From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFB03FCB61E for ; Fri, 6 Mar 2026 16:34:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mails.dpdk.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA7C8402E3; Fri, 6 Mar 2026 17:34:35 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail-qv1-f46.google.com (mail-qv1-f46.google.com [209.85.219.46]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 865C940262 for ; Fri, 6 Mar 2026 17:34:35 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-qv1-f46.google.com with SMTP id 6a1803df08f44-89a018cbbf8so68049596d6.0 for ; Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:34:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=networkplumber-org.20230601.gappssmtp.com; s=20230601; t=1772814875; x=1773419675; darn=dpdk.org; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:references:in-reply-to :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=ym9knaqXVQ/Oa+GiZSvB8vAV3UMcgzhoO5t4RqQJXzw=; b=h6DfepmT462ADBf4SLD4SxUiMYCoyYen9td+0UtXtN5qavCBanmQJ1Ay340TiPE01w ouhHzyJKm+l+qj7SWOFizpJqdJgo/NSylMbBrPkh1gE/9ielPgnabwJRjA47c/nA+eSn 6H4dwqPTiYUaCb/wDkuYKXk337gVAG53GJfstiLCsKwnp7ISXX4o/Fk0WOLTSRf4dnRP pvucTHdsxYdenusql4TcKQyXYHYKs2a88dOac+Un0TtxGakYX3G7m6OmHPvtHInBM552 Wal/pawiW/yGyj67tg/Fm35Nofh2S+YrqpVeQC5iErGw9k/x/fT0oXapR9/+tbfdakKb YEqw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1772814875; x=1773419675; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:references:in-reply-to :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:x-gm-gg:x-gm-message-state:from :to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=ym9knaqXVQ/Oa+GiZSvB8vAV3UMcgzhoO5t4RqQJXzw=; b=YtV9zuaRGIgkG37Tl6M+C0kVTPE+EMUjd8iD2HqOs28RsiYyHE6m/LNuzpqfJtlSah 2xobtkw0DaNcwWxhPIP+U6sW4xmGuj9F5aaWeBb108fllsthdypS2IDp8xC6g+bTLyku WOAoS1hdi73D+Wk6EPanbgLUFx6rEfrETFjhuqj5wpk+Df195wV/bvoazhGTT+D6Ik4G V3P74q41UUWvW5tLCMA4h981eaRki0SFukt57+c/T9mQ67aksgmhDdcU0bY5dLFkFTuX 7tvf6Jg5D4wxUy6VnYDq7jKQj7xr3qgmnQdeweGnjUm3KVO1PGE57TkgN3a2UyNRq3fF 1YIw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yxblo93U/cw/UHPd1HFsTF8zWoJEvYUPCu7litO2ngkJeFXogm8 Vi5wmyW5Ji80OSXfTYag3m1rr8Fql5H6ug7EtmYXmhvfkgpj3GtA7mC6w1cLm0p5ZzY= X-Gm-Gg: ATEYQzwHdcB8elbobdhsRO3DQZyiD5SN027sJUbgXL5qAOJaFAONxvOQWhBWyR4wrTs fcG5vxBXkEqXRFRiXqepHKa78/QGU3fJyu2/5xRtRfWirJuPkykOech8ezBCcRuQZ939EAXRwSO n6pWfqclkhAvvW+Hp5WQXYYMVVyYK5CAop+jVUUI4JLYwjZKPruLLacNI+UmXDDM+ajpAlW4+jt FP9HZVNk5X4a5NYYOH8DzlEYYMM4CLu5Sbp6wQ+QXBh52LydeLk60lWrjtd3AeWoVcieJ6eeDlm sGTFSsvnMk2TGmxyKwvDoXv2R+9l7hFf5ya+NhCONl1Ftuj7/WNRJtojrqQGOvuMyWKVZZZqsxE lW+XE5MGOltsdExhSGa1SwOaeKZysHvR6mpDgNpaDu2nkc48j3OgOvQ7GYkTgocdhjFNY2RYBFM 5vjUZRq3zB7HuWfbceVjNTOtgzfgJ2jE8dXO805/EvNYS2zdCaGUpubQt8wBeDy0Tb X-Received: by 2002:ad4:5f07:0:b0:899:ea7d:8df9 with SMTP id 6a1803df08f44-89a247f7a30mr99072066d6.29.1772814873783; Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:34:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from phoenix.local (204-195-96-226.wavecable.com. [204.195.96.226]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 6a1803df08f44-89a316da913sm19405526d6.29.2026.03.06.08.34.32 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:34:33 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 08:34:30 -0800 From: Stephen Hemminger To: Mounika Kalamandala 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 Message-ID: <20260306083430.7a0b73a6@phoenix.local> In-Reply-To: <20260306060822.328329-1-mounikax.kalamandala@intel.com> References: <20260306060822.328329-1-mounikax.kalamandala@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 06:08:22 +0000 Mounika Kalamandala 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.