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[dpdk.git] / lib / librte_eal / common / eal_common_proc.c
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-/*-
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2016-2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <fnmatch.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/file.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_tailq.h>
 
+#include "eal_private.h"
 #include "eal_filesystem.h"
 #include "eal_internal_cfg.h"
 
+static int mp_fd = -1;
+static char mp_filter[PATH_MAX];   /* Filter for secondary process sockets */
+static char mp_dir_path[PATH_MAX]; /* The directory path for all mp sockets */
+static pthread_mutex_t mp_mutex_action = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+struct action_entry {
+       TAILQ_ENTRY(action_entry) next;
+       char action_name[RTE_MP_MAX_NAME_LEN];
+       rte_mp_t action;
+};
+
+/** Double linked list of actions. */
+TAILQ_HEAD(action_entry_list, action_entry);
+
+static struct action_entry_list action_entry_list =
+       TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(action_entry_list);
+
+enum mp_type {
+       MP_MSG, /* Share message with peers, will not block */
+       MP_REQ, /* Request for information, Will block for a reply */
+       MP_REP, /* Response to previously-received request */
+       MP_IGN, /* Response telling requester to ignore this response */
+};
+
+struct mp_msg_internal {
+       int type;
+       struct rte_mp_msg msg;
+};
+
+struct async_request_param {
+       rte_mp_async_reply_t clb;
+       struct rte_mp_reply user_reply;
+       struct timespec end;
+       int n_responses_processed;
+};
+
+struct pending_request {
+       TAILQ_ENTRY(pending_request) next;
+       enum {
+               REQUEST_TYPE_SYNC,
+               REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC
+       } type;
+       char dst[PATH_MAX];
+       struct rte_mp_msg *request;
+       struct rte_mp_msg *reply;
+       int reply_received;
+       RTE_STD_C11
+       union {
+               struct {
+                       struct async_request_param *param;
+               } async;
+               struct {
+                       pthread_cond_t cond;
+               } sync;
+       };
+};
+
+TAILQ_HEAD(pending_request_list, pending_request);
+
+static struct {
+       struct pending_request_list requests;
+       pthread_mutex_t lock;
+       pthread_cond_t async_cond;
+} pending_requests = {
+       .requests = TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(pending_requests.requests),
+       .lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER,
+       .async_cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER
+       /**< used in async requests only */
+};
+
+/* forward declarations */
+static int
+mp_send(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer, int type);
+
+
+static struct pending_request *
+find_pending_request(const char *dst, const char *act_name)
+{
+       struct pending_request *r;
+
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(r, &pending_requests.requests, next) {
+               if (!strcmp(r->dst, dst) &&
+                   !strcmp(r->request->name, act_name))
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       return r;
+}
+
+static void
+create_socket_path(const char *name, char *buf, int len)
+{
+       const char *prefix = eal_mp_socket_path();
+
+       if (strlen(name) > 0)
+               snprintf(buf, len, "%s_%s", prefix, name);
+       else
+               strlcpy(buf, prefix, len);
+}
+
 int
 rte_eal_primary_proc_alive(const char *config_file_path)
 {
@@ -46,10 +140,10 @@ rte_eal_primary_proc_alive(const char *config_file_path)
        if (config_file_path)
                config_fd = open(config_file_path, O_RDONLY);
        else {
-               char default_path[PATH_MAX+1];
-               snprintf(default_path, PATH_MAX, RUNTIME_CONFIG_FMT,
-                        default_config_dir, "rte");
-               config_fd = open(default_path, O_RDONLY);
+               const char *path;
+
+               path = eal_runtime_config_path();
+               config_fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
        }
        if (config_fd < 0)
                return 0;
@@ -59,3 +153,1073 @@ rte_eal_primary_proc_alive(const char *config_file_path)
 
        return !!ret;
 }
+
+static struct action_entry *
+find_action_entry_by_name(const char *name)
+{
+       struct action_entry *entry;
+
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(entry, &action_entry_list, next) {
+               if (strncmp(entry->action_name, name, RTE_MP_MAX_NAME_LEN) == 0)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       return entry;
+}
+
+static int
+validate_action_name(const char *name)
+{
+       if (name == NULL) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Action name cannot be NULL\n");
+               rte_errno = EINVAL;
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (strnlen(name, RTE_MP_MAX_NAME_LEN) == 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Length of action name is zero\n");
+               rte_errno = EINVAL;
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (strnlen(name, RTE_MP_MAX_NAME_LEN) == RTE_MP_MAX_NAME_LEN) {
+               rte_errno = E2BIG;
+               return -1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_mp_action_register(const char *name, rte_mp_t action)
+{
+       struct action_entry *entry;
+
+       if (validate_action_name(name))
+               return -1;
+
+       entry = malloc(sizeof(struct action_entry));
+       if (entry == NULL) {
+               rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+               return -1;
+       }
+       strlcpy(entry->action_name, name, sizeof(entry->action_name));
+       entry->action = action;
+
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&mp_mutex_action);
+       if (find_action_entry_by_name(name) != NULL) {
+               pthread_mutex_unlock(&mp_mutex_action);
+               rte_errno = EEXIST;
+               free(entry);
+               return -1;
+       }
+       TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&action_entry_list, entry, next);
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&mp_mutex_action);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+void __rte_experimental
+rte_mp_action_unregister(const char *name)
+{
+       struct action_entry *entry;
+
+       if (validate_action_name(name))
+               return;
+
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&mp_mutex_action);
+       entry = find_action_entry_by_name(name);
+       if (entry == NULL) {
+               pthread_mutex_unlock(&mp_mutex_action);
+               return;
+       }
+       TAILQ_REMOVE(&action_entry_list, entry, next);
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&mp_mutex_action);
+       free(entry);
+}
+
+static int
+read_msg(struct mp_msg_internal *m, struct sockaddr_un *s)
+{
+       int msglen;
+       struct iovec iov;
+       struct msghdr msgh;
+       char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(m->msg.fds))];
+       struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
+       int buflen = sizeof(*m) - sizeof(m->msg.fds);
+
+       memset(&msgh, 0, sizeof(msgh));
+       iov.iov_base = m;
+       iov.iov_len  = buflen;
+
+       msgh.msg_name = s;
+       msgh.msg_namelen = sizeof(*s);
+       msgh.msg_iov = &iov;
+       msgh.msg_iovlen = 1;
+       msgh.msg_control = control;
+       msgh.msg_controllen = sizeof(control);
+
+       msglen = recvmsg(mp_fd, &msgh, 0);
+       if (msglen < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "recvmsg failed, %s\n", strerror(errno));
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (msglen != buflen || (msgh.msg_flags & (MSG_TRUNC | MSG_CTRUNC))) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "truncted msg\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* read auxiliary FDs if any */
+       for (cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msgh); cmsg != NULL;
+               cmsg = CMSG_NXTHDR(&msgh, cmsg)) {
+               if ((cmsg->cmsg_level == SOL_SOCKET) &&
+                       (cmsg->cmsg_type == SCM_RIGHTS)) {
+                       memcpy(m->msg.fds, CMSG_DATA(cmsg), sizeof(m->msg.fds));
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+process_msg(struct mp_msg_internal *m, struct sockaddr_un *s)
+{
+       struct pending_request *pending_req;
+       struct action_entry *entry;
+       struct rte_mp_msg *msg = &m->msg;
+       rte_mp_t action = NULL;
+
+       RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "msg: %s\n", msg->name);
+
+       if (m->type == MP_REP || m->type == MP_IGN) {
+               pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
+               pending_req = find_pending_request(s->sun_path, msg->name);
+               if (pending_req) {
+                       memcpy(pending_req->reply, msg, sizeof(*msg));
+                       /* -1 indicates that we've been asked to ignore */
+                       pending_req->reply_received =
+                               m->type == MP_REP ? 1 : -1;
+
+                       if (pending_req->type == REQUEST_TYPE_SYNC)
+                               pthread_cond_signal(&pending_req->sync.cond);
+                       else if (pending_req->type == REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC)
+                               pthread_cond_signal(
+                                       &pending_requests.async_cond);
+               } else
+                       RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Drop mp reply: %s\n", msg->name);
+               pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&mp_mutex_action);
+       entry = find_action_entry_by_name(msg->name);
+       if (entry != NULL)
+               action = entry->action;
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&mp_mutex_action);
+
+       if (!action) {
+               if (m->type == MP_REQ && !internal_config.init_complete) {
+                       /* if this is a request, and init is not yet complete,
+                        * and callback wasn't registered, we should tell the
+                        * requester to ignore our existence because we're not
+                        * yet ready to process this request.
+                        */
+                       struct rte_mp_msg dummy;
+
+                       memset(&dummy, 0, sizeof(dummy));
+                       strlcpy(dummy.name, msg->name, sizeof(dummy.name));
+                       mp_send(&dummy, s->sun_path, MP_IGN);
+               } else {
+                       RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot find action: %s\n",
+                               msg->name);
+               }
+       } else if (action(msg, s->sun_path) < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to handle message: %s\n", msg->name);
+       }
+}
+
+static void *
+mp_handle(void *arg __rte_unused)
+{
+       struct mp_msg_internal msg;
+       struct sockaddr_un sa;
+
+       while (1) {
+               if (read_msg(&msg, &sa) == 0)
+                       process_msg(&msg, &sa);
+       }
+
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+timespec_cmp(const struct timespec *a, const struct timespec *b)
+{
+       if (a->tv_sec < b->tv_sec)
+               return -1;
+       if (a->tv_sec > b->tv_sec)
+               return 1;
+       if (a->tv_nsec < b->tv_nsec)
+               return -1;
+       if (a->tv_nsec > b->tv_nsec)
+               return 1;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+enum async_action {
+       ACTION_NONE, /**< don't do anything */
+       ACTION_FREE, /**< free the action entry, but don't trigger callback */
+       ACTION_TRIGGER /**< trigger callback, then free action entry */
+};
+
+static enum async_action
+process_async_request(struct pending_request *sr, const struct timespec *now)
+{
+       struct async_request_param *param;
+       struct rte_mp_reply *reply;
+       bool timeout, received, last_msg;
+
+       param = sr->async.param;
+       reply = &param->user_reply;
+
+       /* did we timeout? */
+       timeout = timespec_cmp(&param->end, now) <= 0;
+
+       /* did we receive a response? */
+       received = sr->reply_received != 0;
+
+       /* if we didn't time out, and we didn't receive a response, ignore */
+       if (!timeout && !received)
+               return ACTION_NONE;
+
+       /* if we received a response, adjust relevant data and copy mesasge. */
+       if (sr->reply_received == 1 && sr->reply) {
+               struct rte_mp_msg *msg, *user_msgs, *tmp;
+
+               msg = sr->reply;
+               user_msgs = reply->msgs;
+
+               tmp = realloc(user_msgs, sizeof(*msg) *
+                               (reply->nb_received + 1));
+               if (!tmp) {
+                       RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to alloc reply for request %s:%s\n",
+                               sr->dst, sr->request->name);
+                       /* this entry is going to be removed and its message
+                        * dropped, but we don't want to leak memory, so
+                        * continue.
+                        */
+               } else {
+                       user_msgs = tmp;
+                       reply->msgs = user_msgs;
+                       memcpy(&user_msgs[reply->nb_received],
+                                       msg, sizeof(*msg));
+                       reply->nb_received++;
+               }
+
+               /* mark this request as processed */
+               param->n_responses_processed++;
+       } else if (sr->reply_received == -1) {
+               /* we were asked to ignore this process */
+               reply->nb_sent--;
+       } else if (timeout) {
+               /* count it as processed response, but don't increment
+                * nb_received.
+                */
+               param->n_responses_processed++;
+       }
+
+       free(sr->reply);
+
+       last_msg = param->n_responses_processed == reply->nb_sent;
+
+       return last_msg ? ACTION_TRIGGER : ACTION_FREE;
+}
+
+static void
+trigger_async_action(struct pending_request *sr)
+{
+       struct async_request_param *param;
+       struct rte_mp_reply *reply;
+
+       param = sr->async.param;
+       reply = &param->user_reply;
+
+       param->clb(sr->request, reply);
+
+       /* clean up */
+       free(sr->async.param->user_reply.msgs);
+       free(sr->async.param);
+       free(sr->request);
+}
+
+static struct pending_request *
+check_trigger(struct timespec *ts)
+{
+       struct pending_request *next, *cur, *trigger = NULL;
+
+       TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(cur, &pending_requests.requests, next, next) {
+               enum async_action action;
+               if (cur->type != REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC)
+                       continue;
+
+               action = process_async_request(cur, ts);
+               if (action == ACTION_FREE) {
+                       TAILQ_REMOVE(&pending_requests.requests, cur, next);
+                       free(cur);
+               } else if (action == ACTION_TRIGGER) {
+                       TAILQ_REMOVE(&pending_requests.requests, cur, next);
+                       trigger = cur;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+       return trigger;
+}
+
+static void
+wait_for_async_messages(void)
+{
+       struct pending_request *sr;
+       struct timespec timeout;
+       bool timedwait = false;
+       bool nowait = false;
+       int ret;
+
+       /* scan through the list and see if there are any timeouts that
+        * are earlier than our current timeout.
+        */
+       TAILQ_FOREACH(sr, &pending_requests.requests, next) {
+               if (sr->type != REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC)
+                       continue;
+               if (!timedwait || timespec_cmp(&sr->async.param->end,
+                               &timeout) < 0) {
+                       memcpy(&timeout, &sr->async.param->end,
+                               sizeof(timeout));
+                       timedwait = true;
+               }
+
+               /* sometimes, we don't even wait */
+               if (sr->reply_received) {
+                       nowait = true;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       if (nowait)
+               return;
+
+       do {
+               ret = timedwait ?
+                       pthread_cond_timedwait(
+                               &pending_requests.async_cond,
+                               &pending_requests.lock,
+                               &timeout) :
+                       pthread_cond_wait(
+                               &pending_requests.async_cond,
+                               &pending_requests.lock);
+       } while (ret != 0 && ret != ETIMEDOUT);
+
+       /* we've been woken up or timed out */
+}
+
+static void *
+async_reply_handle(void *arg __rte_unused)
+{
+       struct timeval now;
+       struct timespec ts_now;
+       while (1) {
+               struct pending_request *trigger = NULL;
+
+               pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
+
+               /* we exit this function holding the lock */
+               wait_for_async_messages();
+
+               if (gettimeofday(&now, NULL) < 0) {
+                       pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+                       RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot get current time\n");
+                       break;
+               }
+               ts_now.tv_nsec = now.tv_usec * 1000;
+               ts_now.tv_sec = now.tv_sec;
+
+               do {
+                       trigger = check_trigger(&ts_now);
+                       /* unlock request list */
+                       pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+
+                       if (trigger) {
+                               trigger_async_action(trigger);
+                               free(trigger);
+
+                               /* we've triggered a callback, but there may be
+                                * more, so lock the list and check again.
+                                */
+                               pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
+                       }
+               } while (trigger);
+       }
+
+       RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "ERROR: asynchronous requests disabled\n");
+
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+open_socket_fd(void)
+{
+       char peer_name[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+       struct sockaddr_un un;
+
+       if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY)
+               snprintf(peer_name, sizeof(peer_name),
+                               "%d_%"PRIx64, getpid(), rte_rdtsc());
+
+       mp_fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+       if (mp_fd < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to create unix socket\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       memset(&un, 0, sizeof(un));
+       un.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+
+       create_socket_path(peer_name, un.sun_path, sizeof(un.sun_path));
+
+       unlink(un.sun_path); /* May still exist since last run */
+
+       if (bind(mp_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&un, sizeof(un)) < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to bind %s: %s\n",
+                       un.sun_path, strerror(errno));
+               close(mp_fd);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "Multi-process socket %s\n", un.sun_path);
+       return mp_fd;
+}
+
+static int
+unlink_sockets(const char *filter)
+{
+       int dir_fd;
+       DIR *mp_dir;
+       struct dirent *ent;
+
+       mp_dir = opendir(mp_dir_path);
+       if (!mp_dir) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to open directory %s\n", mp_dir_path);
+               return -1;
+       }
+       dir_fd = dirfd(mp_dir);
+
+       while ((ent = readdir(mp_dir))) {
+               if (fnmatch(filter, ent->d_name, 0) == 0)
+                       unlinkat(dir_fd, ent->d_name, 0);
+       }
+
+       closedir(mp_dir);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int
+rte_mp_channel_init(void)
+{
+       char thread_name[RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN];
+       char path[PATH_MAX];
+       int dir_fd;
+       pthread_t mp_handle_tid, async_reply_handle_tid;
+
+       /* create filter path */
+       create_socket_path("*", path, sizeof(path));
+       strlcpy(mp_filter, basename(path), sizeof(mp_filter));
+
+       /* path may have been modified, so recreate it */
+       create_socket_path("*", path, sizeof(path));
+       strlcpy(mp_dir_path, dirname(path), sizeof(mp_dir_path));
+
+       /* lock the directory */
+       dir_fd = open(mp_dir_path, O_RDONLY);
+       if (dir_fd < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to open %s: %s\n",
+                       mp_dir_path, strerror(errno));
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to lock %s: %s\n",
+                       mp_dir_path, strerror(errno));
+               close(dir_fd);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY &&
+                       unlink_sockets(mp_filter)) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to unlink mp sockets\n");
+               close(dir_fd);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (open_socket_fd() < 0) {
+               close(dir_fd);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (pthread_create(&mp_handle_tid, NULL, mp_handle, NULL) < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to create mp thead: %s\n",
+                       strerror(errno));
+               close(mp_fd);
+               close(dir_fd);
+               mp_fd = -1;
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (pthread_create(&async_reply_handle_tid, NULL,
+                       async_reply_handle, NULL) < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to create mp thead: %s\n",
+                       strerror(errno));
+               close(mp_fd);
+               close(dir_fd);
+               mp_fd = -1;
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* try best to set thread name */
+       strlcpy(thread_name, "rte_mp_handle", sizeof(thread_name));
+       rte_thread_setname(mp_handle_tid, thread_name);
+
+       /* try best to set thread name */
+       strlcpy(thread_name, "rte_mp_async_handle", sizeof(thread_name));
+       rte_thread_setname(async_reply_handle_tid, thread_name);
+
+       /* unlock the directory */
+       flock(dir_fd, LOCK_UN);
+       close(dir_fd);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return -1, as fail to send message and it's caused by the local side.
+ * Return 0, as fail to send message and it's caused by the remote side.
+ * Return 1, as succeed to send message.
+ *
+ */
+static int
+send_msg(const char *dst_path, struct rte_mp_msg *msg, int type)
+{
+       int snd;
+       struct iovec iov;
+       struct msghdr msgh;
+       struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
+       struct sockaddr_un dst;
+       struct mp_msg_internal m;
+       int fd_size = msg->num_fds * sizeof(int);
+       char control[CMSG_SPACE(fd_size)];
+
+       m.type = type;
+       memcpy(&m.msg, msg, sizeof(*msg));
+
+       memset(&dst, 0, sizeof(dst));
+       dst.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+       strlcpy(dst.sun_path, dst_path, sizeof(dst.sun_path));
+
+       memset(&msgh, 0, sizeof(msgh));
+       memset(control, 0, sizeof(control));
+
+       iov.iov_base = &m;
+       iov.iov_len = sizeof(m) - sizeof(msg->fds);
+
+       msgh.msg_name = &dst;
+       msgh.msg_namelen = sizeof(dst);
+       msgh.msg_iov = &iov;
+       msgh.msg_iovlen = 1;
+       msgh.msg_control = control;
+       msgh.msg_controllen = sizeof(control);
+
+       cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msgh);
+       cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(fd_size);
+       cmsg->cmsg_level = SOL_SOCKET;
+       cmsg->cmsg_type = SCM_RIGHTS;
+       memcpy(CMSG_DATA(cmsg), msg->fds, fd_size);
+
+       do {
+               snd = sendmsg(mp_fd, &msgh, 0);
+       } while (snd < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+
+       if (snd < 0) {
+               rte_errno = errno;
+               /* Check if it caused by peer process exits */
+               if (errno == ECONNREFUSED &&
+                               rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+                       unlink(dst_path);
+                       return 0;
+               }
+               if (errno == ENOBUFS) {
+                       RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Peer cannot receive message %s\n",
+                               dst_path);
+                       return 0;
+               }
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to send to (%s) due to %s\n",
+                       dst_path, strerror(errno));
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+mp_send(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer, int type)
+{
+       int dir_fd, ret = 0;
+       DIR *mp_dir;
+       struct dirent *ent;
+
+       if (!peer && (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY))
+               peer = eal_mp_socket_path();
+
+       if (peer) {
+               if (send_msg(peer, msg, type) < 0)
+                       return -1;
+               else
+                       return 0;
+       }
+
+       /* broadcast to all secondary processes */
+       mp_dir = opendir(mp_dir_path);
+       if (!mp_dir) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to open directory %s\n",
+                               mp_dir_path);
+               rte_errno = errno;
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       dir_fd = dirfd(mp_dir);
+       /* lock the directory to prevent processes spinning up while we send */
+       if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to lock directory %s\n",
+                       mp_dir_path);
+               rte_errno = errno;
+               closedir(mp_dir);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       while ((ent = readdir(mp_dir))) {
+               char path[PATH_MAX];
+
+               if (fnmatch(mp_filter, ent->d_name, 0) != 0)
+                       continue;
+
+               snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", mp_dir_path,
+                        ent->d_name);
+               if (send_msg(path, msg, type) < 0)
+                       ret = -1;
+       }
+       /* unlock the dir */
+       flock(dir_fd, LOCK_UN);
+
+       /* dir_fd automatically closed on closedir */
+       closedir(mp_dir);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static bool
+check_input(const struct rte_mp_msg *msg)
+{
+       if (msg == NULL) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Msg cannot be NULL\n");
+               rte_errno = EINVAL;
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       if (validate_action_name(msg->name))
+               return false;
+
+       if (msg->len_param > RTE_MP_MAX_PARAM_LEN) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Message data is too long\n");
+               rte_errno = E2BIG;
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       if (msg->num_fds > RTE_MP_MAX_FD_NUM) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot send more than %d FDs\n",
+                       RTE_MP_MAX_FD_NUM);
+               rte_errno = E2BIG;
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       return true;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_mp_sendmsg(struct rte_mp_msg *msg)
+{
+       if (!check_input(msg))
+               return -1;
+
+       RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "sendmsg: %s\n", msg->name);
+       return mp_send(msg, NULL, MP_MSG);
+}
+
+static int
+mp_request_async(const char *dst, struct rte_mp_msg *req,
+               struct async_request_param *param)
+{
+       struct rte_mp_msg *reply_msg;
+       struct pending_request *pending_req, *exist;
+       int ret;
+
+       pending_req = calloc(1, sizeof(*pending_req));
+       reply_msg = calloc(1, sizeof(*reply_msg));
+       if (pending_req == NULL || reply_msg == NULL) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Could not allocate space for sync request\n");
+               rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+               ret = -1;
+               goto fail;
+       }
+
+       pending_req->type = REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC;
+       strlcpy(pending_req->dst, dst, sizeof(pending_req->dst));
+       strcpy(pending_req->dst, dst);
+       pending_req->request = req;
+       pending_req->reply = reply_msg;
+       pending_req->async.param = param;
+
+       /* queue already locked by caller */
+
+       exist = find_pending_request(dst, req->name);
+       if (exist) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "A pending request %s:%s\n", dst, req->name);
+               rte_errno = EEXIST;
+               ret = -1;
+               goto fail;
+       }
+
+       ret = send_msg(dst, req, MP_REQ);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to send request %s:%s\n",
+                       dst, req->name);
+               ret = -1;
+               goto fail;
+       } else if (ret == 0) {
+               ret = 0;
+               goto fail;
+       }
+       TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pending_requests.requests, pending_req, next);
+
+       param->user_reply.nb_sent++;
+
+       return 0;
+fail:
+       free(pending_req);
+       free(reply_msg);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+mp_request_sync(const char *dst, struct rte_mp_msg *req,
+              struct rte_mp_reply *reply, const struct timespec *ts)
+{
+       int ret;
+       struct rte_mp_msg msg, *tmp;
+       struct pending_request pending_req, *exist;
+
+       pending_req.type = REQUEST_TYPE_SYNC;
+       pending_req.reply_received = 0;
+       strlcpy(pending_req.dst, dst, sizeof(pending_req.dst));
+       pending_req.request = req;
+       pending_req.reply = &msg;
+       pthread_cond_init(&pending_req.sync.cond, NULL);
+
+       exist = find_pending_request(dst, req->name);
+       if (exist) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "A pending request %s:%s\n", dst, req->name);
+               rte_errno = EEXIST;
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       ret = send_msg(dst, req, MP_REQ);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to send request %s:%s\n",
+                       dst, req->name);
+               return -1;
+       } else if (ret == 0)
+               return 0;
+
+       TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pending_requests.requests, &pending_req, next);
+
+       reply->nb_sent++;
+
+       do {
+               ret = pthread_cond_timedwait(&pending_req.sync.cond,
+                               &pending_requests.lock, ts);
+       } while (ret != 0 && ret != ETIMEDOUT);
+
+       TAILQ_REMOVE(&pending_requests.requests, &pending_req, next);
+
+       if (pending_req.reply_received == 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to recv reply for request %s:%s\n",
+                       dst, req->name);
+               rte_errno = ETIMEDOUT;
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (pending_req.reply_received == -1) {
+               RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Asked to ignore response\n");
+               /* not receiving this message is not an error, so decrement
+                * number of sent messages
+                */
+               reply->nb_sent--;
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       tmp = realloc(reply->msgs, sizeof(msg) * (reply->nb_received + 1));
+       if (!tmp) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to alloc reply for request %s:%s\n",
+                       dst, req->name);
+               rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+               return -1;
+       }
+       memcpy(&tmp[reply->nb_received], &msg, sizeof(msg));
+       reply->msgs = tmp;
+       reply->nb_received++;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_mp_request_sync(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct rte_mp_reply *reply,
+               const struct timespec *ts)
+{
+       int dir_fd, ret = 0;
+       DIR *mp_dir;
+       struct dirent *ent;
+       struct timeval now;
+       struct timespec end;
+
+       RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "request: %s\n", req->name);
+
+       if (check_input(req) == false)
+               return -1;
+       if (gettimeofday(&now, NULL) < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Faile to get current time\n");
+               rte_errno = errno;
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       end.tv_nsec = (now.tv_usec * 1000 + ts->tv_nsec) % 1000000000;
+       end.tv_sec = now.tv_sec + ts->tv_sec +
+                       (now.tv_usec * 1000 + ts->tv_nsec) / 1000000000;
+
+       reply->nb_sent = 0;
+       reply->nb_received = 0;
+       reply->msgs = NULL;
+
+       /* for secondary process, send request to the primary process only */
+       if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY) {
+               pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
+               ret = mp_request_sync(eal_mp_socket_path(), req, reply, &end);
+               pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       /* for primary process, broadcast request, and collect reply 1 by 1 */
+       mp_dir = opendir(mp_dir_path);
+       if (!mp_dir) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to open directory %s\n", mp_dir_path);
+               rte_errno = errno;
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       dir_fd = dirfd(mp_dir);
+       /* lock the directory to prevent processes spinning up while we send */
+       if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to lock directory %s\n",
+                       mp_dir_path);
+               closedir(mp_dir);
+               rte_errno = errno;
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
+       while ((ent = readdir(mp_dir))) {
+               char path[PATH_MAX];
+
+               if (fnmatch(mp_filter, ent->d_name, 0) != 0)
+                       continue;
+
+               snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", mp_dir_path,
+                        ent->d_name);
+
+               /* unlocks the mutex while waiting for response,
+                * locks on receive
+                */
+               if (mp_request_sync(path, req, reply, &end))
+                       ret = -1;
+       }
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+       /* unlock the directory */
+       flock(dir_fd, LOCK_UN);
+
+       /* dir_fd automatically closed on closedir */
+       closedir(mp_dir);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_mp_request_async(struct rte_mp_msg *req, const struct timespec *ts,
+               rte_mp_async_reply_t clb)
+{
+       struct rte_mp_msg *copy;
+       struct pending_request *dummy;
+       struct async_request_param *param;
+       struct rte_mp_reply *reply;
+       int dir_fd, ret = 0;
+       DIR *mp_dir;
+       struct dirent *ent;
+       struct timeval now;
+       struct timespec *end;
+       bool dummy_used = false;
+
+       RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "request: %s\n", req->name);
+
+       if (check_input(req) == false)
+               return -1;
+       if (gettimeofday(&now, NULL) < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Faile to get current time\n");
+               rte_errno = errno;
+               return -1;
+       }
+       copy = calloc(1, sizeof(*copy));
+       dummy = calloc(1, sizeof(*dummy));
+       param = calloc(1, sizeof(*param));
+       if (copy == NULL || dummy == NULL || param == NULL) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to allocate memory for async reply\n");
+               rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+               goto fail;
+       }
+
+       /* copy message */
+       memcpy(copy, req, sizeof(*copy));
+
+       param->n_responses_processed = 0;
+       param->clb = clb;
+       end = &param->end;
+       reply = &param->user_reply;
+
+       end->tv_nsec = (now.tv_usec * 1000 + ts->tv_nsec) % 1000000000;
+       end->tv_sec = now.tv_sec + ts->tv_sec +
+                       (now.tv_usec * 1000 + ts->tv_nsec) / 1000000000;
+       reply->nb_sent = 0;
+       reply->nb_received = 0;
+       reply->msgs = NULL;
+
+       /* we have to lock the request queue here, as we will be adding a bunch
+        * of requests to the queue at once, and some of the replies may arrive
+        * before we add all of the requests to the queue.
+        */
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
+
+       /* we have to ensure that callback gets triggered even if we don't send
+        * anything, therefore earlier we have allocated a dummy request. fill
+        * it, and put it on the queue if we don't send any requests.
+        */
+       dummy->type = REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC;
+       dummy->request = copy;
+       dummy->reply = NULL;
+       dummy->async.param = param;
+       dummy->reply_received = 1; /* short-circuit the timeout */
+
+       /* for secondary process, send request to the primary process only */
+       if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY) {
+               ret = mp_request_async(eal_mp_socket_path(), copy, param);
+
+               /* if we didn't send anything, put dummy request on the queue */
+               if (ret == 0 && reply->nb_sent == 0) {
+                       TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pending_requests.requests, dummy,
+                                       next);
+                       dummy_used = true;
+               }
+
+               pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+
+               /* if we couldn't send anything, clean up */
+               if (ret != 0)
+                       goto fail;
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       /* for primary process, broadcast request */
+       mp_dir = opendir(mp_dir_path);
+       if (!mp_dir) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to open directory %s\n", mp_dir_path);
+               rte_errno = errno;
+               goto unlock_fail;
+       }
+       dir_fd = dirfd(mp_dir);
+
+       /* lock the directory to prevent processes spinning up while we send */
+       if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to lock directory %s\n",
+                       mp_dir_path);
+               rte_errno = errno;
+               goto closedir_fail;
+       }
+
+       while ((ent = readdir(mp_dir))) {
+               char path[PATH_MAX];
+
+               if (fnmatch(mp_filter, ent->d_name, 0) != 0)
+                       continue;
+
+               snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", mp_dir_path,
+                        ent->d_name);
+
+               if (mp_request_async(path, copy, param))
+                       ret = -1;
+       }
+       /* if we didn't send anything, put dummy request on the queue */
+       if (ret == 0 && reply->nb_sent == 0) {
+               TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&pending_requests.requests, dummy, next);
+               dummy_used = true;
+       }
+
+       /* trigger async request thread wake up */
+       pthread_cond_signal(&pending_requests.async_cond);
+
+       /* finally, unlock the queue */
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+
+       /* unlock the directory */
+       flock(dir_fd, LOCK_UN);
+
+       /* dir_fd automatically closed on closedir */
+       closedir(mp_dir);
+
+       /* if dummy was unused, free it */
+       if (!dummy_used)
+               free(dummy);
+
+       return ret;
+closedir_fail:
+       closedir(mp_dir);
+unlock_fail:
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+fail:
+       free(dummy);
+       free(param);
+       free(copy);
+       return -1;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_mp_reply(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer)
+{
+       RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "reply: %s\n", msg->name);
+
+       if (check_input(msg) == false)
+               return -1;
+
+       if (peer == NULL) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "peer is not specified\n");
+               rte_errno = EINVAL;
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       return mp_send(msg, peer, MP_REP);
+}