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[v6,1/8] dumpcap: handle primary process exit

Message ID 20251104180927.403355-2-stephen@networkplumber.org (mailing list archive)
State Accepted
Delegated to: Thomas Monjalon
Headers
Series packet capture bugfixes and secondary support |

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Context Check Description
ci/checkpatch success coding style OK

Commit Message

Stephen Hemminger Nov. 4, 2025, 6:07 p.m. UTC 
If primary process exits, then it is not possible (or needed)
to cleanup resources. Instead just exit after closing the
capture file.

Bugzilla ID: 1760
Fixes: cbb44143be74 ("app/dumpcap: add new packet capture application")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Acked-by: Khadem Ullah <14pwcse1224@uetpeshawar.edu.pk>
---
 app/dumpcap/main.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
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Patch

diff --git a/app/dumpcap/main.c b/app/dumpcap/main.c
index e5ba36350b..3621c0ebe3 100644
--- a/app/dumpcap/main.c
+++ b/app/dumpcap/main.c
@@ -1059,6 +1059,10 @@  int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	else
 		pcap_dump_close(out.dumper);
 
+	/* If primary has exited, do not try and communicate with it */
+	if (!rte_eal_primary_proc_alive(NULL))
+		return 0;
+
 	cleanup_pdump_resources();
 
 	rte_ring_free(r);