This patchset enhances Mellanox multi-process by supporting all multi-process examples, also support reading ethdev (x)stats in secondary process.
V5: * rebase on latest upstream code, patch 2/5 mlx5_ethdev.c updated. V4: * remove forked secondary mode V3: * add cover letter * add dependency notes V2: * split into multiple patches * support forked secondary process * add secondary process ethdev operations * rebase on latest rdma-core upstream api Xueming Li (5): net/mlx5: change eth device reference for secondary process net/mlx5: install a socket to exchange a file descriptor net/mlx5: allocate verbs object into shared memory net/mlx5: add operations for secondary process net/mlx5: multi-process document update doc/guides/nics/features/mlx5.ini | 1 + doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 4 +- drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile | 1 + drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c | 104 ++++++++++++++ drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h | 16 ++- drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c | 112 ++++++++++----- drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_fdir.c | 2 + drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c | 1 + drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c | 1 + drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h | 2 + drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_socket.c | 294 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c | 4 +- drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c | 66 +++++++++ 13 files changed, 564 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) create mode 100644 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_socket.c -- 1.8.3.1
