Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] eal: don't fail secondary if primary is missing tailqs

[Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>]

On 10/5/2016 6:47 PM, jt at labs.hpe.com (Jean Tourrilhes) wrote:
> If the primary and secondary process were build using different build
> systems, the list of constructors included by the linker in each
> binary might be different. Tailqs are registered via constructors, so
> the linker magic will directly impact which tailqs are registered with
> the primary and the secondary.
> 
> DPDK currently assumes that the secondary has a subset of the tailqs
> registered at the primary. In some build scenario, the secondary might
> register a tailq that the primary did not register. In this case,
> instead of exiting with a panic, just unregister the offending tailq
> and allow the secondary to run.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jean Tourrilhes <jt at labs.hpe.com>

A lot changed in multiprocess support in last two years, updating status of this
patch as 'Rejected', if the issue is still valid can you please either send a
new version or report the issue in bugzilla?

Thanks,
ferruh