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+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * API for error cause tracking
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_ERRNO_H_
+#define _RTE_ERRNO_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <rte_per_lcore.h>
+
+RTE_DECLARE_PER_LCORE(int, _rte_errno); /**< Per core error number. */
+
+/**
+ * Error number value, stored per-thread, which can be queried after
+ * calls to certain functions to determine why those functions failed.
+ *
+ * Uses standard values from errno.h wherever possible, with a small number
+ * of additional possible values for RTE-specific conditions.
+ */
+#define rte_errno RTE_PER_LCORE(_rte_errno)
+
+/**
+ * Function which returns a printable string describing a particular
+ * error code. For non-RTE-specific error codes, this function returns
+ * the value from the libc strerror function.
+ *
+ * @param errnum
+ *   The error number to be looked up - generally the value of rte_errno
+ * @return
+ *   A pointer to a thread-local string containing the text describing
+ *   the error.
+ */
+const char *rte_strerror(int errnum);
+
+#ifndef __ELASTERROR
+/**
+ * Check if we have a defined value for the max system-defined errno values.
+ * if no max defined, start from 1000 to prevent overlap with standard values
+ */
+#define __ELASTERROR 1000
+#endif
+
+/** Error types */
+enum {
+	RTE_MIN_ERRNO = __ELASTERROR, /**< Start numbering above std errno vals */
+
+	E_RTE_SECONDARY, /**< Operation not allowed in secondary processes */
+	E_RTE_NO_CONFIG, /**< Missing rte_config */
+
+	RTE_MAX_ERRNO    /**< Max RTE error number */
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _RTE_ERRNO_H_ */