4 files changed, 33 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/vlibmemory/memory_client.c b/src/vlibmemory/memory_client.c
index 3add39a4328..fb117340662 100644
--- a/src/vlibmemory/memory_client.c
+++ b/src/vlibmemory/memory_client.c
@@ -468,6 +468,16 @@ vl_client_connect_to_vlib_no_map (const char *svm_name,
 				   0 /* dont map */ );
 }
 
+int
+vl_client_connect_to_vlib_no_rx_pthread_no_map (const char *svm_name,
+						const char *client_name,
+						int rx_queue_size)
+{
+  return connect_to_vlib_internal (svm_name, client_name, rx_queue_size,
+				   0 /* want pthread */ ,
+				   0 /* dont map */ );
+}
+
 static void
 disconnect_from_vlib_internal (u8 do_unmap)
 {
diff --git a/src/vlibmemory/memory_client.h b/src/vlibmemory/memory_client.h
index 6aaf6d7e569..8400d963dcf 100644
--- a/src/vlibmemory/memory_client.h
+++ b/src/vlibmemory/memory_client.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ int vl_client_connect_to_vlib_no_rx_pthread (const char *svm_name,
 int vl_client_connect_to_vlib_no_map (const char *svm_name,
 				      const char *client_name,
 				      int rx_queue_size);
+int vl_client_connect_to_vlib_no_rx_pthread_no_map (const char *svm_name,
+						    const char *client_name,
+						    int rx_queue_size);
 void vl_client_install_client_message_handlers (void);
 u8 vl_mem_client_is_connected (void);
 
diff --git a/src/vlibmemory/socket_client.c b/src/vlibmemory/socket_client.c
index 38bcc2a5156..ca1e53538ae 100644
--- a/src/vlibmemory/socket_client.c
+++ b/src/vlibmemory/socket_client.c
@@ -304,8 +304,18 @@ static void vl_api_sock_init_shm_reply_t_handler
 
   new_name = format (0, "%v[shm]%c", scm->name, 0);
   vl_client_install_client_message_handlers ();
-  vl_client_connect_to_vlib_no_map ("pvt", (char *) new_name,
-				    32 /* input_queue_length */ );
+  if (scm->want_shm_pthread)
+    {
+      vl_client_connect_to_vlib_no_map ("pvt", (char *) new_name,
+					32 /* input_queue_length */ );
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      vl_client_connect_to_vlib_no_rx_pthread_no_map ("pvt",
+						      (char *) new_name, 32
+						      /* input_queue_length */
+	);
+    }
   vl_socket_client_enable_disable (0);
   vec_free (new_name);
 }
@@ -402,13 +412,16 @@ vl_socket_client_connect (char *socket_path, char *client_name,
 }
 
 int
-vl_socket_client_init_shm (vl_api_shm_elem_config_t * config)
+vl_socket_client_init_shm (vl_api_shm_elem_config_t * config,
+			   int want_pthread)
 {
   socket_client_main_t *scm = &socket_client_main;
   vl_api_sock_init_shm_t *mp;
   int rv, i;
   u64 *cfg;
 
+  scm->want_shm_pthread = want_pthread;
+
   mp = vl_socket_client_msg_alloc (sizeof (*mp) +
 				   vec_len (config) * sizeof (u64));
   clib_memset (mp, 0, sizeof (*mp));
diff --git a/src/vlibmemory/socket_client.h b/src/vlibmemory/socket_client.h
index 46e2c865250..68cd0f21994 100644
--- a/src/vlibmemory/socket_client.h
+++ b/src/vlibmemory/socket_client.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ typedef struct
   u8 *name;
   clib_time_t clib_time;
   ssvm_private_t memfd_segment;
+
+  int want_shm_pthread;
 } socket_client_main_t;
 
 extern socket_client_main_t socket_client_main;
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ int vl_socket_client_read (int wait);
 int vl_socket_client_write (void);
 void vl_socket_client_enable_disable (int enable);
 void *vl_socket_client_msg_alloc (int nbytes);
-int vl_socket_client_init_shm (vl_api_shm_elem_config_t * config);
+int vl_socket_client_init_shm (vl_api_shm_elem_config_t * config,
+			       int want_pthread);
 clib_error_t *vl_socket_client_recv_fd_msg (int fds[], int n_fds, u32 wait);
 
 #endif /* SRC_VLIBMEMORY_SOCKET_CLIENT_H_ */