dpdkstat plugin rework
[collectd.git] / src / utils_dpdk.c
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+/**
+ * collectd - src/utils_dpdk.c
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *   Maryam Tahhan <maryam.tahhan@intel.com>
+ *   Harry van Haaren <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
+ *   Serhiy Pshyk <serhiyx.pshyk@intel.com>
+ **/
+
+#include "collectd.h"
+
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <semaphore.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+
+#include <rte_config.h>
+#include <rte_eal.h>
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "utils_dpdk.h"
+
+#define DPDK_DEFAULT_RTE_CONFIG "/var/run/.rte_config"
+#define DPDK_EAL_ARGC 5
+#define DPDK_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE (4096 * 4)
+#define DPDK_CDM_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 10000
+
+enum DPDK_HELPER_STATUS {
+  DPDK_HELPER_NOT_INITIALIZED = 0,
+  DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING,
+  DPDK_HELPER_WAITING_ON_PRIMARY,
+  DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING_EAL,
+  DPDK_HELPER_ALIVE_SENDING_EVENTS,
+  DPDK_HELPER_GRACEFUL_QUIT,
+};
+
+#define DPDK_HELPER_TRACE(_name)                                               \
+  DEBUG("%s:%s:%d pid=%lu", _name, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, (long)getpid())
+
+#define DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES
+
+struct dpdk_helper_ctx_s {
+
+  dpdk_eal_config_t eal_config;
+  int eal_initialized;
+
+  size_t shm_size;
+  const char *shm_name;
+
+  sem_t sema_cmd_start;
+  sem_t sema_cmd_complete;
+  cdtime_t cmd_wait_time;
+
+  pid_t pid;
+#ifdef DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES
+  int pipes[2];
+#endif /* DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES */
+  int status;
+
+  int cmd;
+  int cmd_result;
+
+  char priv_data[];
+};
+
+static int dpdk_shm_init(const char *name, size_t size, void **map);
+static int dpdk_shm_cleanup(const char *name, size_t size, void *map);
+
+static int dpdk_helper_spawn(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc);
+static int dpdk_helper_worker(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc);
+static int dpdk_helper_eal_init(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc);
+static int dpdk_helper_cmd_wait(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc, pid_t ppid);
+static int dpdk_helper_exit_command(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc,
+                                    enum DPDK_HELPER_STATUS status);
+static int dpdk_helper_exit(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc,
+                            enum DPDK_HELPER_STATUS status);
+static int dpdk_helper_status_check(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc);
+static void dpdk_helper_config_default(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc);
+static const char *dpdk_helper_status_str(enum DPDK_HELPER_STATUS status);
+
+static void dpdk_helper_config_default(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc) {
+  if (phc == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  DPDK_HELPER_TRACE(phc->shm_name);
+
+  ssnprintf(phc->eal_config.coremask, DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN, "%s", "0xf");
+  ssnprintf(phc->eal_config.memory_channels, DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN, "%s", "1");
+  ssnprintf(phc->eal_config.process_type, DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN, "%s", "secondary");
+  ssnprintf(phc->eal_config.file_prefix, DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN, "%s",
+            DPDK_DEFAULT_RTE_CONFIG);
+}
+
+int dpdk_helper_eal_config_set(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc, dpdk_eal_config_t *ec) {
+  if (phc == NULL) {
+    ERROR("Invalid argument (phc)");
+    return -EINVAL;
+  }
+
+  DPDK_HELPER_TRACE(phc->shm_name);
+
+  if (ec == NULL) {
+    ERROR("Invalid argument (ec)");
+    return -EINVAL;
+  }
+
+  memcpy(&phc->eal_config, ec, sizeof(dpdk_eal_config_t));
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int dpdk_helper_eal_config_get(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc, dpdk_eal_config_t *ec) {
+  if (phc == NULL) {
+    ERROR("Invalid argument (phc)");
+    return -EINVAL;
+  }
+
+  DPDK_HELPER_TRACE(phc->shm_name);
+
+  if (ec == NULL) {
+    ERROR("Invalid argument (ec)");
+    return -EINVAL;
+  }
+
+  memcpy(ec, &phc->eal_config, sizeof(dpdk_eal_config_t));
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int dpdk_helper_eal_config_parse(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc, oconfig_item_t *ci) {
+  DPDK_HELPER_TRACE(phc->shm_name);
+
+  if (phc == NULL) {
+    ERROR("Invalid argument (phc)");
+    return -EINVAL;
+  }
+
+  if (ci == NULL) {
+    ERROR("Invalid argument (ci)");
+    return -EINVAL;
+  }
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < ci->children_num; i++) {
+    oconfig_item_t *child = ci->children + i;
+    if (strcasecmp("Coremask", child->key) == 0) {
+      cf_util_get_string_buffer(child, phc->eal_config.coremask,
+                                sizeof(phc->eal_config.coremask));
+      DEBUG("dpdk_common: EAL:Coremask %s", phc->eal_config.coremask);
+    } else if (strcasecmp("MemoryChannels", child->key) == 0) {
+      cf_util_get_string_buffer(child, phc->eal_config.memory_channels,
+                                sizeof(phc->eal_config.memory_channels));
+      DEBUG("dpdk_common: EAL:Memory Channels %s",
+            phc->eal_config.memory_channels);
+    } else if (strcasecmp("SocketMemory", child->key) == 0) {
+      cf_util_get_string_buffer(child, phc->eal_config.socket_memory,
+                                sizeof(phc->eal_config.socket_memory));
+      DEBUG("dpdk_common: EAL:Socket memory %s", phc->eal_config.socket_memory);
+    } else if (strcasecmp("ProcessType", child->key) == 0) {
+      cf_util_get_string_buffer(child, phc->eal_config.process_type,
+                                sizeof(phc->eal_config.process_type));
+      DEBUG("dpdk_common: EAL:Process type %s", phc->eal_config.process_type);
+    } else if ((strcasecmp("FilePrefix", child->key) == 0) &&
+               (child->values[0].type == OCONFIG_TYPE_STRING)) {
+      ssnprintf(phc->eal_config.file_prefix, DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN,
+                "/var/run/.%s_config", child->values[0].value.string);
+      DEBUG("dpdk_common: EAL:File prefix %s", phc->eal_config.file_prefix);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int dpdk_shm_init(const char *name, size_t size, void **map) {
+  DPDK_HELPER_TRACE(name);
+
+  char errbuf[ERR_BUF_SIZE];
+
+  int fd = shm_open(name, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_RDWR, 0666);
+  if (fd < 0) {
+    WARNING("dpdk_shm_init: Failed to open %s as SHM:%s\n", name,
+            sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+    goto fail;
+  }
+
+  int ret = ftruncate(fd, size);
+  if (ret != 0) {
+    WARNING("dpdk_shm_init: Failed to resize SHM:%s\n",
+            sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+    goto fail_close;
+  }
+
+  *map = mmap(0, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
+  if (*map == MAP_FAILED) {
+    WARNING("dpdk_shm_init:Failed to mmap SHM:%s\n",
+            sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+    goto fail_close;
+  }
+  /*
+   * Close the file descriptor, the shared memory object still exists
+   * and can only be removed by calling shm_unlink().
+   */
+  close(fd);
+
+  memset(*map, 0, size);
+
+  return 0;
+
+fail_close:
+  close(fd);
+fail:
+  *map = NULL;
+  return -1;
+}
+
+static int dpdk_shm_cleanup(const char *name, size_t size, void *map) {
+  DPDK_HELPER_TRACE(name);
+
+  int ret = munmap(map, size);
+  if (ret) {
+    ERROR("munmap returned %d\n", ret);
+  }
+
+  ret = shm_unlink(name);
+  if (ret) {
+    ERROR("shm_unlink returned %d\n", ret);
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+inline void *dpdk_helper_priv_get(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc) {
+  if (phc)
+    return (void *)phc->priv_data;
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+int dpdk_helper_data_size_get(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc) {
+  if (phc == NULL) {
+    DPDK_CHILD_LOG("Invalid argument(phc)\n");
+    return -EINVAL;
+  }
+
+  return (phc->shm_size - sizeof(dpdk_helper_ctx_t));
+}
+
+int dpdk_helper_init(const char *name, size_t data_size,
+                     dpdk_helper_ctx_t **pphc) {
+  int err = 0;
+  dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc = NULL;
+  size_t shm_size = sizeof(dpdk_helper_ctx_t) + data_size;
+  char errbuf[ERR_BUF_SIZE];
+
+  if (pphc == NULL) {
+    ERROR("%s:Invalid argument(pphc)", __FUNCTION__);
+    return -EINVAL;
+  }
+
+  if (name == NULL) {
+    ERROR("%s:Invalid argument(name)", __FUNCTION__);
+    return -EINVAL;
+  }
+
+  DPDK_HELPER_TRACE(name);
+
+  /* Allocate dpdk_helper_ctx_t and
+  * initialize a POSIX SHared Memory (SHM) object.
+  */
+  err = dpdk_shm_init(name, shm_size, (void **)&phc);
+  if (err != 0) {
+    return -errno;
+  }
+
+  err = sem_init(&phc->sema_cmd_start, 1, 0);
+  if (err != 0) {
+    ERROR("sema_cmd_start semaphore init failed: %s\n",
+          sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+    dpdk_shm_cleanup(name, shm_size, (void *)phc);
+    return -errno;
+  }
+
+  err = sem_init(&phc->sema_cmd_complete, 1, 0);
+  if (err != 0) {
+    ERROR("sema_cmd_complete semaphore init failed: %s\n",
+          sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+    sem_destroy(&phc->sema_cmd_start);
+    dpdk_shm_cleanup(name, shm_size, (void *)phc);
+    return -errno;
+  }
+
+  phc->shm_size = shm_size;
+  phc->shm_name = name;
+
+  dpdk_helper_config_default(phc);
+
+  *pphc = phc;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int dpdk_helper_shutdown(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc) {
+  if (phc == NULL) {
+    ERROR("%s:Invalid argument(phc)", __FUNCTION__);
+    return -EINVAL;
+  }
+
+  DPDK_HELPER_TRACE(phc->shm_name);
+
+#ifdef DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES
+  close(phc->pipes[1]);
+#endif
+
+  if (phc->status != DPDK_HELPER_NOT_INITIALIZED) {
+    dpdk_helper_exit_command(phc, DPDK_HELPER_GRACEFUL_QUIT);
+  }
+
+  sem_destroy(&phc->sema_cmd_start);
+  sem_destroy(&phc->sema_cmd_complete);
+  dpdk_shm_cleanup(phc->shm_name, phc->shm_size, (void *)phc);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int dpdk_helper_spawn(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc) {
+  char errbuf[ERR_BUF_SIZE];
+  if (phc == NULL) {
+    ERROR("Invalid argument(phc)");
+    return -EINVAL;
+  }
+
+  DPDK_HELPER_TRACE(phc->shm_name);
+
+  phc->eal_initialized = 0;
+  phc->cmd_wait_time = MS_TO_CDTIME_T(DPDK_CDM_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+
+#ifdef DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES
+  /*
+   * Create a pipe for helper stdout back to collectd. This is necessary for
+   * logging EAL failures, as rte_eal_init() calls rte_panic().
+   */
+  if (phc->pipes[1]) {
+    DEBUG("dpdk_helper_spawn: collectd closing helper pipe %d", phc->pipes[1]);
+  } else {
+    DEBUG("dpdk_helper_spawn: collectd helper pipe %d, not closing",
+          phc->pipes[1]);
+  }
+
+  if (pipe(phc->pipes) != 0) {
+    DEBUG("dpdk_helper_spawn: Could not create helper pipe: %s\n",
+          sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  int pipe0_flags = fcntl(phc->pipes[0], F_GETFL, 0);
+  int pipe1_flags = fcntl(phc->pipes[1], F_GETFL, 0);
+  if (pipe0_flags == -1 || pipe1_flags == -1) {
+    WARNING("dpdk_helper_spawn: error setting up pipe flags: %s",
+            sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+  }
+  int pipe0_err = fcntl(phc->pipes[0], F_SETFL, pipe1_flags | O_NONBLOCK);
+  int pipe1_err = fcntl(phc->pipes[1], F_SETFL, pipe0_flags | O_NONBLOCK);
+  if (pipe0_err == -1 || pipe1_err == -1) {
+    WARNING("dpdk_helper_spawn: error setting up pipes: %s",
+            sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+  }
+#endif /* DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES */
+
+  pid_t pid = fork();
+  if (pid > 0) {
+    phc->pid = pid;
+#ifdef DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES
+    close(phc->pipes[1]);
+#endif /* DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES */
+    DEBUG("%s:dpdk_helper_spawn: helper pid %lu", phc->shm_name,
+          (long)phc->pid);
+  } else if (pid == 0) {
+#ifdef DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES
+    /* Replace stdout with a pipe to collectd. */
+    close(phc->pipes[0]);
+    close(STDOUT_FILENO);
+    dup2(phc->pipes[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
+#endif /* DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES */
+    DPDK_CHILD_TRACE(phc->shm_name);
+    dpdk_helper_worker(phc);
+    exit(0);
+  } else {
+    ERROR("dpdk_helper_start: Failed to fork helper process: %s\n",
+          sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int dpdk_helper_exit(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc,
+                            enum DPDK_HELPER_STATUS status) {
+  DPDK_CHILD_LOG("%s:%s:%d %s\n", phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__,
+                 dpdk_helper_status_str(status));
+
+#ifdef DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES
+  close(phc->pipes[1]);
+#endif /* DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES */
+
+  phc->status = status;
+
+  exit(0);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int dpdk_helper_exit_command(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc,
+                                    enum DPDK_HELPER_STATUS status) {
+  char errbuf[ERR_BUF_SIZE];
+  DPDK_HELPER_TRACE(phc->shm_name);
+
+#ifdef DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES
+  close(phc->pipes[1]);
+#endif /* DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES */
+
+  if (phc->status == DPDK_HELPER_ALIVE_SENDING_EVENTS) {
+    phc->status = status;
+    DEBUG("%s:%s:%d %s", phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__,
+          dpdk_helper_status_str(status));
+
+    int ret = dpdk_helper_command(phc, DPDK_CMD_QUIT, NULL, 0);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+      DEBUG("%s:%s:%d kill helper (pid=%lu)", phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__,
+            __LINE__, (long)phc->pid);
+
+      int err = kill(phc->pid, SIGKILL);
+      if (err) {
+        ERROR("%s error sending kill to helper: %s\n", __FUNCTION__,
+              sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+
+    DEBUG("%s:%s:%d kill helper (pid=%lu)", phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__,
+          __LINE__, (long)phc->pid);
+
+    int err = kill(phc->pid, SIGKILL);
+    if (err) {
+      ERROR("%s error sending kill to helper: %s\n", __FUNCTION__,
+            sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int dpdk_helper_eal_init(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc) {
+  phc->status = DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING_EAL;
+  DPDK_CHILD_LOG("%s:%s:%d DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING_EAL (start)\n",
+                 phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+
+  char *argp[DPDK_EAL_ARGC * 2 + 1];
+  int argc = 0;
+
+  /* EAL config must be initialized */
+  assert(phc->eal_config.coremask[0] != 0);
+  assert(phc->eal_config.memory_channels[0] != 0);
+  assert(phc->eal_config.process_type[0] != 0);
+  assert(phc->eal_config.file_prefix[0] != 0);
+
+  argp[argc++] = "collectd-dpdk";
+
+  argp[argc++] = "-c";
+  argp[argc++] = phc->eal_config.coremask;
+
+  argp[argc++] = "-n";
+  argp[argc++] = phc->eal_config.memory_channels;
+
+  if (strcasecmp(phc->eal_config.socket_memory, "") != 0) {
+    argp[argc++] = "--socket-mem";
+    argp[argc++] = phc->eal_config.socket_memory;
+  }
+
+  if (strcasecmp(phc->eal_config.file_prefix, DPDK_DEFAULT_RTE_CONFIG) != 0) {
+    argp[argc++] = "--file-prefix";
+    argp[argc++] = phc->eal_config.file_prefix;
+  }
+
+  argp[argc++] = "--proc-type";
+  argp[argc++] = phc->eal_config.process_type;
+
+  assert(argc <= (DPDK_EAL_ARGC * 2 + 1));
+
+  int ret = rte_eal_init(argc, argp);
+
+  if (ret < 0) {
+
+    phc->eal_initialized = 0;
+
+    DPDK_CHILD_LOG("dpdk_helper_eal_init: ERROR initializing EAL ret=%d\n",
+                   ret);
+
+    printf("dpdk_helper_eal_init: EAL arguments: ");
+    for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+      printf("%s ", argp[i]);
+    }
+    printf("\n");
+
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  phc->eal_initialized = 1;
+
+  DPDK_CHILD_LOG("%s:%s:%d DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING_EAL (done)\n",
+                 phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int dpdk_helper_cmd_wait(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc, pid_t ppid) {
+  DPDK_CHILD_TRACE(phc->shm_name);
+
+  struct timespec ts;
+  cdtime_t now = cdtime();
+  cdtime_t cmd_wait_time = MS_TO_CDTIME_T(1500) + phc->cmd_wait_time * 2;
+  ts = CDTIME_T_TO_TIMESPEC(now + cmd_wait_time);
+
+  int ret = sem_timedwait(&phc->sema_cmd_start, &ts);
+  DPDK_CHILD_LOG("%s:%s:%d pid=%lu got sema_cmd_start (ret=%d, errno=%d)\n",
+                 phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, (long)getpid(), ret,
+                 errno);
+
+  if (phc->cmd == DPDK_CMD_QUIT) {
+    DPDK_CHILD_LOG("%s:%s:%d pid=%lu exiting\n", phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__,
+                   __LINE__, (long)getpid());
+    exit(0);
+  } else if (ret == -1 && errno == ETIMEDOUT) {
+    if (phc->status == DPDK_HELPER_ALIVE_SENDING_EVENTS) {
+      DPDK_CHILD_LOG("%s:dpdk_helper_cmd_wait: sem timedwait()"
+                     " timeout, did collectd terminate?\n",
+                     phc->shm_name);
+      dpdk_helper_exit(phc, DPDK_HELPER_GRACEFUL_QUIT);
+    }
+  }
+#if COLLECT_DEBUG
+  int val = 0;
+  if (sem_getvalue(&phc->sema_cmd_start, &val) == 0)
+    DPDK_CHILD_LOG("%s:%s:%d pid=%lu wait sema_cmd_start (value=%d)\n",
+                   phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, (long)getpid(), val);
+#endif
+
+  /* Parent PID change means collectd died so quit the helper process. */
+  if (ppid != getppid()) {
+    DPDK_CHILD_LOG("dpdk_helper_cmd_wait: parent PID changed, quitting.\n");
+    dpdk_helper_exit(phc, DPDK_HELPER_GRACEFUL_QUIT);
+  }
+
+  /* Checking for DPDK primary process. */
+  if (!rte_eal_primary_proc_alive(phc->eal_config.file_prefix)) {
+    if (phc->eal_initialized) {
+      DPDK_CHILD_LOG(
+          "%s:dpdk_helper_cmd_wait: no primary alive but EAL initialized:"
+          " quitting.\n",
+          phc->shm_name);
+      dpdk_helper_exit(phc, DPDK_HELPER_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+    }
+
+    phc->status = DPDK_HELPER_WAITING_ON_PRIMARY;
+    DPDK_CHILD_LOG("%s:%s:%d DPDK_HELPER_WAITING_ON_PRIMARY\n", phc->shm_name,
+                   __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  if (!phc->eal_initialized) {
+    int ret = dpdk_helper_eal_init(phc);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+      DPDK_CHILD_LOG("Error initializing EAL\n");
+      dpdk_helper_exit(phc, DPDK_HELPER_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+    }
+    phc->status = DPDK_HELPER_ALIVE_SENDING_EVENTS;
+    DPDK_CHILD_LOG("%s:%s:%d DPDK_HELPER_ALIVE_SENDING_EVENTS\n", phc->shm_name,
+                   __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int dpdk_helper_worker(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc) {
+  DPDK_CHILD_TRACE(phc->shm_name);
+
+  pid_t ppid = getppid();
+
+  while (1) {
+    if (dpdk_helper_cmd_wait(phc, ppid) == 0) {
+      DPDK_CHILD_LOG("%s:%s:%d DPDK command handle (cmd=%d, pid=%lu)\n",
+                     phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, phc->cmd,
+                     (long)getpid());
+      phc->cmd_result = dpdk_helper_command_handler(phc, phc->cmd);
+    } else {
+      phc->cmd_result = -1;
+    }
+
+    /* now kick collectd to get results */
+    int err = sem_post(&phc->sema_cmd_complete);
+    DPDK_CHILD_LOG("%s:%s:%d post sema_cmd_complete (pid=%lu)\n", phc->shm_name,
+                   __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, (long)getpid());
+    if (err) {
+      char errbuf[ERR_BUF_SIZE];
+      DPDK_CHILD_LOG("dpdk_helper_worker: error posting sema_cmd_complete "
+                     "semaphore (%s)\n",
+                     sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+    }
+
+#if COLLECT_DEBUG
+    int val = 0;
+    if (sem_getvalue(&phc->sema_cmd_complete, &val) == 0)
+      DPDK_CHILD_LOG("%s:%s:%d pid=%lu sema_cmd_complete (value=%d)\n",
+                     phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, (long)getpid(),
+                     val);
+#endif
+
+  } /* while(1) */
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static const char *dpdk_helper_status_str(enum DPDK_HELPER_STATUS status) {
+  switch (status) {
+  case DPDK_HELPER_ALIVE_SENDING_EVENTS:
+    return "DPDK_HELPER_ALIVE_SENDING_EVENTS";
+  case DPDK_HELPER_WAITING_ON_PRIMARY:
+    return "DPDK_HELPER_WAITING_ON_PRIMARY";
+  case DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING:
+    return "DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING";
+  case DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING_EAL:
+    return "DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING_EAL";
+  case DPDK_HELPER_GRACEFUL_QUIT:
+    return "DPDK_HELPER_GRACEFUL_QUIT";
+  case DPDK_HELPER_NOT_INITIALIZED:
+    return "DPDK_HELPER_NOT_INITIALIZED";
+  default:
+    return "UNKNOWN";
+  }
+}
+
+static int dpdk_helper_status_check(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc) {
+  DEBUG("%s:%s:%d pid=%u %s", phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, getpid(),
+        dpdk_helper_status_str(phc->status));
+  char errbuf[ERR_BUF_SIZE];
+
+  if (phc->status == DPDK_HELPER_GRACEFUL_QUIT) {
+    return 0;
+  } else if (phc->status == DPDK_HELPER_NOT_INITIALIZED) {
+    phc->status = DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING;
+    DEBUG("%s:%s:%d DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING", phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__,
+          __LINE__);
+    int err = dpdk_helper_spawn(phc);
+    if (err) {
+      ERROR("dpdkstat: error spawning helper %s",
+            sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+    }
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  pid_t ws = waitpid(phc->pid, NULL, WNOHANG);
+  if (ws != 0) {
+    phc->status = DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING;
+    DEBUG("%s:%s:%d DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING", phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__,
+          __LINE__);
+    int err = dpdk_helper_spawn(phc);
+    if (err) {
+      ERROR("dpdkstat: error spawning helper %s",
+            sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+    }
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  if (phc->status == DPDK_HELPER_INITIALIZING_EAL) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#ifdef DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES
+static void dpdk_helper_check_pipe(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc) {
+  char buf[DPDK_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  char out[DPDK_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE];
+
+  /* non blocking check on helper logging pipe */
+  struct pollfd fds = {
+      .fd = phc->pipes[0], .events = POLLIN,
+  };
+  int data_avail = poll(&fds, 1, 0);
+  if (data_avail < 0) {
+    if (errno != EINTR || errno != EAGAIN) {
+      char errbuf[ERR_BUF_SIZE];
+      ERROR("%s: poll(2) failed: %s", phc->shm_name,
+            sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+    }
+  }
+  while (data_avail) {
+    int nbytes = read(phc->pipes[0], buf, sizeof(buf));
+    if (nbytes <= 0)
+      break;
+    sstrncpy(out, buf, nbytes);
+    DEBUG("%s: helper process:\n%s", phc->shm_name, out);
+  }
+}
+#endif /* DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES */
+
+int dpdk_helper_command(dpdk_helper_ctx_t *phc, enum DPDK_CMD cmd, int *result,
+                        cdtime_t cmd_wait_time) {
+  if (phc == NULL) {
+    ERROR("Invalid argument(phc)");
+    return -EINVAL;
+  }
+
+  DEBUG("%s:%s:%d pid=%lu, cmd=%d", phc->shm_name, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__,
+        (long)getpid(), cmd);
+
+  phc->cmd_wait_time = cmd_wait_time;
+
+  int ret = 0;
+
+  ret = dpdk_helper_status_check(phc);
+
+#ifdef DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES
+  dpdk_helper_check_pipe(phc);
+#endif /* DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES */
+
+  if (ret != 0) {
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  DEBUG("%s: DPDK command execute (cmd=%d)", phc->shm_name, cmd);
+
+  phc->cmd_result = 0;
+  phc->cmd = cmd;
+
+  /* kick helper to process command */
+  int err = sem_post(&phc->sema_cmd_start);
+  if (err) {
+    char errbuf[ERR_BUF_SIZE];
+    ERROR("dpdk_helper_worker: error posting sema_cmd_start semaphore (%s)\n",
+          sstrerror(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
+  }
+
+#if COLLECT_DEBUG
+  int val = 0;
+  if (sem_getvalue(&phc->sema_cmd_start, &val) == 0)
+    DEBUG("%s:dpdk_helper_command: post sema_cmd_start (value=%d)",
+          phc->shm_name, val);
+#endif
+
+  if (phc->cmd != DPDK_CMD_QUIT) {
+
+    /* wait for helper to complete processing */
+    struct timespec ts;
+    cdtime_t now = cdtime();
+
+    if (phc->status != DPDK_HELPER_ALIVE_SENDING_EVENTS) {
+      cmd_wait_time = MS_TO_CDTIME_T(DPDK_CDM_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+    }
+
+    ts = CDTIME_T_TO_TIMESPEC(now + cmd_wait_time);
+    ret = sem_timedwait(&phc->sema_cmd_complete, &ts);
+    if (ret == -1 && errno == ETIMEDOUT) {
+      DPDK_HELPER_TRACE(phc->shm_name);
+      DEBUG("%s:sema_cmd_start: timeout in collectd thread: is a DPDK Primary "
+            "running?",
+            phc->shm_name);
+      return -ETIMEDOUT;
+    }
+
+#if COLLECT_DEBUG
+    val = 0;
+    if (sem_getvalue(&phc->sema_cmd_complete, &val) == 0)
+      DEBUG("%s:dpdk_helper_command: wait sema_cmd_complete (value=%d)",
+            phc->shm_name, val);
+#endif
+
+    if (result) {
+      *result = phc->cmd_result;
+    }
+  }
+
+#ifdef DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES
+  dpdk_helper_check_pipe(phc);
+#endif /* DPDK_HELPER_USE_PIPES */
+
+  DEBUG("%s: DPDK command complete (cmd=%d, result=%d)", phc->shm_name,
+        phc->cmd, phc->cmd_result);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+uint64_t strtoull_safe(const char *str, int *err) {
+  uint64_t val = 0;
+  char *endptr;
+  int res = 0;
+
+  val = strtoull(str, &endptr, 16);
+  if (*endptr) {
+    ERROR("%s Failed to parse the value %s, endptr=%c", __FUNCTION__, str,
+          *endptr);
+    res = -EINVAL;
+  }
+  if (err != NULL)
+    *err = res;
+  return val;
+}
+
+uint128_t str_to_uint128(const char *str, int len) {
+  uint128_t lcore_mask;
+  int err = 0;
+
+  memset(&lcore_mask, 0, sizeof(uint128_t));
+
+  if (len <= 2 || strncmp(str, "0x", 2) != 0) {
+    ERROR("%s Value %s should be represened in hexadecimal format",
+          __FUNCTION__, str);
+    return lcore_mask;
+  }
+
+  if (len <= 18) {
+    lcore_mask.low = strtoull_safe(str, &err);
+    if (err)
+      goto parse_out;
+  } else {
+    char low_str[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
+    char high_str[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];
+
+    memset(high_str, 0, sizeof(high_str));
+    memset(low_str, 0, sizeof(low_str));
+
+    strncpy(high_str, str, len - 16);
+    strncpy(low_str, str + len - 16, 16);
+
+    lcore_mask.low = strtoull_safe(low_str, &err);
+    if (err)
+      goto parse_out;
+
+    lcore_mask.high = strtoull_safe(high_str, &err);
+    if (err) {
+      lcore_mask.low = 0;
+      goto parse_out;
+    }
+  }
+
+parse_out:
+  return lcore_mask;
+}