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[RFC] eal: increase maximum number of file descriptors in MP message

Message ID 20240220230941.293399-2-stephen@networkplumber.org (mailing list archive)
State Rejected
Delegated to: Thomas Monjalon
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Series [RFC] eal: increase maximum number of file descriptors in MP message |

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Stephen Hemminger Feb. 20, 2024, 11:09 p.m. UTC 
  The TAP (and XDP) driver need to pass a file descriptor per queue
to/from secondary process. The current limit is too low and ends
up limiting these drivers to 7 queues.

Increase the limit to what the unix domain socket allows.
The Linux kernel allows up to SCM_MAX_FD (253).

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
 lib/eal/include/rte_eal.h | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_eal.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_eal.h
index c2256f832e51..5fae3ebcdc21 100644
--- a/lib/eal/include/rte_eal.h
+++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_eal.h
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@  int rte_eal_primary_proc_alive(const char *config_file_path);
  */
 bool rte_mp_disable(void);
 
-#define RTE_MP_MAX_FD_NUM	8    /* The max amount of fds */
+#define RTE_MP_MAX_FD_NUM	253  /* The max number of fds
+				      * See unix(7) SCM_MAX_FD
+				      */
 #define RTE_MP_MAX_NAME_LEN	64   /* The max length of action name */
 #define RTE_MP_MAX_PARAM_LEN	256  /* The max length of param */
 struct rte_mp_msg {