3 files changed, 15 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/svm/svm.c b/src/svm/svm.c
index 0442ecb2950..663324e0a77 100644
--- a/src/svm/svm.c
+++ b/src/svm/svm.c
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ svm_mutex_cleanup (void)
     }
 }
 
-static void
+static int
 svm_region_init_internal (svm_map_region_args_t * a)
 {
   svm_region_t *rp;
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ svm_region_init_internal (svm_map_region_args_t * a)
 
   /* guard against klutz calls */
   if (root_rp)
-    return;
+    return -1;
 
   root_rp_refcount++;
 
@@ -757,7 +757,8 @@ svm_region_init_internal (svm_map_region_args_t * a)
   a->baseva += randomize_baseva;
 
   rp = svm_map_region (a);
-  ASSERT (rp);
+  if (!rp)
+    return -1;
 
   region_lock (rp, 3);
 
@@ -778,6 +779,8 @@ svm_region_init_internal (svm_map_region_args_t * a)
     }
   region_unlock (rp);
   root_rp = rp;
+
+  return 0;
 }
 
 void
@@ -797,7 +800,7 @@ svm_region_init (void)
   svm_region_init_internal (a);
 }
 
-void
+int
 svm_region_init_chroot (const char *root_path)
 {
   svm_map_region_args_t _a, *a = &_a;
@@ -811,7 +814,7 @@ svm_region_init_chroot (const char *root_path)
   a->uid = 0;
   a->gid = 0;
 
-  svm_region_init_internal (a);
+  return svm_region_init_internal (a);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/svm/svm_common.h b/src/svm/svm_common.h
index 1f184432967..1f6d83c0a37 100644
--- a/src/svm/svm_common.h
+++ b/src/svm/svm_common.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ typedef struct
 
 void *svm_region_find_or_create (svm_map_region_args_t * a);
 void svm_region_init (void);
-void svm_region_init_chroot (const char *root_path);
+int svm_region_init_chroot (const char *root_path);
 void svm_region_init_chroot_uid_gid (const char *root_path, int uid, int gid);
 void svm_region_init_args (svm_map_region_args_t * a);
 void svm_region_exit (void);
diff --git a/src/vlibmemory/memory_shared.c b/src/vlibmemory/memory_shared.c
index 9bab65730ef..fbdabd06e36 100644
--- a/src/vlibmemory/memory_shared.c
+++ b/src/vlibmemory/memory_shared.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ vl_map_shmem (const char *region_name, int is_vlib)
   void *oldheap;
   vl_shmem_hdr_t *shmem_hdr = 0;
   api_main_t *am = &api_main;
-  int i;
+  int i, rv;
   struct timespec ts, tsrem;
   u32 vlib_input_queue_length;
 
@@ -352,7 +352,11 @@ vl_map_shmem (const char *region_name, int is_vlib)
     }
 
   if (is_vlib == 0)
-    svm_region_init_chroot (am->root_path);
+    {
+      rv = svm_region_init_chroot (am->root_path);
+      if (rv)
+	return rv;
+    }
 
   if (a->root_path != NULL)
     {