On Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:53:58 +0100 "Burakov, Anatoly" <anatoly.bura...@intel.com> wrote:
> > > > NP to disallow it. > > In fact, I think it would be easier for everyone just to drop current DPDK > > MP model, > > and keep just standalone DPDK instances. > > That's the dream, but i don't think it'll ever come to fruition, at > least not without a huge push from the community. There are several net appliances that require primary/secondary model. I think initially during DPDK development it was sold as a feature to the Network vendors. It might be possible to clamp down on what API's are supported by secondary process. For example, disallowing any control operations start/stop etc.