From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: Mounika Kalamandala <mounikax.kalamandala@intel.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org, bruce.richardson@intel.com,
aman.deep.singh@intel.com, shaiq.wani@intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] eal: clean runtime directory files on exit
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 08:34:30 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260306083430.7a0b73a6@phoenix.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260306060822.328329-1-mounikax.kalamandala@intel.com>
On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 06:08:22 +0000
Mounika Kalamandala <mounikax.kalamandala@intel.com> wrote:
> + When the primary process exits, all secondary processes must be terminated,
> + and then restarted after the primary process is re-run to ensure
> + proper re-initialization of shared resources.
> + If secondary processes continue running after the primary process
> + exits, they may experience reduced functionality. In particular,
> + inter-process communication, new memory allocations, and other
> + shared infrastructure will no longer be available, which may lead
> + to unexpected errors.
> +
This wording is a little too soft. There are absolutely no guarantees about
functionality when primary exits. Driver may crash, hardware may be rest.
I would choose stronger language.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-06 16:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-06 6:08 [PATCH] eal: clean runtime directory files on exit Mounika Kalamandala
2026-03-06 16:34 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2026-03-06 16:42 ` Stephen Hemminger
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