+static int
+eal_parse_service_corelist(const char *corelist)
+{
+ struct rte_config *cfg = rte_eal_get_configuration();
+ int i, idx = 0;
+ unsigned count = 0;
+ char *end = NULL;
+ int min, max;
+
+ if (corelist == NULL)
+ return -1;
+
+ /* Remove all blank characters ahead and after */
+ while (isblank(*corelist))
+ corelist++;
+ i = strlen(corelist);
+ while ((i > 0) && isblank(corelist[i - 1]))
+ i--;
+
+ /* Get list of cores */
+ min = RTE_MAX_LCORE;
+ do {
+ while (isblank(*corelist))
+ corelist++;
+ if (*corelist == '\0')
+ return -1;
+ errno = 0;
+ idx = strtoul(corelist, &end, 10);
+ if (errno || end == NULL)
+ return -1;
+ while (isblank(*end))
+ end++;
+ if (*end == '-') {
+ min = idx;
+ } else if ((*end == ',') || (*end == '\0')) {
+ max = idx;
+ if (min == RTE_MAX_LCORE)
+ min = idx;
+ for (idx = min; idx <= max; idx++) {
+ if (cfg->lcore_role[idx] != ROLE_SERVICE) {
+ /* handle master lcore already parsed */
+ uint32_t lcore = idx;
+ if (cfg->master_lcore == lcore &&
+ master_lcore_parsed) {
+ RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL,
+ "Error: lcore %u is master lcore, cannot use as service core\n",
+ idx);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ lcore_config[idx].core_role =
+ ROLE_SERVICE;
+ count++;
+ }
+ }
+ min = RTE_MAX_LCORE;
+ } else
+ return -1;
+ corelist = end + 1;
+ } while (*end != '\0');
+
+ if (count == 0)
+ return -1;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+