Does that means that the RSS of the secondary application can be also applied to the primary application, or in case of multiple instances on the same interface ? 

Best, 
Khadem

On Wed, Jul 9, 2025, 22:36 Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org> wrote:
Before this patch if secondary process called start/stop
it would only impact the secondary process, the ethdev on the
primary process was not started.

With this patch, when start/stop is called from secondary,
it calls the primary and does the operation there. The design
is generic, and we can later add queue and other operations
as needed.

Bugzilla ID: 73

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
 lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.c  | 11 ++++-
 lib/ethdev/ethdev_private.c | 93 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 lib/ethdev/ethdev_private.h | 26 +++++++++++
 lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c     | 84 +++++++++++++++++++--------------
 4 files changed, 177 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.c b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.c
index ec0c1e1176..66ba7dafc9 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.c
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ rte_eth_dev_allocate(const char *name)
                goto unlock;
        }

+       if (eth_dev_shared_data->allocated_ports == 0 &&
+           rte_mp_action_register(ETHDEV_MP, ethdev_server) &&
+           rte_errno != ENOTSUP) {
+               RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR,
+                        "Could not start %s service", ETHDEV_MP);
+               goto unlock;
+       }
+
        eth_dev = eth_dev_get(port_id);
        eth_dev->flow_fp_ops = &rte_flow_fp_default_ops;
        strlcpy(eth_dev->data->name, name, sizeof(eth_dev->data->name));
@@ -282,7 +290,8 @@ rte_eth_dev_release_port(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
                memset(eth_dev->data, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_dev_data));
                eth_dev->data = NULL;

-               eth_dev_shared_data->allocated_ports--;
+               if (--eth_dev_shared_data->allocated_ports == 0)
+                       rte_mp_action_unregister(ETHDEV_MP);
                eth_dev_shared_data_release();
        }

diff --git a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_private.c b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_private.c
index 285d377d91..184cf33f99 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_private.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_private.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Gaëtan Rivet
  */

+#include <assert.h>
+
 #include <eal_export.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>

@@ -477,3 +479,94 @@ eth_dev_tx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues)
        dev->data->nb_tx_queues = nb_queues;
        return 0;
 }
+
+static int
+ethdev_handle_request(const struct ethdev_mp_request *req)
+{
+       switch (req->operation) {
+       case ETH_REQ_START:
+               return rte_eth_dev_start(req->port_id);
+
+       case ETH_REQ_STOP:
+               return rte_eth_dev_stop(req->port_id);
+
+       default:
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+}
+
+static_assert(sizeof(struct ethdev_mp_request) <= RTE_MP_MAX_PARAM_LEN,
+       "ethdev MP request bigger than available param space");
+
+static_assert(sizeof(struct ethdev_mp_response) <= RTE_MP_MAX_PARAM_LEN,
+       "ethdev MP response bigger than available param space");
+
+int
+ethdev_server(const struct rte_mp_msg *mp_msg, const void *peer)
+{
+       const struct ethdev_mp_request *req
+               = (const struct ethdev_mp_request *)mp_msg->param;
+
+       struct rte_mp_msg mp_resp = {
+               .name = ETHDEV_MP,
+       };
+       struct ethdev_mp_response *resp;
+
+       resp = (struct ethdev_mp_response *)mp_resp.param;
+       mp_resp.len_param = sizeof(*resp);
+       resp->res_op = req->operation;
+
+       /* recv client requests */
+       if (mp_msg->len_param != sizeof(*req))
+               resp->err_value = -EINVAL;
+       else
+               resp->err_value = ethdev_handle_request(req);
+
+       return rte_mp_reply(&mp_resp, peer);
+}
+
+int
+ethdev_request(uint16_t port_id, enum ethdev_mp_operation operation,
+              const void *buf, size_t buf_len)
+{
+       struct rte_mp_msg mp_req = { };
+       struct rte_mp_reply mp_reply;
+       struct ethdev_mp_request *req;
+       struct timespec ts = {.tv_sec = 5, .tv_nsec = 0};
+       int ret;
+
+       if (sizeof(*req) + buf_len > RTE_MP_MAX_PARAM_LEN) {
+               RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR,
+                                   "request %u port %u invalid len %zu",
+                                   operation, port_id, buf_len);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       strlcpy(mp_req.name, ETHDEV_MP, RTE_MP_MAX_NAME_LEN);
+       mp_req.len_param = sizeof(*req) + buf_len;
+
+       req = (struct ethdev_mp_request *)mp_req.param;
+       req->operation = operation;
+       req->port_id = port_id;
+
+       if (buf_len > 0)
+               memcpy(req->config, buf, buf_len);
+
+       ret = rte_mp_request_sync(&mp_req, &mp_reply, &ts);
+       if (ret == 0) {
+               const struct rte_mp_msg *mp_rep = &mp_reply.msgs[0];
+               const struct ethdev_mp_response *resp
+                       = (const struct ethdev_mp_response *)mp_rep->param;
+
+               if (resp->err_value == 0)
+                       ret = 0;
+               else
+                       rte_errno = -resp->err_value;
+               free(mp_reply.msgs);
+       }
+
+       if (ret < 0)
+               RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR,
+                      "port %up ethdev op %u failed", port_id, operation);
+       return ret;
+}
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_private.h b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_private.h
index b07b1b4c42..f58f161871 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_private.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_private.h
@@ -79,4 +79,30 @@ void eth_dev_txq_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t qid);
 int eth_dev_rx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues);
 int eth_dev_tx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues);

+/* Used to allow start/stop from secondary */
+#define ETHDEV_MP      "mp_ethdev"
+
+enum ethdev_mp_operation {
+       ETH_REQ_START,
+       ETH_REQ_STOP,
+};
+
+struct ethdev_mp_request {
+       uint16_t operation;
+       uint16_t port_id;
+       uint32_t reserved;
+
+       uint8_t config[]; /* operation specific */
+};
+
+struct ethdev_mp_response {
+       uint16_t res_op;
+       uint16_t port_id;
+       int32_t err_value;
+};
+
+int ethdev_server(const struct rte_mp_msg *mp_msg, const void *peer);
+int ethdev_request(uint16_t port_id, enum ethdev_mp_operation op,
+                  const void *buf, size_t buf_len);
+
 #endif /* _ETH_PRIVATE_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index dd7c00bc94..41363af2c3 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -1800,54 +1800,61 @@ rte_eth_dev_start(uint16_t port_id)

        if (dev->data->dev_configured == 0) {
                RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(INFO,
-                       "Device with port_id=%"PRIu16" is not configured.",
-                       port_id);
+                                   "Device with port_id=%"PRIu16" is not configured.",
+                                   port_id);
                return -EINVAL;
        }

        if (dev->data->dev_started != 0) {
                RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(INFO,
-                       "Device with port_id=%"PRIu16" already started",
-                       port_id);
+                                   "Device with port_id=%"PRIu16" already started",
+                                   port_id);
                return 0;
        }

-       ret = rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
-       if (ret != 0)
-               return ret;
+       if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+               ret = rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
+               if (ret != 0)
+                       return ret;

-       restore_flags = rte_eth_get_restore_flags(dev, RTE_ETH_START);
+               restore_flags = rte_eth_get_restore_flags(dev, RTE_ETH_START);

-       /* Lets restore MAC now if device does not support live change */
-       if ((*dev_info.dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR) &&
-           (restore_flags & RTE_ETH_RESTORE_MAC_ADDR))
-               eth_dev_mac_restore(dev, &dev_info);
+               /* Restore MAC now if device does not support live change */
+               if ((*dev_info.dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR) &&
+                   (restore_flags & RTE_ETH_RESTORE_MAC_ADDR))
+                       eth_dev_mac_restore(dev, &dev_info);

-       diag = dev->dev_ops->dev_start(dev);
-       if (diag == 0)
-               dev->data->dev_started = 1;
-       else
-               return eth_err(port_id, diag);
+               diag = dev->dev_ops->dev_start(dev);
+               if (diag == 0)
+                       dev->data->dev_started = 1;
+               else
+                       return eth_err(port_id, diag);

-       ret = eth_dev_config_restore(dev, &dev_info, restore_flags, port_id);
-       if (ret != 0) {
-               RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR,
-                       "Error during restoring configuration for device (port %u): %s",
-                       port_id, rte_strerror(-ret));
-               ret_stop = rte_eth_dev_stop(port_id);
-               if (ret_stop != 0) {
+               ret = eth_dev_config_restore(dev, &dev_info, restore_flags, port_id);
+               if (ret != 0) {
                        RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR,
-                               "Failed to stop device (port %u): %s",
-                               port_id, rte_strerror(-ret_stop));
-               }
+                               "Error during restoring configuration for device (port %u): %s",
+                                port_id, rte_strerror(-ret));
+                       ret_stop = rte_eth_dev_stop(port_id);
+                       if (ret_stop != 0) {
+                               RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR,
+                                       "Failed to stop device (port %u): %s",
+                                        port_id, rte_strerror(-ret_stop));
+                       }

-               return ret;
-       }
+                       return ret;
+               }

-       if (dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc == 0) {
-               if (dev->dev_ops->link_update == NULL)
-                       return -ENOTSUP;
-               dev->dev_ops->link_update(dev, 0);
+               if (dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc == 0) {
+                       if (dev->dev_ops->link_update == NULL)
+                               return -ENOTSUP;
+                       dev->dev_ops->link_update(dev, 0);
+               }
+       } else {
+               /* in secondary, proxy to primary */
+               ret = ethdev_request(port_id, ETH_REQ_START, NULL, 0);
+               if (ret != 0)
+                       return ret;
        }

        /* expose selection of PMD fast-path functions */
@@ -1880,9 +1887,14 @@ rte_eth_dev_stop(uint16_t port_id)
        /* point fast-path functions to dummy ones */
        eth_dev_fp_ops_reset(rte_eth_fp_ops + port_id);

-       ret = dev->dev_ops->dev_stop(dev);
-       if (ret == 0)
-               dev->data->dev_started = 0;
+       if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+               ret = dev->dev_ops->dev_stop(dev);
+               if (ret == 0)
+                       dev->data->dev_started = 0;
+       } else {
+               ret = ethdev_request(port_id, ETH_REQ_STOP, NULL, 0);
+       }
+
        rte_ethdev_trace_stop(port_id, ret);

        return ret;
--
2.47.2