eal: add uuid API
[dpdk.git] / lib / librte_eal / common / eal_common_proc.c
index a8ca7b8..9fcb912 100644 (file)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
@@ -94,11 +95,9 @@ 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 */
 };
 
@@ -106,9 +105,19 @@ static struct {
 static int
 mp_send(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer, int type);
 
+/* for use with alarm callback */
+static void
+async_reply_handle(void *arg);
+
+/* for use with process_msg */
+static struct pending_request *
+async_reply_handle_thread_unsafe(void *arg);
+
+static void
+trigger_async_action(struct pending_request *req);
 
 static struct pending_request *
-find_sync_request(const char *dst, const char *act_name)
+find_pending_request(const char *dst, const char *act_name)
 {
        struct pending_request *r;
 
@@ -129,7 +138,7 @@ create_socket_path(const char *name, char *buf, int len)
        if (strlen(name) > 0)
                snprintf(buf, len, "%s_%s", prefix, name);
        else
-               snprintf(buf, len, "%s", prefix);
+               strlcpy(buf, prefix, len);
 }
 
 int
@@ -200,7 +209,7 @@ rte_mp_action_register(const char *name, rte_mp_t action)
                rte_errno = ENOMEM;
                return -1;
        }
-       strcpy(entry->action_name, name);
+       strlcpy(entry->action_name, name, sizeof(entry->action_name));
        entry->action = action;
 
        pthread_mutex_lock(&mp_mutex_action);
@@ -282,7 +291,7 @@ read_msg(struct mp_msg_internal *m, struct sockaddr_un *s)
 static void
 process_msg(struct mp_msg_internal *m, struct sockaddr_un *s)
 {
-       struct pending_request *sync_req;
+       struct pending_request *pending_req;
        struct action_entry *entry;
        struct rte_mp_msg *msg = &m->msg;
        rte_mp_t action = NULL;
@@ -290,21 +299,27 @@ process_msg(struct mp_msg_internal *m, struct sockaddr_un *s)
        RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "msg: %s\n", msg->name);
 
        if (m->type == MP_REP || m->type == MP_IGN) {
+               struct pending_request *req = NULL;
+
                pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
-               sync_req = find_sync_request(s->sun_path, msg->name);
-               if (sync_req) {
-                       memcpy(sync_req->reply, msg, sizeof(*msg));
+               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 */
-                       sync_req->reply_received = m->type == MP_REP ? 1 : -1;
-
-                       if (sync_req->type == REQUEST_TYPE_SYNC)
-                               pthread_cond_signal(&sync_req->sync.cond);
-                       else if (sync_req->type == REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC)
-                               pthread_cond_signal(
-                                       &pending_requests.async_cond);
+                       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)
+                               req = async_reply_handle_thread_unsafe(
+                                               pending_req);
                } else
                        RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Drop mp reply: %s\n", msg->name);
                pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+
+               if (req != NULL)
+                       trigger_async_action(req);
                return;
        }
 
@@ -322,7 +337,9 @@ process_msg(struct mp_msg_internal *m, struct sockaddr_un *s)
                         * 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",
@@ -362,7 +379,6 @@ timespec_cmp(const struct timespec *a, const struct timespec *b)
 }
 
 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 */
 };
@@ -372,7 +388,7 @@ 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;
+       bool timeout, last_msg;
 
        param = sr->async.param;
        reply = &param->user_reply;
@@ -380,13 +396,6 @@ process_async_request(struct pending_request *sr, const struct timespec *now)
        /* 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;
@@ -416,7 +425,13 @@ process_async_request(struct pending_request *sr, const struct timespec *now)
        } 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;
@@ -439,117 +454,58 @@ trigger_async_action(struct pending_request *sr)
        free(sr->async.param->user_reply.msgs);
        free(sr->async.param);
        free(sr->request);
+       free(sr);
 }
 
 static struct pending_request *
-check_trigger(struct timespec *ts)
+async_reply_handle_thread_unsafe(void *arg)
 {
-       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;
+       struct pending_request *req = (struct pending_request *)arg;
+       enum async_action action;
+       struct timespec ts_now;
+       struct timeval now;
 
-               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;
-               }
+       if (gettimeofday(&now, NULL) < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot get current time\n");
+               goto no_trigger;
        }
-       return trigger;
-}
+       ts_now.tv_nsec = now.tv_usec * 1000;
+       ts_now.tv_sec = now.tv_sec;
 
-static void
-wait_for_async_messages(void)
-{
-       struct pending_request *sr;
-       struct timespec timeout;
-       bool timedwait = false;
-       bool nowait = false;
-       int ret;
+       action = process_async_request(req, &ts_now);
 
-       /* 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;
-               }
+       TAILQ_REMOVE(&pending_requests.requests, req, next);
 
-               /* sometimes, we don't even wait */
-               if (sr->reply_received) {
-                       nowait = true;
-                       break;
+       if (rte_eal_alarm_cancel(async_reply_handle, req) < 0) {
+               /* if we failed to cancel the alarm because it's already in
+                * progress, don't proceed because otherwise we will end up
+                * handling the same message twice.
+                */
+               if (rte_errno == EINPROGRESS) {
+                       RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Request handling is already in progress\n");
+                       goto no_trigger;
                }
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to cancel alarm\n");
        }
 
-       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 */
+       if (action == ACTION_TRIGGER)
+               return req;
+no_trigger:
+       free(req);
+       return NULL;
 }
 
-static void *
-async_reply_handle(void *arg __rte_unused)
+static void
+async_reply_handle(void *arg)
 {
-       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) {
-                       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);
-       }
+       struct pending_request *req;
 
-       RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "ERROR: asynchronous requests disabled\n");
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
+       req = async_reply_handle_thread_unsafe(arg);
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
 
-       return NULL;
+       if (req != NULL)
+               trigger_async_action(req);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -612,18 +568,25 @@ unlink_sockets(const char *filter)
 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;
+       pthread_t mp_handle_tid;
+
+       /* in no shared files mode, we do not have secondary processes support,
+        * so no need to initialize IPC.
+        */
+       if (internal_config.no_shconf) {
+               RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "No shared files mode enabled, IPC will be disabled\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
 
        /* create filter path */
        create_socket_path("*", path, sizeof(path));
-       snprintf(mp_filter, sizeof(mp_filter), "%s", basename(path));
+       strlcpy(mp_filter, basename(path), sizeof(mp_filter));
 
        /* path may have been modified, so recreate it */
        create_socket_path("*", path, sizeof(path));
-       snprintf(mp_dir_path, sizeof(mp_dir_path), "%s", dirname(path));
+       strlcpy(mp_dir_path, dirname(path), sizeof(mp_dir_path));
 
        /* lock the directory */
        dir_fd = open(mp_dir_path, O_RDONLY);
@@ -652,16 +615,8 @@ rte_mp_channel_init(void)
                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);
-               mp_fd = -1;
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       if (pthread_create(&async_reply_handle_tid, NULL,
-                       async_reply_handle, NULL) < 0) {
+       if (rte_ctrl_thread_create(&mp_handle_tid, "rte_mp_handle",
+                       NULL, mp_handle, NULL) < 0) {
                RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to create mp thead: %s\n",
                        strerror(errno));
                close(mp_fd);
@@ -670,14 +625,6 @@ rte_mp_channel_init(void)
                return -1;
        }
 
-       /* try best to set thread name */
-       snprintf(thread_name, RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN, "rte_mp_handle");
-       rte_thread_setname(mp_handle_tid, thread_name);
-
-       /* try best to set thread name */
-       snprintf(thread_name, RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN, "rte_mp_async_handle");
-       rte_thread_setname(async_reply_handle_tid, thread_name);
-
        /* unlock the directory */
        flock(dir_fd, LOCK_UN);
        close(dir_fd);
@@ -708,7 +655,7 @@ send_msg(const char *dst_path, struct rte_mp_msg *msg, int type)
 
        memset(&dst, 0, sizeof(dst));
        dst.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-       snprintf(dst.sun_path, sizeof(dst.sun_path), "%s", dst_path);
+       strlcpy(dst.sun_path, dst_path, sizeof(dst.sun_path));
 
        memset(&msgh, 0, sizeof(msgh));
        memset(control, 0, sizeof(control));
@@ -782,7 +729,7 @@ mp_send(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer, int type)
 
        dir_fd = dirfd(mp_dir);
        /* lock the directory to prevent processes spinning up while we send */
-       if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
+       if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_SH)) {
                RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to lock directory %s\n",
                        mp_dir_path);
                rte_errno = errno;
@@ -849,33 +796,30 @@ rte_mp_sendmsg(struct rte_mp_msg *msg)
 
 static int
 mp_request_async(const char *dst, struct rte_mp_msg *req,
-               struct async_request_param *param)
+               struct async_request_param *param, const struct timespec *ts)
 {
        struct rte_mp_msg *reply_msg;
-       struct pending_request *sync_req, *exist;
+       struct pending_request *pending_req, *exist;
        int ret;
 
-       sync_req = malloc(sizeof(*sync_req));
-       reply_msg = malloc(sizeof(*reply_msg));
-       if (sync_req == NULL || reply_msg == NULL) {
+       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;
        }
 
-       memset(sync_req, 0, sizeof(*sync_req));
-       memset(reply_msg, 0, sizeof(*reply_msg));
-
-       sync_req->type = REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC;
-       strcpy(sync_req->dst, dst);
-       sync_req->request = req;
-       sync_req->reply = reply_msg;
-       sync_req->async.param = param;
+       pending_req->type = REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC;
+       strlcpy(pending_req->dst, dst, sizeof(pending_req->dst));
+       pending_req->request = req;
+       pending_req->reply = reply_msg;
+       pending_req->async.param = param;
 
        /* queue already locked by caller */
 
-       exist = find_sync_request(dst, req->name);
+       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;
@@ -893,13 +837,20 @@ mp_request_async(const char *dst, struct rte_mp_msg *req,
                ret = 0;
                goto fail;
        }
-       TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pending_requests.requests, sync_req, next);
+       TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pending_requests.requests, pending_req, next);
 
        param->user_reply.nb_sent++;
 
+       if (rte_eal_alarm_set(ts->tv_sec * 1000000 + ts->tv_nsec / 1000,
+                             async_reply_handle, pending_req) < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to set alarm for request %s:%s\n",
+                       dst, req->name);
+               rte_panic("Fix the above shit to properly free all memory\n");
+       }
+
        return 0;
 fail:
-       free(sync_req);
+       free(pending_req);
        free(reply_msg);
        return ret;
 }
@@ -910,21 +861,19 @@ mp_request_sync(const char *dst, struct rte_mp_msg *req,
 {
        int ret;
        struct rte_mp_msg msg, *tmp;
-       struct pending_request sync_req, *exist;
+       struct pending_request pending_req, *exist;
 
-       sync_req.type = REQUEST_TYPE_SYNC;
-       sync_req.reply_received = 0;
-       strcpy(sync_req.dst, dst);
-       sync_req.request = req;
-       sync_req.reply = &msg;
-       pthread_cond_init(&sync_req.sync.cond, NULL);
+       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);
 
-       pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
-       exist = find_sync_request(dst, req->name);
+       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;
-               pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
                return -1;
        }
 
@@ -936,26 +885,24 @@ mp_request_sync(const char *dst, struct rte_mp_msg *req,
        } else if (ret == 0)
                return 0;
 
-       TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pending_requests.requests, &sync_req, next);
+       TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pending_requests.requests, &pending_req, next);
 
        reply->nb_sent++;
 
        do {
-               ret = pthread_cond_timedwait(&sync_req.sync.cond,
+               ret = pthread_cond_timedwait(&pending_req.sync.cond,
                                &pending_requests.lock, ts);
        } while (ret != 0 && ret != ETIMEDOUT);
 
-       /* We got the lock now */
-       TAILQ_REMOVE(&pending_requests.requests, &sync_req, next);
-       pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+       TAILQ_REMOVE(&pending_requests.requests, &pending_req, next);
 
-       if (sync_req.reply_received == 0) {
+       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 (sync_req.reply_received == -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
@@ -991,6 +938,12 @@ rte_mp_request_sync(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct rte_mp_reply *reply,
 
        if (check_input(req) == false)
                return -1;
+
+       if (internal_config.no_shconf) {
+               RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "No shared files mode enabled, IPC is disabled\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        if (gettimeofday(&now, NULL) < 0) {
                RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Faile to get current time\n");
                rte_errno = errno;
@@ -1006,8 +959,12 @@ rte_mp_request_sync(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct rte_mp_reply *reply,
        reply->msgs = NULL;
 
        /* for secondary process, send request to the primary process only */
-       if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY)
-               return mp_request_sync(eal_mp_socket_path(), req, reply, &end);
+       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);
@@ -1019,7 +976,7 @@ rte_mp_request_sync(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct rte_mp_reply *reply,
 
        dir_fd = dirfd(mp_dir);
        /* lock the directory to prevent processes spinning up while we send */
-       if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
+       if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_SH)) {
                RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to lock directory %s\n",
                        mp_dir_path);
                closedir(mp_dir);
@@ -1027,6 +984,7 @@ rte_mp_request_sync(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct rte_mp_reply *reply,
                return -1;
        }
 
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
        while ((ent = readdir(mp_dir))) {
                char path[PATH_MAX];
 
@@ -1036,9 +994,13 @@ rte_mp_request_sync(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct rte_mp_reply *reply,
                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);
 
@@ -1066,24 +1028,26 @@ rte_mp_request_async(struct rte_mp_msg *req, const struct timespec *ts,
 
        if (check_input(req) == false)
                return -1;
+
+       if (internal_config.no_shconf) {
+               RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "No shared files mode enabled, IPC is disabled\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        if (gettimeofday(&now, NULL) < 0) {
                RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Faile to get current time\n");
                rte_errno = errno;
                return -1;
        }
-       copy = malloc(sizeof(*copy));
-       dummy = malloc(sizeof(*dummy));
-       param = malloc(sizeof(*param));
+       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;
        }
 
-       memset(copy, 0, sizeof(*copy));
-       memset(dummy, 0, sizeof(*dummy));
-       memset(param, 0, sizeof(*param));
-
        /* copy message */
        memcpy(copy, req, sizeof(*copy));
 
@@ -1117,7 +1081,7 @@ rte_mp_request_async(struct rte_mp_msg *req, const struct timespec *ts,
 
        /* 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);
+               ret = mp_request_async(eal_mp_socket_path(), copy, param, ts);
 
                /* if we didn't send anything, put dummy request on the queue */
                if (ret == 0 && reply->nb_sent == 0) {
@@ -1144,7 +1108,7 @@ rte_mp_request_async(struct rte_mp_msg *req, const struct timespec *ts,
        dir_fd = dirfd(mp_dir);
 
        /* lock the directory to prevent processes spinning up while we send */
-       if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
+       if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_SH)) {
                RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to lock directory %s\n",
                        mp_dir_path);
                rte_errno = errno;
@@ -1160,7 +1124,7 @@ rte_mp_request_async(struct rte_mp_msg *req, const struct timespec *ts,
                snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", mp_dir_path,
                         ent->d_name);
 
-               if (mp_request_async(path, copy, param))
+               if (mp_request_async(path, copy, param, ts))
                        ret = -1;
        }
        /* if we didn't send anything, put dummy request on the queue */
@@ -1169,9 +1133,6 @@ rte_mp_request_async(struct rte_mp_msg *req, const struct timespec *ts,
                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);
 
@@ -1211,5 +1172,10 @@ rte_mp_reply(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer)
                return -1;
        }
 
+       if (internal_config.no_shconf) {
+               RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "No shared files mode enabled, IPC is disabled\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        return mp_send(msg, peer, MP_REP);
 }