3 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/vlib/unix/cli.c b/src/vlib/unix/cli.c
index 953d133c69c..1befa25def4 100644
--- a/src/vlib/unix/cli.c
+++ b/src/vlib/unix/cli.c
@@ -2642,6 +2642,17 @@ unix_cli_config (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
       /* CLI listen. */
       unix_file_t template = { 0 };
 
+      /* If our listen address looks like a path and it starts with
+       * VPP_RUN_DIR, go make sure VPP_RUN_DIR exists before trying to open
+       * a socket in it.
+       */
+      if (strncmp (s->config, VPP_RUN_DIR "/", strlen (VPP_RUN_DIR) + 1) == 0)
+	{
+	  error = unix_make_vpp_run_dir ();
+	  if (error)
+	    return error;
+	}
+
       s->flags = SOCKET_IS_SERVER |	/* listen, don't connect */
 	SOCKET_ALLOW_GROUP_WRITE;	/* PF_LOCAL socket only */
       error = clib_socket_init (s);
diff --git a/src/vlib/unix/unix.h b/src/vlib/unix/unix.h
index de607c0f490..ffa92bba1dc 100644
--- a/src/vlib/unix/unix.h
+++ b/src/vlib/unix/unix.h
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 #include <vppinfra/socket.h>
 #include <termios.h>
 
+
+/** VPP runtime ephemeral directory. Typically stored in a tmpfs. */
+#define VPP_RUN_DIR "/run/vpp"
+
 struct unix_file;
 typedef clib_error_t *(unix_file_function_t) (struct unix_file * f);
 
@@ -229,6 +233,8 @@ clib_error_t *foreach_directory_file (char *dir_name,
 							   u8 * file_name),
 				      void *arg, int scan_dirs);
 
+clib_error_t *unix_make_vpp_run_dir (void);
+
 #endif /* included_unix_unix_h */
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/vlib/unix/util.c b/src/vlib/unix/util.c
index edc3e591baf..51b4a4ed9b1 100644
--- a/src/vlib/unix/util.c
+++ b/src/vlib/unix/util.c
@@ -222,6 +222,19 @@ done:
   return r;
 }
 
+clib_error_t *
+unix_make_vpp_run_dir (void)
+{
+  int rv;
+
+  rv = mkdir (VPP_RUN_DIR, 0755);
+  if (rv && errno != EEXIST)
+    return clib_error_return (0, "mkdir '%s' failed errno %d",
+			      VPP_RUN_DIR, errno);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
  *