extern uint8_t numa_support; /**< set by "--numa" parameter */
extern uint16_t port_topology; /**< set by "--port-topology" parameter */
extern uint8_t no_flush_rx; /**<set by "--no-flush-rx" parameter */
+extern uint8_t mp_anon; /**< set by "--mp-anon" parameter */
#ifdef RTE_NIC_BYPASS
extern uint32_t bypass_timeout; /**< Store the NIC bypass watchdog timeout */
void stop_packet_forwarding(void);
void init_port_config(void);
int init_port_dcb_config(portid_t pid,struct dcb_config *dcb_conf);
-void start_port(portid_t pid);
+int start_port(portid_t pid);
void stop_port(portid_t pid);
void close_port(portid_t pid);
int all_ports_stopped(void);