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On 2018-10-03 21:36, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 03/10/2018 20:40, Mattias Rönnblom:
>> On 2018-10-03 19:36, Kevin Laatz wrote:
>>> +#define DEFAULT_DPDK_PATH "/var/run/.rte_telemetry"
>>> +
>>
>> FHS 3.0 recommends "/run" over "/var/run". Maybe a more descriptive
>> macro name would be in order, too.
> 
> Kevin, you should use eal_get_runtime_dir().
> You may need to export this function as a public API.
> 

You could also use the AF_UNIX abstract namespace. Convenient, as in you 
don't have to bother with directories and dangling files from crashed 
processes, but on the other hand it's Linux-specific and a little obscure.