some additions to the stateless simulation mode

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/stateless/dp/trex_stateless_dp_core.cpp b/src/stateless/dp/trex_stateless_dp_core.cpp
index c211b9f5..0a9a88ab 100644
--- a/src/stateless/dp/trex_stateless_dp_core.cpp
+++ b/src/stateless/dp/trex_stateless_dp_core.cpp
@@ -353,8 +353,11 @@ void
 TrexStatelessDpCore::idle_state_loop() {
 
     while (m_state == STATE_IDLE) {
-        periodic_check_for_cp_messages();
-        delay(200);
+        bool had_msg = periodic_check_for_cp_messages();
+        /* if no message - backoff for some time */
+        if (!had_msg) {
+            delay(200);
+        }
     }
 }