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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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_LAUNCH_H_
+#define _RTE_LAUNCH_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * Launch tasks on other lcores
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * State of an lcore.
+ */
+enum rte_lcore_state_t {
+ WAIT, /**< waiting a new command */
+ RUNNING, /**< executing command */
+ FINISHED, /**< command executed */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Definition of a remote launch function.
+ */
+typedef int (lcore_function_t)(void *);
+
+/**
+ * Launch a function on another lcore.
+ *
+ * To be executed on the MASTER lcore only.
+ *
+ * Sends a message to a slave lcore (identified by the slave_id) that
+ * is in the WAIT state (this is true after the first call to
+ * rte_eal_init()). This can be checked by first calling
+ * rte_eal_wait_lcore(slave_id).
+ *
+ * When the remote lcore receives the message, it switches to
+ * the RUNNING state, then calls the function f with argument arg. Once the
+ * execution is done, the remote lcore switches to a FINISHED state and
+ * the return value of f is stored in a local variable to be read using
+ * rte_eal_wait_lcore().
+ *
+ * The MASTER lcore returns as soon as the message is sent and knows
+ * nothing about the completion of f.
+ *
+ * Note: This function is not designed to offer optimum
+ * performance. It is just a practical way to launch a function on
+ * another lcore at initialization time.
+ *
+ * @param f
+ * The function to be called.
+ * @param arg
+ * The argument for the function.
+ * @param slave_id
+ * The identifier of the lcore on which the function should be executed.
+ * @return
+ * - 0: Success. Execution of function f started on the remote lcore.
+ * - (-EBUSY): The remote lcore is not in a WAIT state.
+ */
+int rte_eal_remote_launch(lcore_function_t *f, void *arg, unsigned slave_id);
+
+/**
+ * This enum indicates whether the master core must execute the handler
+ * launched on all logical cores.
+ */
+enum rte_rmt_call_master_t {
+ SKIP_MASTER = 0, /**< lcore handler not executed by master core. */
+ CALL_MASTER, /**< lcore handler executed by master core. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Launch a function on all lcores.
+ *
+ * Check that each SLAVE lcore is in a WAIT state, then call
+ * rte_eal_remote_launch() for each lcore.
+ *
+ * @param f
+ * The function to be called.
+ * @param arg
+ * The argument for the function.
+ * @param call_master
+ * If call_master set to SKIP_MASTER, the MASTER lcore does not call
+ * the function. If call_master is set to CALL_MASTER, the function
+ * is also called on master before returning. In any case, the master
+ * lcore returns as soon as it finished its job and knows nothing
+ * about the completion of f on the other lcores.
+ * @return
+ * - 0: Success. Execution of function f started on all remote lcores.
+ * - (-EBUSY): At least one remote lcore is not in a WAIT state. In this
+ * case, no message is sent to any of the lcores.
+ */
+int rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(lcore_function_t *f, void *arg,
+ enum rte_rmt_call_master_t call_master);
+
+/**
+ * Get the state of the lcore identified by slave_id.
+ *
+ * To be executed on the MASTER lcore only.
+ *
+ * @param slave_id
+ * The identifier of the lcore.
+ * @return
+ * The state of the lcore.
+ */
+enum rte_lcore_state_t rte_eal_get_lcore_state(unsigned slave_id);
+
+/**
+ * Wait until an lcore finishes its job.
+ *
+ * To be executed on the MASTER lcore only.
+ *
+ * If the slave lcore identified by the slave_id is in a FINISHED state,
+ * switch to the WAIT state. If the lcore is in RUNNING state, wait until
+ * the lcore finishes its job and moves to the FINISHED state.
+ *
+ * @param slave_id
+ * The identifier of the lcore.
+ * @return
+ * - 0: If the lcore identified by the slave_id is in a WAIT state.
+ * - The value that was returned by the previous remote launch
+ * function call if the lcore identified by the slave_id was in a
+ * FINISHED or RUNNING state. In this case, it changes the state
+ * of the lcore to WAIT.
+ */
+int rte_eal_wait_lcore(unsigned slave_id);
+
+/**
+ * Wait until all lcores finish their jobs.
+ *
+ * To be executed on the MASTER lcore only. Issue an
+ * rte_eal_wait_lcore() for every lcore. The return values are
+ * ignored.
+ *
+ * After a call to rte_eal_mp_wait_lcore(), the caller can assume
+ * that all slave lcores are in a WAIT state.
+ */
+void rte_eal_mp_wait_lcore(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _RTE_LAUNCH_H_ */