+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_dev_remove(struct rte_device *dev)
+{
+ struct eal_dev_mp_req req;
+ char *devargs;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!rte_dev_is_probed(dev)) {
+ RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Device is not probed\n");
+ return -ENOENT;
+ }
+
+ ret = build_devargs(dev->bus->name, dev->name, "", &devargs);
+ if (ret != 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
+ req.t = EAL_DEV_REQ_TYPE_DETACH;
+ strlcpy(req.devargs, devargs, EAL_DEV_MP_DEV_ARGS_MAX_LEN);
+ free(devargs);
+
+ if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+ /**
+ * If in secondary process, just send IPC request to
+ * primary process.
+ */
+ ret = eal_dev_hotplug_request_to_primary(&req);
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
+ "Failed to send hotplug request to primary\n");
+ return -ENOMSG;
+ }
+ if (req.result != 0)
+ RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
+ "Failed to hotplug remove device\n");
+ return req.result;
+ }
+
+ /* detach a device from primary start from here: */
+
+ /* primary send detach sync request to secondary */
+ ret = eal_dev_hotplug_request_to_secondary(&req);
+
+ /**
+ * if communication error, we need to rollback, because it is possible
+ * part of the secondary processes still detached it successfully.
+ */
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
+ "Failed to send device detach request to secondary\n");
+ ret = -ENOMSG;
+ goto rollback;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * if any secondary failed to detach, we need to consider if rollback
+ * is necessary.
+ */
+ if (req.result != 0) {
+ RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
+ "Failed to detach device on secondary process\n");
+ ret = req.result;
+ /**
+ * if -ENOENT, we don't need to rollback, since devices is
+ * already detached on secondary process.
+ */
+ if (ret != -ENOENT)
+ goto rollback;
+ }
+
+ /* primary detach the device itself. */
+ ret = local_dev_remove(dev);
+
+ /* if primary failed, still need to consider if rollback is necessary */
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
+ "Failed to detach device on primary process\n");
+ /* if -ENOENT, we don't need to rollback */
+ if (ret == -ENOENT)
+ return ret;
+ goto rollback;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+
+rollback:
+ req.t = EAL_DEV_REQ_TYPE_DETACH_ROLLBACK;
+
+ /* primary send rollback request to secondary. */
+ if (eal_dev_hotplug_request_to_secondary(&req) != 0)
+ RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL,
+ "Failed to rollback device detach on secondary."
+ "Devices in secondary may not sync with primary\n");
+