+ FILE *f;
+ char filename[PATH_MAX];
+ int ret;
+ unsigned major, minor;
+ dev_t dev;
+
+ /* get the name of the sysfs file that contains the major and minor
+ * of the uio device and read its content */
+ rte_snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s/dev", sysfs_uio_path);
+
+ f = fopen(filename, "r");
+ if (f == NULL) {
+ RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s(): cannot open sysfs to get major:minor\n",
+ __func__);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ ret = fscanf(f, "%d:%d", &major, &minor);
+ if (ret != 2) {
+ RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s(): cannot parse sysfs to get major:minor\n",
+ __func__);
+ fclose(f);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ fclose(f);
+
+ /* create the char device "mknod /dev/uioX c major minor" */
+ rte_snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "/dev/uio%u", uio_num);
+ dev = makedev(major, minor);
+ ret = mknod(filename, S_IFCHR | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, dev);
+ if (f == NULL) {
+ RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s(): mknod() failed %s\n",
+ __func__, strerror(errno));
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the uioX char device used for a pci device. On success, return
+ * the UIO number and fill dstbuf string with the path of the device in
+ * sysfs. On error, return a negative value. In this case dstbuf is
+ * invalid.
+ */
+static int pci_get_uio_dev(struct rte_pci_device *dev, char *dstbuf,
+ unsigned int buflen)
+{
+ struct rte_pci_addr *loc = &dev->addr;
+ unsigned int uio_num;