- /* if we can open the file but not get a write-lock we are a secondary
- * process. NOTE: if we get a file handle back, we keep that open
- * and don't close it to prevent a race condition between multiple opens */
- if (((mem_cfg_fd = open(pathname, O_RDWR)) >= 0) &&
- (fcntl(mem_cfg_fd, F_SETLK, &wr_lock) < 0))
- ptype = RTE_PROC_SECONDARY;
+ /* if there no shared config, there can be no secondary processes */
+ if (!internal_config.no_shconf) {
+ /* if we can open the file but not get a write-lock we are a
+ * secondary process. NOTE: if we get a file handle back, we
+ * keep that open and don't close it to prevent a race condition
+ * between multiple opens.
+ */
+ if (((mem_cfg_fd = open(pathname, O_RDWR)) >= 0) &&
+ (fcntl(mem_cfg_fd, F_SETLK, &wr_lock) < 0))
+ ptype = RTE_PROC_SECONDARY;
+ }