1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/dpdk/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/src/dpdk/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 34a3a3c0..303b917b 100644
--- a/src/dpdk/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/src/dpdk/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -369,6 +369,13 @@ mlx5_pci_devinit(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 	unsigned int mps;
 	int idx;
 	int i;
+    static int ibv_was_init=0;
+
+    if (ibv_was_init==0) {
+        ibv_fork_init();
+        ibv_was_init=1;
+    }
+
 
 	(void)pci_drv;
 	assert(pci_drv == &mlx5_driver.pci_drv);
@@ -763,7 +770,6 @@ rte_mlx5_pmd_init(const char *name, const char *args)
 	 * using this PMD, which is not supported in forked processes.
 	 */
 	setenv("RDMAV_HUGEPAGES_SAFE", "1", 1);
-	ibv_fork_init();
 	rte_eal_pci_register(&mlx5_driver.pci_drv);
 	return 0;
 }