/*-
* BSD LICENSE
*
- * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
* All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* - On failure, a negative error value.
*/
int rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv);
+
+/**
+ * Check if a primary process is currently alive
+ *
+ * This function returns true when a primary process is currently
+ * active.
+ *
+ * @param config_file_path
+ * The config_file_path argument provided should point at the location
+ * that the primary process will create its config file. If NULL, the default
+ * config file path is used.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * - If alive, returns 1.
+ * - If dead, returns 0.
+ */
+int rte_eal_primary_proc_alive(const char *config_file_path);
+
/**
* Usage function typedef used by the application usage function.
*