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34 #ifndef _RTE_LAUNCH_H_
35 #define _RTE_LAUNCH_H_
40 * Launch tasks on other lcores
50 enum rte_lcore_state_t {
51 WAIT, /**< waiting a new command */
52 RUNNING, /**< executing command */
53 FINISHED, /**< command executed */
57 * Definition of a remote launch function.
59 typedef int (lcore_function_t)(void *);
62 * Launch a function on another lcore.
64 * To be executed on the MASTER lcore only.
66 * Sends a message to a slave lcore (identified by the slave_id) that
67 * is in the WAIT state (this is true after the first call to
68 * rte_eal_init()). This can be checked by first calling
69 * rte_eal_wait_lcore(slave_id).
71 * When the remote lcore receives the message, it switches to
72 * the RUNNING state, then calls the function f with argument arg. Once the
73 * execution is done, the remote lcore switches to a FINISHED state and
74 * the return value of f is stored in a local variable to be read using
75 * rte_eal_wait_lcore().
77 * The MASTER lcore returns as soon as the message is sent and knows
78 * nothing about the completion of f.
80 * Note: This function is not designed to offer optimum
81 * performance. It is just a practical way to launch a function on
82 * another lcore at initialization time.
85 * The function to be called.
87 * The argument for the function.
89 * The identifier of the lcore on which the function should be executed.
91 * - 0: Success. Execution of function f started on the remote lcore.
92 * - (-EBUSY): The remote lcore is not in a WAIT state.
94 int rte_eal_remote_launch(lcore_function_t *f, void *arg, unsigned slave_id);
97 * This enum indicates whether the master core must execute the handler
98 * launched on all logical cores.
100 enum rte_rmt_call_master_t {
101 SKIP_MASTER = 0, /**< lcore handler not executed by master core. */
102 CALL_MASTER, /**< lcore handler executed by master core. */
106 * Launch a function on all lcores.
108 * Check that each SLAVE lcore is in a WAIT state, then call
109 * rte_eal_remote_launch() for each lcore.
112 * The function to be called.
114 * The argument for the function.
116 * If call_master set to SKIP_MASTER, the MASTER lcore does not call
117 * the function. If call_master is set to CALL_MASTER, the function
118 * is also called on master before returning. In any case, the master
119 * lcore returns as soon as it finished its job and knows nothing
120 * about the completion of f on the other lcores.
122 * - 0: Success. Execution of function f started on all remote lcores.
123 * - (-EBUSY): At least one remote lcore is not in a WAIT state. In this
124 * case, no message is sent to any of the lcores.
126 int rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(lcore_function_t *f, void *arg,
127 enum rte_rmt_call_master_t call_master);
130 * Get the state of the lcore identified by slave_id.
132 * To be executed on the MASTER lcore only.
135 * The identifier of the lcore.
137 * The state of the lcore.
139 enum rte_lcore_state_t rte_eal_get_lcore_state(unsigned slave_id);
142 * Wait until an lcore finishes its job.
144 * To be executed on the MASTER lcore only.
146 * If the slave lcore identified by the slave_id is in a FINISHED state,
147 * switch to the WAIT state. If the lcore is in RUNNING state, wait until
148 * the lcore finishes its job and moves to the FINISHED state.
151 * The identifier of the lcore.
153 * - 0: If the lcore identified by the slave_id is in a WAIT state.
154 * - The value that was returned by the previous remote launch
155 * function call if the lcore identified by the slave_id was in a
156 * FINISHED or RUNNING state. In this case, it changes the state
157 * of the lcore to WAIT.
159 int rte_eal_wait_lcore(unsigned slave_id);
162 * Wait until all lcores finish their jobs.
164 * To be executed on the MASTER lcore only. Issue an
165 * rte_eal_wait_lcore() for every lcore. The return values are
168 * After a call to rte_eal_mp_wait_lcore(), the caller can assume
169 * that all slave lcores are in a WAIT state.
171 void rte_eal_mp_wait_lcore(void);
177 #endif /* _RTE_LAUNCH_H_ */