[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] dpdk_procinfo: check for primary process

[Panu Matilainen]

On 09/06/2016 08:12 PM, Maryam Tahhan wrote:
> Add a check to see if the primary process is running and exit gracefully if it
> is not.
>
> Suggested-by: Patrick Kutch <patrick.g.kutch at intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Maryam Tahhan <maryam.tahhan at intel.com>
> ---
>  app/proc_info/main.c | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/app/proc_info/main.c b/app/proc_info/main.c
> index 6dc0bbb..ddc8cf8 100644
> --- a/app/proc_info/main.c
> +++ b/app/proc_info/main.c
> @@ -329,6 +329,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
>       argc -= ret;
>       argv += (ret - 3);
>
> +        if (!rte_eal_primary_proc_alive(NULL)) {
> +                rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "NO PRIMARY DPDK PROCESS IS 
> RUNNING\n");

I don't think there'a a need to YELL THAT MESSAGE.

        - Panu -