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+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright(c) 2014 6WIND S.A.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "test.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/file.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#include <rte_debug.h>
+#include <rte_string_fns.h>
+
+#include "process.h"
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
+#define DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE "30"
+#else
+#define DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE "18"
+#endif
+#define mp_flag "--proc-type=secondary"
+#define no_hpet "--no-hpet"
+#define no_huge "--no-huge"
+#define no_shconf "--no-shconf"
+#define pci_whitelist "--pci-whitelist"
+#define vdev "--vdev"
+#define memtest "memtest"
+#define memtest1 "memtest1"
+#define memtest2 "memtest2"
+#define SOCKET_MEM_STRLEN (RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES * 10)
+#define launch_proc(ARGV) process_dup(ARGV, \
+               sizeof(ARGV)/(sizeof(ARGV[0])), __func__)
+
+enum hugepage_action {
+       HUGEPAGE_CHECK_EXISTS = 0,
+       HUGEPAGE_CHECK_LOCKED,
+       HUGEPAGE_DELETE,
+       HUGEPAGE_INVALID
+};
+
+/* if string contains a hugepage path */
+static int
+get_hugepage_path(char * src, int src_len, char * dst, int dst_len)
+{
+#define NUM_TOKENS 4
+       char *tokens[NUM_TOKENS];
+
+       /* if we couldn't properly split the string */
+       if (rte_strsplit(src, src_len, tokens, NUM_TOKENS, ' ') < NUM_TOKENS)
+               return 0;
+
+       if (strncmp(tokens[2], "hugetlbfs", sizeof("hugetlbfs")) == 0) {
+               snprintf(dst, dst_len, "%s", tokens[1]);
+               return 1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Cycles through hugepage directories and looks for hugepage
+ * files associated with a given prefix. Depending on value of
+ * action, the hugepages are checked if they exist, checked if
+ * they can be locked, or are simply deleted.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if it finds at least one hugepage matching the action
+ * Returns 0 if no matching hugepages were found
+ * Returns -1 if it encounters an error
+ */
+static int
+process_hugefiles(const char * prefix, enum hugepage_action action)
+{
+       FILE * hugedir_handle = NULL;
+       DIR * hugepage_dir = NULL;
+       struct dirent *dirent = NULL;
+
+       char hugefile_prefix[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+       char hugedir[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+       char line[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+
+       int fd, lck_result, result = 0;
+
+       const int prefix_len = snprintf(hugefile_prefix,
+                       sizeof(hugefile_prefix), "%smap_", prefix);
+       if (prefix_len <= 0 || prefix_len >= (int)sizeof(hugefile_prefix)
+                       || prefix_len >= (int)sizeof(dirent->d_name)) {
+               printf("Error creating hugefile filename prefix\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* get hugetlbfs mountpoints from /proc/mounts */
+       hugedir_handle = fopen("/proc/mounts", "r");
+
+       if (hugedir_handle == NULL) {
+               printf("Error parsing /proc/mounts!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* read and parse script output */
+       while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), hugedir_handle) != NULL) {
+
+               /* check if we have a hugepage filesystem path */
+               if (!get_hugepage_path(line, sizeof(line), hugedir, sizeof(hugedir)))
+                       continue;
+
+               /* check if directory exists */
+               if ((hugepage_dir = opendir(hugedir)) == NULL) {
+                       fclose(hugedir_handle);
+                       printf("Error reading %s: %s\n", hugedir, strerror(errno));
+                       return -1;
+               }
+
+               while ((dirent = readdir(hugepage_dir)) != NULL) {
+                       if (memcmp(dirent->d_name, hugefile_prefix, prefix_len) != 0)
+                               continue;
+
+                       switch (action) {
+                       case HUGEPAGE_CHECK_EXISTS:
+                               {
+                                       /* file exists, return */
+                                       result = 1;
+                                       goto end;
+                               }
+                               break;
+                       case HUGEPAGE_DELETE:
+                               {
+                                       char file_path[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+
+                                       snprintf(file_path, sizeof(file_path),
+                                               "%s/%s", hugedir, dirent->d_name);
+
+                                       /* remove file */
+                                       if (remove(file_path) < 0) {
+                                               printf("Error deleting %s - %s!\n",
+                                                               dirent->d_name, strerror(errno));
+                                               closedir(hugepage_dir);
+                                               result = -1;
+                                               goto end;
+                                       }
+                                       result = 1;
+                               }
+                               break;
+                       case HUGEPAGE_CHECK_LOCKED:
+                               {
+                                       /* try and lock the file */
+                                       fd = openat(dirfd(hugepage_dir), dirent->d_name, O_RDONLY);
+
+                                       /* this shouldn't happen */
+                                       if (fd == -1) {
+                                               printf("Error opening %s - %s!\n",
+                                                               dirent->d_name, strerror(errno));
+                                               closedir(hugepage_dir);
+                                               result = -1;
+                                               goto end;
+                                       }
+
+                                       /* non-blocking lock */
+                                       lck_result = flock(fd, LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB);
+
+                                       /* if lock succeeds, there's something wrong */
+                                       if (lck_result != -1) {
+                                               result = 0;
+
+                                               /* unlock the resulting lock */
+                                               flock(fd, LOCK_UN);
+                                               close(fd);
+                                               closedir(hugepage_dir);
+                                               goto end;
+                                       }
+                                       result = 1;
+                                       close(fd);
+                               }
+                               break;
+                               /* shouldn't happen */
+                       default:
+                               goto end;
+                       } /* switch */
+
+               } /* read hugepage directory */
+               closedir(hugepage_dir);
+       } /* read /proc/mounts */
+end:
+       fclose(hugedir_handle);
+       return result;
+}
+
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+/*
+ * count the number of "node*" files in /sys/devices/system/node/
+ */
+static int
+get_number_of_sockets(void)
+{
+       struct dirent *dirent = NULL;
+       const char * nodedir = "/sys/devices/system/node/";
+       DIR * dir = NULL;
+       int result = 0;
+
+       /* check if directory exists */
+       if ((dir = opendir(nodedir)) == NULL) {
+               /* if errno==ENOENT this means we don't have NUMA support */
+               if (errno == ENOENT) {
+                       printf("No NUMA nodes detected: assuming 1 available socket\n");
+                       return 1;
+               }
+               printf("Error opening %s: %s\n", nodedir, strerror(errno));
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       while ((dirent = readdir(dir)) != NULL)
+               if (strncmp(dirent->d_name, "node", sizeof("node") - 1) == 0)
+                       result++;
+
+       closedir(dir);
+       return result;
+}
+#endif
+
+static char*
+get_current_prefix(char * prefix, int size)
+{
+       char path[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+       char buf[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+
+       /* get file for config (fd is always 3) */
+       snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/self/fd/%d", 3);
+
+       /* return NULL on error */
+       if (readlink(path, buf, sizeof(buf)) == -1)
+               return NULL;
+
+       /* get the basename */
+       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s", basename(buf));
+
+       /* copy string all the way from second char up to start of _config */
+       snprintf(prefix, size, "%.*s",
+                       (int)(strnlen(buf, sizeof(buf)) - sizeof("_config")),
+                       &buf[1]);
+
+       return prefix;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test that the app doesn't run with invalid whitelist option.
+ * Final tests ensures it does run with valid options as sanity check (one
+ * test for with Domain+BDF, second for just with BDF)
+ */
+static int
+test_whitelist_flag(void)
+{
+       unsigned i;
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       /* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
+       const char * prefix = "";
+#else
+       char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
+       if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
+               printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
+#endif
+
+       const char *wlinval[][11] = {
+               {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1",
+                               pci_whitelist, "error", "", ""},
+               {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1",
+                               pci_whitelist, "0:0:0", "", ""},
+               {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1",
+                               pci_whitelist, "0:error:0.1", "", ""},
+               {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1",
+                               pci_whitelist, "0:0:0.1error", "", ""},
+               {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1",
+                               pci_whitelist, "error0:0:0.1", "", ""},
+               {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1",
+                               pci_whitelist, "0:0:0.1.2", "", ""},
+       };
+       /* Test with valid whitelist option */
+       const char *wlval1[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1",
+                       pci_whitelist, "00FF:09:0B.3"};
+       const char *wlval2[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1",
+                       pci_whitelist, "09:0B.3", pci_whitelist, "0a:0b.1"};
+       const char *wlval3[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1",
+                       pci_whitelist, "09:0B.3,type=test",
+                       pci_whitelist, "08:00.1,type=normal",
+       };
+
+       for (i = 0; i < sizeof(wlinval) / sizeof(wlinval[0]); i++) {
+               if (launch_proc(wlinval[i]) == 0) {
+                       printf("Error - process did run ok with invalid "
+                           "whitelist parameter\n");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(wlval1) != 0 ) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with valid whitelist\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(wlval2) != 0 ) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with valid whitelist value set\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(wlval3) != 0 ) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with valid whitelist + args\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test that the app doesn't run with invalid blacklist option.
+ * Final test ensures it does run with valid options as sanity check
+ */
+static int
+test_invalid_b_flag(void)
+{
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       /* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
+       const char * prefix = "";
+#else
+       char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
+       if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
+               printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
+#endif
+
+       const char *blinval[][9] = {
+               {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1", "-b", "error"},
+               {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1", "-b", "0:0:0"},
+               {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1", "-b", "0:error:0.1"},
+               {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1", "-b", "0:0:0.1error"},
+               {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1", "-b", "error0:0:0.1"},
+               {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1", "-b", "0:0:0.1.2"},
+       };
+       /* Test with valid blacklist option */
+       const char *blval[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1", "-b", "FF:09:0B.3"};
+
+       int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i != sizeof (blinval) / sizeof (blinval[0]); i++) {
+               if (launch_proc(blinval[i]) == 0) {
+                       printf("Error - process did run ok with invalid "
+                           "blacklist parameter\n");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(blval) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with valid blacklist value\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ *  Test that the app doesn't run with invalid vdev option.
+ *  Final test ensures it does run with valid options as sanity check
+ */
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_RING
+static int
+test_invalid_vdev_flag(void)
+{
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       /* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point, and we also need to
+        * run another primary process here */
+       const char * prefix = no_shconf;
+#else
+       const char * prefix = "--file-prefix=vdev";
+#endif
+
+       /* Test with invalid vdev option */
+       const char *vdevinval[] = {prgname, prefix, "-n", "1",
+                               "-c", "1", vdev, "eth_dummy"};
+
+       /* Test with valid vdev option */
+       const char *vdevval1[] = {prgname, prefix, "-n", "1",
+       "-c", "1", vdev, "eth_ring0"};
+
+       const char *vdevval2[] = {prgname, prefix, "-n", "1",
+       "-c", "1", vdev, "eth_ring0,args=test"};
+
+       const char *vdevval3[] = {prgname, prefix, "-n", "1",
+       "-c", "1", vdev, "eth_ring0,nodeaction=r1:0:CREATE"};
+
+       if (launch_proc(vdevinval) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did run ok with invalid "
+                       "vdev parameter\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(vdevval1) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with valid vdev value\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(vdevval2) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with valid vdev value,"
+                       "with dummy args\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(vdevval3) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with valid vdev value,"
+                       "with valid args\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Test that the app doesn't run with invalid -r option.
+ */
+static int
+test_invalid_r_flag(void)
+{
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       /* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
+       const char * prefix = "";
+#else
+       char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
+       if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
+               printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
+#endif
+
+       const char *rinval[][9] = {
+                       {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1", "-r", "error"},
+                       {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1", "-r", "0"},
+                       {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1", "-r", "-1"},
+                       {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1", "-r", "17"},
+       };
+       /* Test with valid blacklist option */
+       const char *rval[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "1", "-r", "16"};
+
+       int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i != sizeof (rinval) / sizeof (rinval[0]); i++) {
+               if (launch_proc(rinval[i]) == 0) {
+                       printf("Error - process did run ok with invalid "
+                           "-r (rank) parameter\n");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(rval) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with valid -r (rank) value\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test that the app doesn't run without the coremask/corelist flags. In all cases
+ * should give an error and fail to run
+ */
+static int
+test_missing_c_flag(void)
+{
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       /* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
+       const char * prefix = "";
+#else
+       char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
+       if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
+               printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
+#endif
+
+       /* -c flag but no coremask value */
+       const char *argv1[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "3", "-c"};
+       /* No -c, -l or --lcores flag at all */
+       const char *argv2[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "3"};
+       /* bad coremask value */
+       const char *argv3[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                               "-n", "3", "-c", "error" };
+       /* sanity check of tests - valid coremask value */
+       const char *argv4[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                               "-n", "3", "-c", "1" };
+       /* -l flag but no corelist value */
+       const char *argv5[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                               "-n", "3", "-l"};
+       const char *argv6[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                               "-n", "3", "-l", " " };
+       /* bad corelist values */
+       const char *argv7[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                               "-n", "3", "-l", "error" };
+       const char *argv8[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                               "-n", "3", "-l", "1-" };
+       const char *argv9[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                               "-n", "3", "-l", "1," };
+       const char *argv10[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "-l", "1#2" };
+       /* sanity check test - valid corelist value */
+       const char *argv11[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "-l", "1-2,3" };
+
+       /* --lcores flag but no lcores value */
+       const char *argv12[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores" };
+       const char *argv13[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores", " " };
+       /* bad lcores value */
+       const char *argv14[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores", "1-3-5" };
+       const char *argv15[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores", "0-1,,2" };
+       const char *argv16[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores", "0-,1" };
+       const char *argv17[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores", "(0-,2-4)" };
+       const char *argv18[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores", "(-1,2)" };
+       const char *argv19[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores", "(2-4)@(2-4-6)" };
+       const char *argv20[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores", "(a,2)" };
+       const char *argv21[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores", "1-3@(1,3)" };
+       const char *argv22[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores", "3@((1,3)" };
+       const char *argv23[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores", "(4-7)=(1,3)" };
+       const char *argv24[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores", "[4-7]@(1,3)" };
+       /* sanity check of tests - valid lcores value */
+       const char *argv25[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
+                                "-n", "3", "--lcores",
+                                "0-1,2@(5-7),(3-5)@(0,2),(0,6),7"};
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv2) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - "
+                      "process did not run ok when missing -c flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv1) == 0
+                       || launch_proc(argv3) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - "
+                      "process ran without error with invalid -c flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv4) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - "
+                      "process did not run ok with valid coremask value\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* start -l test */
+       if (launch_proc(argv5) == 0
+                       || launch_proc(argv6) == 0
+                       || launch_proc(argv7) == 0
+                       || launch_proc(argv8) == 0
+                       || launch_proc(argv9) == 0
+                       || launch_proc(argv10) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - "
+                      "process ran without error with invalid -l flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv11) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - "
+                      "process did not run ok with valid corelist value\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* start --lcores tests */
+       if (launch_proc(argv12) == 0 || launch_proc(argv13) == 0 ||
+           launch_proc(argv14) == 0 || launch_proc(argv15) == 0 ||
+           launch_proc(argv16) == 0 || launch_proc(argv17) == 0 ||
+           launch_proc(argv18) == 0 || launch_proc(argv19) == 0 ||
+           launch_proc(argv20) == 0 || launch_proc(argv21) == 0 ||
+           launch_proc(argv21) == 0 || launch_proc(argv22) == 0 ||
+           launch_proc(argv23) == 0 || launch_proc(argv24) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - "
+                      "process ran without error with invalid --lcore flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv25) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - "
+                      "process did not run ok with valid corelist value\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test --master-lcore option with matching coremask
+ */
+static int
+test_master_lcore_flag(void)
+{
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       /* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
+       const char *prefix = "";
+#else
+       char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
+       if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
+               printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
+#endif
+
+       /* --master-lcore flag but no value */
+       const char *argv1[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "3", "--master-lcore"};
+       /* --master-lcore flag with invalid value */
+       const char *argv2[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "3", "--master-lcore", "-1"};
+       const char *argv3[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "3", "--master-lcore", "X"};
+       /* master lcore not in coremask */
+       const char *argv4[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "3", "--master-lcore", "2"};
+       /* valid value */
+       const char *argv5[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "-c", "3", "--master-lcore", "1"};
+       /* valid value set before coremask */
+       const char *argv6[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-n", "1", "--master-lcore", "1", "-c", "3"};
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv1) == 0
+                       || launch_proc(argv2) == 0
+                       || launch_proc(argv3) == 0
+                       || launch_proc(argv4) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process ran without error with wrong --master-lcore\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv5) != 0
+                       || launch_proc(argv6) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with valid --master-lcore\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test that the app doesn't run with invalid -n flag option.
+ * Final test ensures it does run with valid options as sanity check
+ * Since -n is not compulsory for MP, we instead use --no-huge and --no-shconf
+ * flags.
+ */
+static int
+test_invalid_n_flag(void)
+{
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       /* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
+       const char * prefix = "";
+#else
+       char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
+       if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
+               printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
+#endif
+
+       /* -n flag but no value */
+       const char *argv1[] = { prgname, prefix, no_huge, no_shconf, "-c", "1", "-n"};
+       /* bad numeric value */
+       const char *argv2[] = { prgname, prefix, no_huge, no_shconf, "-c", "1", "-n", "e" };
+       /* zero is invalid */
+       const char *argv3[] = { prgname, prefix, no_huge, no_shconf, "-c", "1", "-n", "0" };
+       /* sanity test - check with good value */
+       const char *argv4[] = { prgname, prefix, no_huge, no_shconf, "-c", "1", "-n", "2" };
+       /* sanity test - check with no -n flag */
+       const char *argv5[] = { prgname, prefix, no_huge, no_shconf, "-c", "1"};
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv1) == 0
+                       || launch_proc(argv2) == 0
+                       || launch_proc(argv3) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process ran without error when"
+                      "invalid -n flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv4) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with valid num-channel value\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv5) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok without -n flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test that the app runs with HPET, and without HPET
+ */
+static int
+test_no_hpet_flag(void)
+{
+       char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
+
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       return 0;
+#endif
+       if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
+               printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
+
+       /* With --no-hpet */
+       const char *argv1[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, no_hpet, "-c", "1", "-n", "2"};
+       /* Without --no-hpet */
+       const char *argv2[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "-n", "2"};
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv1) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with --no-hpet flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv2) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok without --no-hpet flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test that the app runs with --no-huge and doesn't run when --socket-mem are
+ * specified with --no-huge.
+ */
+static int
+test_no_huge_flag(void)
+{
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       /* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point, and we also need to
+        * run another primary process here */
+       const char * prefix = no_shconf;
+#else
+       const char * prefix = "--file-prefix=nohuge";
+#endif
+
+       /* With --no-huge */
+       const char *argv1[] = {prgname, prefix, no_huge, "-c", "1", "-n", "2"};
+       /* With --no-huge and -m */
+       const char *argv2[] = {prgname, prefix, no_huge, "-c", "1", "-n", "2",
+                       "-m", DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE};
+
+       /* With --no-huge and --socket-mem */
+       const char *argv3[] = {prgname, prefix, no_huge, "-c", "1", "-n", "2",
+                       "--socket-mem=" DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE};
+       /* With --no-huge, -m and --socket-mem */
+       const char *argv4[] = {prgname, prefix, no_huge, "-c", "1", "-n", "2",
+                       "-m", DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE, "--socket-mem=" DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE};
+       if (launch_proc(argv1) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with --no-huge flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv2) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with --no-huge and -m flags\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       /* BSD target does not support NUMA, hence no --socket-mem tests */
+       return 0;
+#endif
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv3) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with --no-huge and --socket-mem "
+                               "flags\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv4) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with --no-huge, -m and "
+                               "--socket-mem flags\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
+static int
+test_dom0_misc_flags(void)
+{
+       char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
+
+       if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
+               printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
+
+       /* check that some general flags don't prevent things from working.
+        * All cases, apart from the first, app should run.
+        * No futher testing of output done.
+        */
+       /* sanity check - failure with invalid option */
+       const char *argv0[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--invalid-opt"};
+
+       /* With --no-pci */
+       const char *argv1[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--no-pci"};
+       /* With -v */
+       const char *argv2[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "-v"};
+       /* With valid --syslog */
+       const char *argv3[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1",
+                       "--syslog", "syslog"};
+       /* With empty --syslog (should fail) */
+       const char *argv4[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--syslog"};
+       /* With invalid --syslog */
+       const char *argv5[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--syslog", "error"};
+       /* With no-sh-conf */
+       const char *argv6[] = {prgname, "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "-m", "20",
+                       "--no-shconf", "--file-prefix=noshconf" };
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv0) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process ran ok with invalid flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv1) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with --no-pci flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv2) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with -v flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv3) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with --syslog flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv4) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with empty --syslog flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv5) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with invalid --syslog flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv6) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with --no-shconf flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+#else
+static int
+test_misc_flags(void)
+{
+       char hugepath[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       /* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
+       const char * prefix = "";
+       const char * nosh_prefix = "";
+#else
+       char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
+       const char * nosh_prefix = "--file-prefix=noshconf";
+       FILE * hugedir_handle = NULL;
+       char line[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+       unsigned i, isempty = 1;
+       if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
+               printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
+
+       /*
+        * get first valid hugepage path
+        */
+
+       /* get hugetlbfs mountpoints from /proc/mounts */
+       hugedir_handle = fopen("/proc/mounts", "r");
+
+       if (hugedir_handle == NULL) {
+               printf("Error opening /proc/mounts!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* read /proc/mounts */
+       while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), hugedir_handle) != NULL) {
+
+               /* find first valid hugepath */
+               if (get_hugepage_path(line, sizeof(line), hugepath, sizeof(hugepath)))
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       fclose(hugedir_handle);
+
+       /* check if path is not empty */
+       for (i = 0; i < sizeof(hugepath); i++)
+               if (hugepath[i] != '\0')
+                       isempty = 0;
+
+       if (isempty) {
+               printf("No mounted hugepage dir found!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+#endif
+
+
+       /* check that some general flags don't prevent things from working.
+        * All cases, apart from the first, app should run.
+        * No futher testing of output done.
+        */
+       /* sanity check - failure with invalid option */
+       const char *argv0[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--invalid-opt"};
+
+       /* With --no-pci */
+       const char *argv1[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--no-pci"};
+       /* With -v */
+       const char *argv2[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "-v"};
+       /* With valid --syslog */
+       const char *argv3[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1",
+                       "--syslog", "syslog"};
+       /* With empty --syslog (should fail) */
+       const char *argv4[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--syslog"};
+       /* With invalid --syslog */
+       const char *argv5[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--syslog", "error"};
+       /* With no-sh-conf */
+       const char *argv6[] = {prgname, "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "-m", DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE,
+                       no_shconf, nosh_prefix };
+
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       return 0;
+#endif
+       /* With --huge-dir */
+       const char *argv7[] = {prgname, "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "-m", DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE,
+                       "--file-prefix=hugedir", "--huge-dir", hugepath};
+       /* With empty --huge-dir (should fail) */
+       const char *argv8[] = {prgname, "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "-m", DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE,
+                       "--file-prefix=hugedir", "--huge-dir"};
+       /* With invalid --huge-dir */
+       const char *argv9[] = {prgname, "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "-m", DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE,
+                       "--file-prefix=hugedir", "--huge-dir", "invalid"};
+       /* Secondary process with invalid --huge-dir (should run as flag has no
+        * effect on secondary processes) */
+       const char *argv10[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--huge-dir", "invalid"};
+
+       /* try running with base-virtaddr param */
+       const char *argv11[] = {prgname, "--file-prefix=virtaddr",
+                       "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "--base-virtaddr=0x12345678"};
+
+       /* try running with --vfio-intr INTx flag */
+       const char *argv12[] = {prgname, "--file-prefix=intr",
+                       "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "--vfio-intr=legacy"};
+
+       /* try running with --vfio-intr MSI flag */
+       const char *argv13[] = {prgname, "--file-prefix=intr",
+                       "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "--vfio-intr=msi"};
+
+       /* try running with --vfio-intr MSI-X flag */
+       const char *argv14[] = {prgname, "--file-prefix=intr",
+                       "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "--vfio-intr=msix"};
+
+       /* try running with --vfio-intr invalid flag */
+       const char *argv15[] = {prgname, "--file-prefix=intr",
+                       "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "--vfio-intr=invalid"};
+
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv0) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process ran ok with invalid flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv1) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with --no-pci flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv2) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with -v flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv3) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with --syslog flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv4) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with empty --syslog flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv5) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with invalid --syslog flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv6) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with --no-shconf flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       return 0;
+#endif
+       if (launch_proc(argv7) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with --huge-dir flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv8) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with empty --huge-dir flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv9) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with invalid --huge-dir flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv10) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - secondary process did not run ok with invalid --huge-dir flag\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv11) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with --base-virtaddr parameter\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv12) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with "
+                               "--vfio-intr INTx parameter\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv13) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with "
+                               "--vfio-intr MSI parameter\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv14) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process did not run ok with "
+                               "--vfio-intr MSI-X parameter\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (launch_proc(argv15) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with "
+                               "--vfio-intr invalid parameter\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+static int
+test_file_prefix(void)
+{
+       /*
+        * 1. check if current process hugefiles are locked
+        * 2. try to run secondary process without a corresponding primary process
+        * (while failing to run, it will also remove any unused hugepage files)
+        * 3. check if current process hugefiles are still in place and are locked
+        * 4. run a primary process with memtest1 prefix
+        * 5. check if memtest1 hugefiles are created
+        * 6. run a primary process with memtest2 prefix
+        * 7. check that only memtest2 hugefiles are present in the hugedir
+        */
+
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       return 0;
+#endif
+
+       /* this should fail unless the test itself is run with "memtest" prefix */
+       const char *argv0[] = {prgname, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "-m", DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE,
+                       "--file-prefix=" memtest };
+
+       /* primary process with memtest1 */
+       const char *argv1[] = {prgname, "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "-m", DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE,
+                               "--file-prefix=" memtest1 };
+
+       /* primary process with memtest2 */
+       const char *argv2[] = {prgname, "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "-m", DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE,
+                               "--file-prefix=" memtest2 };
+
+       char prefix[32];
+       if (get_current_prefix(prefix, sizeof(prefix)) == NULL) {
+               printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
+       return 0;
+#endif
+
+       /* check if files for current prefix are present */
+       if (process_hugefiles(prefix, HUGEPAGE_CHECK_EXISTS) != 1) {
+               printf("Error - hugepage files for %s were not created!\n", prefix);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* checks if files for current prefix are locked */
+       if (process_hugefiles(prefix, HUGEPAGE_CHECK_LOCKED) != 1) {
+               printf("Error - hugepages for current process aren't locked!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* check if files for secondary process are present */
+       if (process_hugefiles(memtest, HUGEPAGE_CHECK_EXISTS) == 1) {
+               /* check if they are not locked */
+               if (process_hugefiles(memtest, HUGEPAGE_CHECK_LOCKED) == 1) {
+                       printf("Error - hugepages for current process are locked!\n");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               /* they aren't locked, delete them */
+               else {
+                       if (process_hugefiles(memtest, HUGEPAGE_DELETE) != 1) {
+                               printf("Error - deleting hugepages failed!\n");
+                               return -1;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv0) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - secondary process ran ok without primary process\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* check if files for current prefix are present */
+       if (process_hugefiles(prefix, HUGEPAGE_CHECK_EXISTS) != 1) {
+               printf("Error - hugepage files for %s were not created!\n", prefix);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* checks if files for current prefix are locked */
+       if (process_hugefiles(prefix, HUGEPAGE_CHECK_LOCKED) != 1) {
+               printf("Error - hugepages for current process aren't locked!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv1) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - failed to run with --file-prefix=%s\n", memtest);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* check if memtest1_map0 is present */
+       if (process_hugefiles(memtest1, HUGEPAGE_CHECK_EXISTS) != 1) {
+               printf("Error - hugepage files for %s were not created!\n", memtest1);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv2) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - failed to run with --file-prefix=%s\n", memtest2);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* check if hugefiles for memtest2 are present */
+       if (process_hugefiles(memtest2, HUGEPAGE_CHECK_EXISTS) != 1) {
+               printf("Error - hugepage files for %s were not created!\n", memtest2);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* check if hugefiles for memtest1 are present */
+       if (process_hugefiles(memtest1, HUGEPAGE_CHECK_EXISTS) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - hugepage files for %s were not deleted!\n", memtest1);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Tests for correct handling of -m and --socket-mem flags
+ */
+static int
+test_memory_flags(void)
+{
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       /* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
+       const char * prefix = "";
+#else
+       char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
+       if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
+               printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
+#endif
+
+       /* valid -m flag and mp flag */
+       const char *argv0[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "10",
+                       "-n", "2", "-m", DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE};
+
+       /* valid -m flag */
+       const char *argv1[] = {prgname, "-c", "10", "-n", "2",
+                       "--file-prefix=" memtest, "-m", DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE};
+
+       /* invalid (zero) --socket-mem flag */
+       const char *argv2[] = {prgname, "-c", "10", "-n", "2",
+                       "--file-prefix=" memtest, "--socket-mem=0,0,0,0"};
+
+       /* invalid (incomplete) --socket-mem flag */
+       const char *argv3[] = {prgname, "-c", "10", "-n", "2",
+                       "--file-prefix=" memtest, "--socket-mem=2,2,"};
+
+       /* invalid (mixed with invalid data) --socket-mem flag */
+       const char *argv4[] = {prgname, "-c", "10", "-n", "2",
+                       "--file-prefix=" memtest, "--socket-mem=2,2,Fred"};
+
+       /* invalid (with numeric value as last character) --socket-mem flag */
+       const char *argv5[] = {prgname, "-c", "10", "-n", "2",
+                       "--file-prefix=" memtest, "--socket-mem=2,2,Fred0"};
+
+       /* invalid (with empty socket) --socket-mem flag */
+       const char *argv6[] = {prgname, "-c", "10", "-n", "2",
+                       "--file-prefix=" memtest, "--socket-mem=2,,2"};
+
+       /* invalid (null) --socket-mem flag */
+       const char *argv7[] = {prgname, "-c", "10", "-n", "2",
+                       "--file-prefix=" memtest, "--socket-mem="};
+
+       /* valid --socket-mem specified together with -m flag */
+       const char *argv8[] = {prgname, "-c", "10", "-n", "2",
+                       "--file-prefix=" memtest, "-m", DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE, "--socket-mem=2,2"};
+
+       /* construct an invalid socket mask with 2 megs on each socket plus
+        * extra 2 megs on socket that doesn't exist on current system */
+       char invalid_socket_mem[SOCKET_MEM_STRLEN];
+       char buf[SOCKET_MEM_STRLEN];    /* to avoid copying string onto itself */
+
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       int i, num_sockets = 1;
+#else
+       int i, num_sockets = get_number_of_sockets();
+#endif
+
+       if (num_sockets <= 0 || num_sockets > RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES) {
+               printf("Error - cannot get number of sockets!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       snprintf(invalid_socket_mem, sizeof(invalid_socket_mem), "--socket-mem=");
+
+       /* add one extra socket */
+       for (i = 0; i < num_sockets + 1; i++) {
+               snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s%s", invalid_socket_mem, DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE);
+               snprintf(invalid_socket_mem, sizeof(invalid_socket_mem), "%s", buf);
+
+               if (num_sockets + 1 - i > 1) {
+                       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s,", invalid_socket_mem);
+                       snprintf(invalid_socket_mem, sizeof(invalid_socket_mem), "%s", buf);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* construct a valid socket mask with 2 megs on each existing socket */
+       char valid_socket_mem[SOCKET_MEM_STRLEN];
+
+       snprintf(valid_socket_mem, sizeof(valid_socket_mem), "--socket-mem=");
+
+       /* add one extra socket */
+       for (i = 0; i < num_sockets; i++) {
+               snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s%s", valid_socket_mem, DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE);
+               snprintf(valid_socket_mem, sizeof(valid_socket_mem), "%s", buf);
+
+               if (num_sockets - i > 1) {
+                       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s,", valid_socket_mem);
+                       snprintf(valid_socket_mem, sizeof(valid_socket_mem), "%s", buf);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* invalid --socket-mem flag (with extra socket) */
+       const char *argv9[] = {prgname, "-c", "10", "-n", "2",
+                       "--file-prefix=" memtest, invalid_socket_mem};
+
+       /* valid --socket-mem flag */
+       const char *argv10[] = {prgname, "-c", "10", "-n", "2",
+                       "--file-prefix=" memtest, valid_socket_mem};
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv0) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - secondary process failed with valid -m flag !\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP
+       /* no other tests are applicable to BSD */
+       return 0;
+#endif
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv1) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process failed with valid -m flag!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
+       return 0;
+#endif
+       if (launch_proc(argv2) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with invalid (zero) --socket-mem!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv3) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with invalid "
+                               "(incomplete) --socket-mem!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv4) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with invalid "
+                               "(mixed with invalid input) --socket-mem!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv5) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with invalid "
+                               "(mixed with invalid input with a numeric value as "
+                               "last character) --socket-mem!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv6) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with invalid "
+                               "(with empty socket) --socket-mem!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv7) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with invalid (null) --socket-mem!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv8) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with --socket-mem and -m specified!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv9) == 0) {
+               printf("Error - process run ok with extra socket in --socket-mem!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (launch_proc(argv10) != 0) {
+               printf("Error - process failed with valid --socket-mem!\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+test_eal_flags(void)
+{
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       ret = test_missing_c_flag();
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printf("Error in test_missing_c_flag()\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       ret = test_master_lcore_flag();
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printf("Error in test_master_lcore_flag()\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       ret = test_invalid_n_flag();
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printf("Error in test_invalid_n_flag()\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       ret = test_no_hpet_flag();
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printf("Error in test_no_hpet_flag()\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       ret = test_no_huge_flag();
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printf("Error in test_no_huge_flag()\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       ret = test_whitelist_flag();
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printf("Error in test_invalid_whitelist_flag()\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       ret = test_invalid_b_flag();
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printf("Error in test_invalid_b_flag()\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_RING
+       ret = test_invalid_vdev_flag();
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printf("Error in test_invalid_vdev_flag()\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+#endif
+       ret = test_invalid_r_flag();
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printf("Error in test_invalid_r_flag()\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       ret = test_memory_flags();
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printf("Error in test_memory_flags()\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       ret = test_file_prefix();
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printf("Error in test_file_prefix()\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
+       ret = test_dom0_misc_flags();
+#else
+       ret = test_misc_flags();
+#endif
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               printf("Error in test_misc_flags()");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static struct test_command eal_flags_cmd = {
+       .command = "eal_flags_autotest",
+       .callback = test_eal_flags,
+};
+REGISTER_TEST_COMMAND(eal_flags_cmd);