1 files changed, 605 insertions, 108 deletions

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_proc.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
index caa8774a..9fcb9121 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
@@ -13,18 +13,21 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sys/file.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_tailq.h>
 
 #include "eal_private.h"
 #include "eal_filesystem.h"
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ enum mp_type {
 	MP_MSG, /* Share message with peers, will not block */
 	MP_REQ, /* Request for information, Will block for a reply */
 	MP_REP, /* Response to previously-received request */
+	MP_IGN, /* Response telling requester to ignore this response */
 };
 
 struct mp_msg_internal {
@@ -58,31 +62,66 @@ struct mp_msg_internal {
 	struct rte_mp_msg msg;
 };
 
-struct sync_request {
-	TAILQ_ENTRY(sync_request) next;
-	int reply_received;
+struct async_request_param {
+	rte_mp_async_reply_t clb;
+	struct rte_mp_reply user_reply;
+	struct timespec end;
+	int n_responses_processed;
+};
+
+struct pending_request {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(pending_request) next;
+	enum {
+		REQUEST_TYPE_SYNC,
+		REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC
+	} type;
 	char dst[PATH_MAX];
 	struct rte_mp_msg *request;
 	struct rte_mp_msg *reply;
-	pthread_cond_t cond;
+	int reply_received;
+	RTE_STD_C11
+	union {
+		struct {
+			struct async_request_param *param;
+		} async;
+		struct {
+			pthread_cond_t cond;
+		} sync;
+	};
 };
 
-TAILQ_HEAD(sync_request_list, sync_request);
+TAILQ_HEAD(pending_request_list, pending_request);
 
 static struct {
-	struct sync_request_list requests;
+	struct pending_request_list requests;
 	pthread_mutex_t lock;
-} sync_requests = {
-	.requests = TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(sync_requests.requests),
-	.lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
+} pending_requests = {
+	.requests = TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(pending_requests.requests),
+	.lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER,
+	/**< used in async requests only */
 };
 
-static struct sync_request *
-find_sync_request(const char *dst, const char *act_name)
+/* forward declarations */
+static int
+mp_send(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer, int type);
+
+/* for use with alarm callback */
+static void
+async_reply_handle(void *arg);
+
+/* for use with process_msg */
+static struct pending_request *
+async_reply_handle_thread_unsafe(void *arg);
+
+static void
+trigger_async_action(struct pending_request *req);
+
+static struct pending_request *
+find_pending_request(const char *dst, const char *act_name)
 {
-	struct sync_request *r;
+	struct pending_request *r;
 
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(r, &sync_requests.requests, next) {
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(r, &pending_requests.requests, next) {
 		if (!strcmp(r->dst, dst) &&
 		    !strcmp(r->request->name, act_name))
 			break;
@@ -91,6 +130,17 @@ find_sync_request(const char *dst, const char *act_name)
 	return r;
 }
 
+static void
+create_socket_path(const char *name, char *buf, int len)
+{
+	const char *prefix = eal_mp_socket_path();
+
+	if (strlen(name) > 0)
+		snprintf(buf, len, "%s_%s", prefix, name);
+	else
+		strlcpy(buf, prefix, len);
+}
+
 int
 rte_eal_primary_proc_alive(const char *config_file_path)
 {
@@ -159,7 +209,7 @@ rte_mp_action_register(const char *name, rte_mp_t action)
 		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
 		return -1;
 	}
-	strcpy(entry->action_name, name);
+	strlcpy(entry->action_name, name, sizeof(entry->action_name));
 	entry->action = action;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mp_mutex_action);
@@ -241,23 +291,35 @@ read_msg(struct mp_msg_internal *m, struct sockaddr_un *s)
 static void
 process_msg(struct mp_msg_internal *m, struct sockaddr_un *s)
 {
-	struct sync_request *sync_req;
+	struct pending_request *pending_req;
 	struct action_entry *entry;
 	struct rte_mp_msg *msg = &m->msg;
 	rte_mp_t action = NULL;
 
 	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "msg: %s\n", msg->name);
 
-	if (m->type == MP_REP) {
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&sync_requests.lock);
-		sync_req = find_sync_request(s->sun_path, msg->name);
-		if (sync_req) {
-			memcpy(sync_req->reply, msg, sizeof(*msg));
-			sync_req->reply_received = 1;
-			pthread_cond_signal(&sync_req->cond);
+	if (m->type == MP_REP || m->type == MP_IGN) {
+		struct pending_request *req = NULL;
+
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
+		pending_req = find_pending_request(s->sun_path, msg->name);
+		if (pending_req) {
+			memcpy(pending_req->reply, msg, sizeof(*msg));
+			/* -1 indicates that we've been asked to ignore */
+			pending_req->reply_received =
+				m->type == MP_REP ? 1 : -1;
+
+			if (pending_req->type == REQUEST_TYPE_SYNC)
+				pthread_cond_signal(&pending_req->sync.cond);
+			else if (pending_req->type == REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC)
+				req = async_reply_handle_thread_unsafe(
+						pending_req);
 		} else
 			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Drop mp reply: %s\n", msg->name);
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&sync_requests.lock);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+
+		if (req != NULL)
+			trigger_async_action(req);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -267,10 +329,25 @@ process_msg(struct mp_msg_internal *m, struct sockaddr_un *s)
 		action = entry->action;
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mp_mutex_action);
 
-	if (!action)
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot find action: %s\n", msg->name);
-	else if (action(msg, s->sun_path) < 0)
+	if (!action) {
+		if (m->type == MP_REQ && !internal_config.init_complete) {
+			/* if this is a request, and init is not yet complete,
+			 * and callback wasn't registered, we should tell the
+			 * requester to ignore our existence because we're not
+			 * yet ready to process this request.
+			 */
+			struct rte_mp_msg dummy;
+
+			memset(&dummy, 0, sizeof(dummy));
+			strlcpy(dummy.name, msg->name, sizeof(dummy.name));
+			mp_send(&dummy, s->sun_path, MP_IGN);
+		} else {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot find action: %s\n",
+				msg->name);
+		}
+	} else if (action(msg, s->sun_path) < 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to handle message: %s\n", msg->name);
+	}
 }
 
 static void *
@@ -288,10 +365,158 @@ mp_handle(void *arg __rte_unused)
 }
 
 static int
+timespec_cmp(const struct timespec *a, const struct timespec *b)
+{
+	if (a->tv_sec < b->tv_sec)
+		return -1;
+	if (a->tv_sec > b->tv_sec)
+		return 1;
+	if (a->tv_nsec < b->tv_nsec)
+		return -1;
+	if (a->tv_nsec > b->tv_nsec)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+enum async_action {
+	ACTION_FREE, /**< free the action entry, but don't trigger callback */
+	ACTION_TRIGGER /**< trigger callback, then free action entry */
+};
+
+static enum async_action
+process_async_request(struct pending_request *sr, const struct timespec *now)
+{
+	struct async_request_param *param;
+	struct rte_mp_reply *reply;
+	bool timeout, last_msg;
+
+	param = sr->async.param;
+	reply = &param->user_reply;
+
+	/* did we timeout? */
+	timeout = timespec_cmp(&param->end, now) <= 0;
+
+	/* if we received a response, adjust relevant data and copy mesasge. */
+	if (sr->reply_received == 1 && sr->reply) {
+		struct rte_mp_msg *msg, *user_msgs, *tmp;
+
+		msg = sr->reply;
+		user_msgs = reply->msgs;
+
+		tmp = realloc(user_msgs, sizeof(*msg) *
+				(reply->nb_received + 1));
+		if (!tmp) {
+			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to alloc reply for request %s:%s\n",
+				sr->dst, sr->request->name);
+			/* this entry is going to be removed and its message
+			 * dropped, but we don't want to leak memory, so
+			 * continue.
+			 */
+		} else {
+			user_msgs = tmp;
+			reply->msgs = user_msgs;
+			memcpy(&user_msgs[reply->nb_received],
+					msg, sizeof(*msg));
+			reply->nb_received++;
+		}
+
+		/* mark this request as processed */
+		param->n_responses_processed++;
+	} else if (sr->reply_received == -1) {
+		/* we were asked to ignore this process */
+		reply->nb_sent--;
+	} else if (timeout) {
+		/* count it as processed response, but don't increment
+		 * nb_received.
+		 */
+		param->n_responses_processed++;
+	}
+
+	free(sr->reply);
+
+	last_msg = param->n_responses_processed == reply->nb_sent;
+
+	return last_msg ? ACTION_TRIGGER : ACTION_FREE;
+}
+
+static void
+trigger_async_action(struct pending_request *sr)
+{
+	struct async_request_param *param;
+	struct rte_mp_reply *reply;
+
+	param = sr->async.param;
+	reply = &param->user_reply;
+
+	param->clb(sr->request, reply);
+
+	/* clean up */
+	free(sr->async.param->user_reply.msgs);
+	free(sr->async.param);
+	free(sr->request);
+	free(sr);
+}
+
+static struct pending_request *
+async_reply_handle_thread_unsafe(void *arg)
+{
+	struct pending_request *req = (struct pending_request *)arg;
+	enum async_action action;
+	struct timespec ts_now;
+	struct timeval now;
+
+	if (gettimeofday(&now, NULL) < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Cannot get current time\n");
+		goto no_trigger;
+	}
+	ts_now.tv_nsec = now.tv_usec * 1000;
+	ts_now.tv_sec = now.tv_sec;
+
+	action = process_async_request(req, &ts_now);
+
+	TAILQ_REMOVE(&pending_requests.requests, req, next);
+
+	if (rte_eal_alarm_cancel(async_reply_handle, req) < 0) {
+		/* if we failed to cancel the alarm because it's already in
+		 * progress, don't proceed because otherwise we will end up
+		 * handling the same message twice.
+		 */
+		if (rte_errno == EINPROGRESS) {
+			RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Request handling is already in progress\n");
+			goto no_trigger;
+		}
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to cancel alarm\n");
+	}
+
+	if (action == ACTION_TRIGGER)
+		return req;
+no_trigger:
+	free(req);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+async_reply_handle(void *arg)
+{
+	struct pending_request *req;
+
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
+	req = async_reply_handle_thread_unsafe(arg);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+
+	if (req != NULL)
+		trigger_async_action(req);
+}
+
+static int
 open_socket_fd(void)
 {
+	char peer_name[PATH_MAX] = {0};
 	struct sockaddr_un un;
-	const char *prefix = eal_mp_socket_path();
+
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY)
+		snprintf(peer_name, sizeof(peer_name),
+				"%d_%"PRIx64, getpid(), rte_rdtsc());
 
 	mp_fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 	if (mp_fd < 0) {
@@ -301,13 +526,11 @@ open_socket_fd(void)
 
 	memset(&un, 0, sizeof(un));
 	un.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
-		snprintf(un.sun_path, sizeof(un.sun_path), "%s", prefix);
-	else {
-		snprintf(un.sun_path, sizeof(un.sun_path), "%s_%d_%"PRIx64,
-			 prefix, getpid(), rte_rdtsc());
-	}
+
+	create_socket_path(peer_name, un.sun_path, sizeof(un.sun_path));
+
 	unlink(un.sun_path); /* May still exist since last run */
+
 	if (bind(mp_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&un, sizeof(un)) < 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to bind %s: %s\n",
 			un.sun_path, strerror(errno));
@@ -342,54 +565,70 @@ unlink_sockets(const char *filter)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-unlink_socket_by_path(const char *path)
-{
-	char *filename;
-	char *fullpath = strdup(path);
-
-	if (!fullpath)
-		return;
-	filename = basename(fullpath);
-	unlink_sockets(filename);
-	free(fullpath);
-	RTE_LOG(INFO, EAL, "Remove socket %s\n", path);
-}
-
 int
 rte_mp_channel_init(void)
 {
-	char thread_name[RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN];
-	char *path;
-	pthread_t tid;
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	int dir_fd;
+	pthread_t mp_handle_tid;
+
+	/* in no shared files mode, we do not have secondary processes support,
+	 * so no need to initialize IPC.
+	 */
+	if (internal_config.no_shconf) {
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "No shared files mode enabled, IPC will be disabled\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
 
-	snprintf(mp_filter, PATH_MAX, ".%s_unix_*",
-		 internal_config.hugefile_prefix);
+	/* create filter path */
+	create_socket_path("*", path, sizeof(path));
+	strlcpy(mp_filter, basename(path), sizeof(mp_filter));
 
-	path = strdup(eal_mp_socket_path());
-	snprintf(mp_dir_path, PATH_MAX, "%s", dirname(path));
-	free(path);
+	/* path may have been modified, so recreate it */
+	create_socket_path("*", path, sizeof(path));
+	strlcpy(mp_dir_path, dirname(path), sizeof(mp_dir_path));
+
+	/* lock the directory */
+	dir_fd = open(mp_dir_path, O_RDONLY);
+	if (dir_fd < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to open %s: %s\n",
+			mp_dir_path, strerror(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_EX)) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to lock %s: %s\n",
+			mp_dir_path, strerror(errno));
+		close(dir_fd);
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY &&
-	    unlink_sockets(mp_filter)) {
+			unlink_sockets(mp_filter)) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to unlink mp sockets\n");
+		close(dir_fd);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (open_socket_fd() < 0)
+	if (open_socket_fd() < 0) {
+		close(dir_fd);
 		return -1;
+	}
 
-	if (pthread_create(&tid, NULL, mp_handle, NULL) < 0) {
+	if (rte_ctrl_thread_create(&mp_handle_tid, "rte_mp_handle",
+			NULL, mp_handle, NULL) < 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "failed to create mp thead: %s\n",
 			strerror(errno));
 		close(mp_fd);
+		close(dir_fd);
 		mp_fd = -1;
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	/* try best to set thread name */
-	snprintf(thread_name, RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN, "rte_mp_handle");
-	rte_thread_setname(tid, thread_name);
+	/* unlock the directory */
+	flock(dir_fd, LOCK_UN);
+	close(dir_fd);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -416,7 +655,7 @@ send_msg(const char *dst_path, struct rte_mp_msg *msg, int type)
 
 	memset(&dst, 0, sizeof(dst));
 	dst.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-	snprintf(dst.sun_path, sizeof(dst.sun_path), "%s", dst_path);
+	strlcpy(dst.sun_path, dst_path, sizeof(dst.sun_path));
 
 	memset(&msgh, 0, sizeof(msgh));
 	memset(control, 0, sizeof(control));
@@ -444,13 +683,12 @@ send_msg(const char *dst_path, struct rte_mp_msg *msg, int type)
 	if (snd < 0) {
 		rte_errno = errno;
 		/* Check if it caused by peer process exits */
-		if (errno == -ECONNREFUSED) {
-			/* We don't unlink the primary's socket here */
-			if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
-				unlink_socket_by_path(dst_path);
+		if (errno == ECONNREFUSED &&
+				rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_PRIMARY) {
+			unlink(dst_path);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		if (errno == -ENOBUFS) {
+		if (errno == ENOBUFS) {
 			RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Peer cannot receive message %s\n",
 				dst_path);
 			return 0;
@@ -466,7 +704,7 @@ send_msg(const char *dst_path, struct rte_mp_msg *msg, int type)
 static int
 mp_send(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer, int type)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int dir_fd, ret = 0;
 	DIR *mp_dir;
 	struct dirent *ent;
 
@@ -488,14 +726,32 @@ mp_send(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer, int type)
 		rte_errno = errno;
 		return -1;
 	}
+
+	dir_fd = dirfd(mp_dir);
+	/* lock the directory to prevent processes spinning up while we send */
+	if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_SH)) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to lock directory %s\n",
+			mp_dir_path);
+		rte_errno = errno;
+		closedir(mp_dir);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	while ((ent = readdir(mp_dir))) {
+		char path[PATH_MAX];
+
 		if (fnmatch(mp_filter, ent->d_name, 0) != 0)
 			continue;
 
-		if (send_msg(ent->d_name, msg, type) < 0)
+		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", mp_dir_path,
+			 ent->d_name);
+		if (send_msg(path, msg, type) < 0)
 			ret = -1;
 	}
+	/* unlock the dir */
+	flock(dir_fd, LOCK_UN);
 
+	/* dir_fd automatically closed on closedir */
 	closedir(mp_dir);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -539,25 +795,82 @@ rte_mp_sendmsg(struct rte_mp_msg *msg)
 }
 
 static int
-mp_request_one(const char *dst, struct rte_mp_msg *req,
+mp_request_async(const char *dst, struct rte_mp_msg *req,
+		struct async_request_param *param, const struct timespec *ts)
+{
+	struct rte_mp_msg *reply_msg;
+	struct pending_request *pending_req, *exist;
+	int ret;
+
+	pending_req = calloc(1, sizeof(*pending_req));
+	reply_msg = calloc(1, sizeof(*reply_msg));
+	if (pending_req == NULL || reply_msg == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Could not allocate space for sync request\n");
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		ret = -1;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	pending_req->type = REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC;
+	strlcpy(pending_req->dst, dst, sizeof(pending_req->dst));
+	pending_req->request = req;
+	pending_req->reply = reply_msg;
+	pending_req->async.param = param;
+
+	/* queue already locked by caller */
+
+	exist = find_pending_request(dst, req->name);
+	if (exist) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "A pending request %s:%s\n", dst, req->name);
+		rte_errno = EEXIST;
+		ret = -1;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	ret = send_msg(dst, req, MP_REQ);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to send request %s:%s\n",
+			dst, req->name);
+		ret = -1;
+		goto fail;
+	} else if (ret == 0) {
+		ret = 0;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pending_requests.requests, pending_req, next);
+
+	param->user_reply.nb_sent++;
+
+	if (rte_eal_alarm_set(ts->tv_sec * 1000000 + ts->tv_nsec / 1000,
+			      async_reply_handle, pending_req) < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to set alarm for request %s:%s\n",
+			dst, req->name);
+		rte_panic("Fix the above shit to properly free all memory\n");
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+fail:
+	free(pending_req);
+	free(reply_msg);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+mp_request_sync(const char *dst, struct rte_mp_msg *req,
 	       struct rte_mp_reply *reply, const struct timespec *ts)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct timeval now;
 	struct rte_mp_msg msg, *tmp;
-	struct sync_request sync_req, *exist;
-
-	sync_req.reply_received = 0;
-	strcpy(sync_req.dst, dst);
-	sync_req.request = req;
-	sync_req.reply = &msg;
-	pthread_cond_init(&sync_req.cond, NULL);
-
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&sync_requests.lock);
-	exist = find_sync_request(dst, req->name);
-	if (!exist)
-		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&sync_requests.requests, &sync_req, next);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&sync_requests.lock);
+	struct pending_request pending_req, *exist;
+
+	pending_req.type = REQUEST_TYPE_SYNC;
+	pending_req.reply_received = 0;
+	strlcpy(pending_req.dst, dst, sizeof(pending_req.dst));
+	pending_req.request = req;
+	pending_req.reply = &msg;
+	pthread_cond_init(&pending_req.sync.cond, NULL);
+
+	exist = find_pending_request(dst, req->name);
 	if (exist) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "A pending request %s:%s\n", dst, req->name);
 		rte_errno = EEXIST;
@@ -572,33 +885,31 @@ mp_request_one(const char *dst, struct rte_mp_msg *req,
 	} else if (ret == 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pending_requests.requests, &pending_req, next);
+
 	reply->nb_sent++;
 
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&sync_requests.lock);
 	do {
-		pthread_cond_timedwait(&sync_req.cond, &sync_requests.lock, ts);
-		/* Check spurious wakeups */
-		if (sync_req.reply_received == 1)
-			break;
-		/* Check if time is out */
-		if (gettimeofday(&now, NULL) < 0)
-			break;
-		if (now.tv_sec < ts->tv_sec)
-			break;
-		else if (now.tv_sec == ts->tv_sec &&
-			 now.tv_usec * 1000 < ts->tv_nsec)
-			break;
-	} while (1);
-	/* We got the lock now */
-	TAILQ_REMOVE(&sync_requests.requests, &sync_req, next);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&sync_requests.lock);
+		ret = pthread_cond_timedwait(&pending_req.sync.cond,
+				&pending_requests.lock, ts);
+	} while (ret != 0 && ret != ETIMEDOUT);
+
+	TAILQ_REMOVE(&pending_requests.requests, &pending_req, next);
 
-	if (sync_req.reply_received == 0) {
+	if (pending_req.reply_received == 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Fail to recv reply for request %s:%s\n",
 			dst, req->name);
 		rte_errno = ETIMEDOUT;
 		return -1;
 	}
+	if (pending_req.reply_received == -1) {
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Asked to ignore response\n");
+		/* not receiving this message is not an error, so decrement
+		 * number of sent messages
+		 */
+		reply->nb_sent--;
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	tmp = realloc(reply->msgs, sizeof(msg) * (reply->nb_received + 1));
 	if (!tmp) {
@@ -614,10 +925,10 @@ mp_request_one(const char *dst, struct rte_mp_msg *req,
 }
 
 int __rte_experimental
-rte_mp_request(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct rte_mp_reply *reply,
+rte_mp_request_sync(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct rte_mp_reply *reply,
 		const struct timespec *ts)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int dir_fd, ret = 0;
 	DIR *mp_dir;
 	struct dirent *ent;
 	struct timeval now;
@@ -627,6 +938,12 @@ rte_mp_request(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct rte_mp_reply *reply,
 
 	if (check_input(req) == false)
 		return -1;
+
+	if (internal_config.no_shconf) {
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "No shared files mode enabled, IPC is disabled\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (gettimeofday(&now, NULL) < 0) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Faile to get current time\n");
 		rte_errno = errno;
@@ -642,8 +959,12 @@ rte_mp_request(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct rte_mp_reply *reply,
 	reply->msgs = NULL;
 
 	/* for secondary process, send request to the primary process only */
-	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY)
-		return mp_request_one(eal_mp_socket_path(), req, reply, &end);
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY) {
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
+		ret = mp_request_sync(eal_mp_socket_path(), req, reply, &end);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	/* for primary process, broadcast request, and collect reply 1 by 1 */
 	mp_dir = opendir(mp_dir_path);
@@ -653,22 +974,193 @@ rte_mp_request(struct rte_mp_msg *req, struct rte_mp_reply *reply,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	dir_fd = dirfd(mp_dir);
+	/* lock the directory to prevent processes spinning up while we send */
+	if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_SH)) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to lock directory %s\n",
+			mp_dir_path);
+		closedir(mp_dir);
+		rte_errno = errno;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
 	while ((ent = readdir(mp_dir))) {
+		char path[PATH_MAX];
+
 		if (fnmatch(mp_filter, ent->d_name, 0) != 0)
 			continue;
 
-		if (mp_request_one(ent->d_name, req, reply, &end))
+		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", mp_dir_path,
+			 ent->d_name);
+
+		/* unlocks the mutex while waiting for response,
+		 * locks on receive
+		 */
+		if (mp_request_sync(path, req, reply, &end))
 			ret = -1;
 	}
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+	/* unlock the directory */
+	flock(dir_fd, LOCK_UN);
 
+	/* dir_fd automatically closed on closedir */
 	closedir(mp_dir);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 int __rte_experimental
-rte_mp_reply(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer)
+rte_mp_request_async(struct rte_mp_msg *req, const struct timespec *ts,
+		rte_mp_async_reply_t clb)
 {
+	struct rte_mp_msg *copy;
+	struct pending_request *dummy;
+	struct async_request_param *param;
+	struct rte_mp_reply *reply;
+	int dir_fd, ret = 0;
+	DIR *mp_dir;
+	struct dirent *ent;
+	struct timeval now;
+	struct timespec *end;
+	bool dummy_used = false;
+
+	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "request: %s\n", req->name);
+
+	if (check_input(req) == false)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (internal_config.no_shconf) {
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "No shared files mode enabled, IPC is disabled\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (gettimeofday(&now, NULL) < 0) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Faile to get current time\n");
+		rte_errno = errno;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	copy = calloc(1, sizeof(*copy));
+	dummy = calloc(1, sizeof(*dummy));
+	param = calloc(1, sizeof(*param));
+	if (copy == NULL || dummy == NULL || param == NULL) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Failed to allocate memory for async reply\n");
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* copy message */
+	memcpy(copy, req, sizeof(*copy));
+
+	param->n_responses_processed = 0;
+	param->clb = clb;
+	end = &param->end;
+	reply = &param->user_reply;
+
+	end->tv_nsec = (now.tv_usec * 1000 + ts->tv_nsec) % 1000000000;
+	end->tv_sec = now.tv_sec + ts->tv_sec +
+			(now.tv_usec * 1000 + ts->tv_nsec) / 1000000000;
+	reply->nb_sent = 0;
+	reply->nb_received = 0;
+	reply->msgs = NULL;
+
+	/* we have to lock the request queue here, as we will be adding a bunch
+	 * of requests to the queue at once, and some of the replies may arrive
+	 * before we add all of the requests to the queue.
+	 */
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&pending_requests.lock);
+
+	/* we have to ensure that callback gets triggered even if we don't send
+	 * anything, therefore earlier we have allocated a dummy request. fill
+	 * it, and put it on the queue if we don't send any requests.
+	 */
+	dummy->type = REQUEST_TYPE_ASYNC;
+	dummy->request = copy;
+	dummy->reply = NULL;
+	dummy->async.param = param;
+	dummy->reply_received = 1; /* short-circuit the timeout */
+
+	/* for secondary process, send request to the primary process only */
+	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY) {
+		ret = mp_request_async(eal_mp_socket_path(), copy, param, ts);
+
+		/* if we didn't send anything, put dummy request on the queue */
+		if (ret == 0 && reply->nb_sent == 0) {
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pending_requests.requests, dummy,
+					next);
+			dummy_used = true;
+		}
+
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+
+		/* if we couldn't send anything, clean up */
+		if (ret != 0)
+			goto fail;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* for primary process, broadcast request */
+	mp_dir = opendir(mp_dir_path);
+	if (!mp_dir) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to open directory %s\n", mp_dir_path);
+		rte_errno = errno;
+		goto unlock_fail;
+	}
+	dir_fd = dirfd(mp_dir);
 
+	/* lock the directory to prevent processes spinning up while we send */
+	if (flock(dir_fd, LOCK_SH)) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Unable to lock directory %s\n",
+			mp_dir_path);
+		rte_errno = errno;
+		goto closedir_fail;
+	}
+
+	while ((ent = readdir(mp_dir))) {
+		char path[PATH_MAX];
+
+		if (fnmatch(mp_filter, ent->d_name, 0) != 0)
+			continue;
+
+		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", mp_dir_path,
+			 ent->d_name);
+
+		if (mp_request_async(path, copy, param, ts))
+			ret = -1;
+	}
+	/* if we didn't send anything, put dummy request on the queue */
+	if (ret == 0 && reply->nb_sent == 0) {
+		TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&pending_requests.requests, dummy, next);
+		dummy_used = true;
+	}
+
+	/* finally, unlock the queue */
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+
+	/* unlock the directory */
+	flock(dir_fd, LOCK_UN);
+
+	/* dir_fd automatically closed on closedir */
+	closedir(mp_dir);
+
+	/* if dummy was unused, free it */
+	if (!dummy_used)
+		free(dummy);
+
+	return ret;
+closedir_fail:
+	closedir(mp_dir);
+unlock_fail:
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&pending_requests.lock);
+fail:
+	free(dummy);
+	free(param);
+	free(copy);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_mp_reply(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer)
+{
 	RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "reply: %s\n", msg->name);
 
 	if (check_input(msg) == false)
@@ -680,5 +1172,10 @@ rte_mp_reply(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, const char *peer)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (internal_config.no_shconf) {
+		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "No shared files mode enabled, IPC is disabled\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return mp_send(msg, peer, MP_REP);
 }