Add nicer error if -c is bigger than number of threads in platform config

Signed-off-by: Yaroslav Brustinov <ybrustin@cisco.com>

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/automation/regression/functional_tests/trex_cfg_creator_test.py b/scripts/automation/regression/functional_tests/trex_cfg_creator_test.py
index 5ff6b318..be94779c 100755
--- a/scripts/automation/regression/functional_tests/trex_cfg_creator_test.py
+++ b/scripts/automation/regression/functional_tests/trex_cfg_creator_test.py
@@ -694,5 +694,6 @@ class TRexCfgCreator_Test:
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        sys.path.remove(CTRexScenario.scripts_path)
+        if CTRexScenario.scripts_path in sys.path:
+            sys.path.remove(CTRexScenario.scripts_path)
         del sys.modules['dpdk_setup_ports']
diff --git a/src/bp_sim.cpp b/src/bp_sim.cpp
index 734fd1b0..3373c363 100755
--- a/src/bp_sim.cpp
+++ b/src/bp_sim.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,13 @@ bool CPlatformSocketInfoConfig::init(){
             }
         }
 
+        if (m_threads_per_dual_if > m_max_threads_per_dual_if) {
+            printf("ERROR: Maximum threads in platform section of config file is %d, unable to run with -c %d.\n",
+                    m_max_threads_per_dual_if, m_threads_per_dual_if);
+            printf("Please increase the pool in config or use lower -c.\n");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
             int j;
 
             for (j=0; j<m_threads_per_dual_if; j++) {