);
>> -
>>      /* TX RING */
>> -    snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_tx_%s", intf_name);
>> -    mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE, SOCKET_ID_ANY,
>> 0);
>> -    KNI_MZ_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +    mz = slot->m_tx_q;
>>      ctx->tx_q = mz->addr;
>>      kni_fifo_init(ctx->tx_q, KNI_FIFO_COUNT_MAX);
>>      dev_info.tx_phys = mz->phys_addr;
>>
>>      /* RX RING */
>> -    snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_rx_%s", intf_name);
>> -    mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE, SOCKET_ID_ANY,
>> 0);
>> -    KNI_MZ_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +    mz = slot->m_rx_q;
>>      ctx->rx_q = mz->addr;
>>      kni_fifo_init(ctx->rx_q, KNI_FIFO_COUNT_MAX);
>>      dev_info.rx_phys = mz->phys_addr;
>>
>>      /* ALLOC RING */
>> -    snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_alloc_%s", intf_name);
>> -    mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE, SOCKET_ID_ANY,
>> 0);
>> -    KNI_MZ_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +    mz = slot->m_alloc_q;
>>      ctx->alloc_q = mz->addr;
>>      kni_fifo_init(ctx->alloc_q, KNI_FIFO_COUNT_MAX);
>>      dev_info.alloc_phys = mz->phys_addr;
>>
>>      /* FREE RING */
>> -    snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_free_%s", intf_name);
>> -    mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE, SOCKET_ID_ANY,
>> 0);
>> -    KNI_MZ_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +    mz = slot->m_free_q;
>>      ctx->free_q = mz->addr;
>>      kni_fifo_init(ctx->free_q, KNI_FIFO_COUNT_MAX);
>>      dev_info.free_phys = mz->phys_addr;
>>
>>      /* Request RING */
>> -    snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_req_%s", intf_name);
>> -    mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE, SOCKET_ID_ANY,
>> 0);
>> -    KNI_MZ_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +    mz = slot->m_req_q;
>>      ctx->req_q = mz->addr;
>>      kni_fifo_init(ctx->req_q, KNI_FIFO_COUNT_MAX);
>>      dev_info.req_phys = mz->phys_addr;
>>
>>      /* Response RING */
>> -    snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_resp_%s", intf_name);
>> -    mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE, SOCKET_ID_ANY,
>> 0);
>> -    KNI_MZ_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +    mz = slot->m_resp_q;
>>      ctx->resp_q = mz->addr;
>>      kni_fifo_init(ctx->resp_q, KNI_FIFO_COUNT_MAX);
>>      dev_info.resp_phys = mz->phys_addr;
>>
>>      /* Req/Resp sync mem area */
>> -    snprintf(obj_name, OBJNAMSIZ, "kni_sync_%s", intf_name);
>> -    mz = kni_memzone_reserve(obj_name, KNI_FIFO_SIZE, SOCKET_ID_ANY,
>> 0);
>> -    KNI_MZ_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +    mz = slot->m_sync_addr;
>>      ctx->sync_addr = mz->addr;
>>      dev_info.sync_va = mz->addr;
>>      dev_info.sync_phys = mz->phys_addr;
>>
>> +
>>      /* MBUF mempool */
>>      snprintf(mz_name, sizeof(mz_name), RTE_MEMPOOL_OBJ_NAME,
>>              pktmbuf_pool->name);
>>      mz = rte_memzone_lookup(mz_name);
>> -    KNI_MZ_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>> +    KNI_MEM_CHECK(mz == NULL);
>>      dev_info.mbuf_va = mz->addr;
>>      dev_info.mbuf_phys = mz->phys_addr;
>>      ctx->pktmbuf_pool = pktmbuf_pool;
>>      ctx->group_id = conf->group_id;
>> +    ctx->slot_id = slot->id;
>>      ctx->mbuf_size = conf->mbuf_size;
>>
>>      ret = ioctl(kni_fd, RTE_KNI_IOCTL_CREATE, &dev_info);
>> -    KNI_MZ_CHECK(ret < 0);
>> +    KNI_MEM_CHECK(ret < 0);
>>
>>      ctx->in_use = 1;
>>
>>      return ctx;
>>
>> -fail:
>> -
>> +kni_fail:
>> +    if(slot)
>> +            kni_memzone_pool_release(&kni_memzone_pool.slots[slot->id]);
>> +
>>      return NULL;
>>   }
>>
>> @@ -287,6 +474,7 @@ int
>>   rte_kni_release(struct rte_kni *kni)
>>   {
>>      struct rte_kni_device_info dev_info;
>> +    uint32_t slot_id;
>>
>>      if (!kni || !kni->in_use)
>>              return -1;
>> @@ -302,8 +490,19 @@ rte_kni_release(struct rte_kni *kni)
>>      kni_free_fifo(kni->rx_q);
>>      kni_free_fifo(kni->alloc_q);
>>      kni_free_fifo(kni->free_q);
>> +
>> +    slot_id = kni->slot_id;
>> +
>> +    /* Memset the KNI struct */
>>      memset(kni, 0, sizeof(struct rte_kni));
>>
>> +    /* Release memzone */
>> +    if(slot_id > kni_memzone_pool.max_ifaces) {
>> +            rte_panic("KNI pool: corrupted slot ID: %d, max: %d\n",
>> +                    slot_id, kni_memzone_pool.max_ifaces);
>> +    }
>> +    kni_memzone_pool_release(&kni_memzone_pool.slots[slot_id]);
>> +
>>      return 0;
>>   }
>>
>> @@ -437,23 +636,21 @@ rte_kni_get_port_id(struct rte_kni *kni)  struct
>> rte_kni *  rte_kni_get(const char *name)  {
>> -    struct rte_kni *kni;
>> -    const struct rte_memzone *mz;
>> -    char mz_name[RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE];
>> -
>> -    if (!name || !name[0])
>> -            return NULL;
>> -
>> -    snprintf(mz_name, RTE_MEMZONE_NAMESIZE, "KNI_INFO_%s", name);
>> -    mz = rte_memzone_lookup(mz_name);
>> -    if (!mz)
>> -            return NULL;
>> -
>> -    kni = mz->addr;
>> -    if (!kni->in_use)
>> -            return NULL;
>> +    uint32_t i;
>> +    struct rte_kni_memzone_slot* it;
>> +    struct rte_kni* kni;
>> +
>> +    /* Note: could be improved perf-wise if necessary */
>> +    for(i=0; i<kni_memzone_pool.max_ifaces; i++) {
>> +            it = &kni_memzone_pool.slots[i];
>> +            if(it->in_use == 0)
>> +                    continue;
>> +            kni = it->m_ctx->addr;
>> +            if(strncmp(kni->name, name, RTE_KNI_NAMESIZE) == 0)
>> +                    return kni;
>> +    }
>>
>> -    return kni;
>> +    return NULL;
>>   }
>>
>>   /*
>> diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h index
>> 1a0b004..0159a1d 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
>> +++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
>> @@ -90,11 +90,27 @@ struct rte_kni_conf {  };
>>
>>   /**
>> + * Initialize and preallocate KNI subsystem
>> + *
>> + * This function is to be executed on the MASTER lcore only, after EAL
>> + * initialization and before any KNI interface is attempted to be
>> + * allocated
>> + *
>> + * @param max_kni_ifaces
>> + *  The maximum number of KNI interfaces that can coexist concurrently
>> +*/ extern void rte_kni_init(unsigned int max_kni_ifaces);
>> +
>> +
>> +/**
>>    * Allocate KNI interface according to the port id, mbuf size, mbuf pool,
>>    * configurations and callbacks for kernel requests.The KNI interface 
>> created
>>    * in the kernel space is the net interface the traditional Linux 
>> application
>>    * talking to.
>>    *
>> + * The rte_kni_alloc shall not be called before rte_kni_init() has been
>> + * called. rte_kni_alloc is thread safe.
>> + *
>>    * @param pktmbuf_pool
>>    *  The mempool for allocting mbufs for packets.
>>    * @param conf
>> @@ -138,6 +154,8 @@ extern struct rte_kni *rte_kni_create(uint8_t port_id,
>>    * Release KNI interface according to the context. It will also release the
>>    * paired KNI interface in kernel space. All processing on the specific KNI
>>    * context need to be stopped before calling this interface.
>> + *
>> + * rte_kni_release is thread safe.
>>    *
>>    * @param kni
>>    *  The pointer to the context of an existent KNI interface.
>> --
>> 1.7.10.4
> Regards,
> Helin

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