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+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
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+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
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+ *   "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 <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_cfgfile.h>
+#include <rte_string_fns.h>
+
+#include "app.h"
+#include "parser.h"
+
+/**
+ * Default config values
+ **/
+
+static struct app_params app_params_default = {
+       .config_file = "./config/ip_pipeline.cfg",
+       .log_level = APP_LOG_LEVEL_HIGH,
+       .port_mask = 0,
+
+       .eal_params = {
+               .channels = 4,
+       },
+};
+
+static const struct app_mempool_params mempool_params_default = {
+       .parsed = 0,
+       .buffer_size = 2048 + sizeof(struct rte_mbuf) + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM,
+       .pool_size = 32 * 1024,
+       .cache_size = 256,
+       .cpu_socket_id = 0,
+};
+
+static const struct app_link_params link_params_default = {
+       .parsed = 0,
+       .pmd_id = 0,
+       .arp_q = 0,
+       .tcp_syn_q = 0,
+       .ip_local_q = 0,
+       .tcp_local_q = 0,
+       .udp_local_q = 0,
+       .sctp_local_q = 0,
+       .state = 0,
+       .ip = 0,
+       .depth = 0,
+       .mac_addr = 0,
+       .pci_bdf = {0},
+
+       .conf = {
+               .link_speeds = 0,
+               .rxmode = {
+                       .mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_NONE,
+
+                       .header_split   = 0, /* Header split */
+                       .hw_ip_checksum = 0, /* IP checksum offload */
+                       .hw_vlan_filter = 0, /* VLAN filtering */
+                       .hw_vlan_strip  = 0, /* VLAN strip */
+                       .hw_vlan_extend = 0, /* Extended VLAN */
+                       .jumbo_frame    = 0, /* Jumbo frame support */
+                       .hw_strip_crc   = 0, /* CRC strip by HW */
+                       .enable_scatter = 0, /* Scattered packets RX handler */
+
+                       .max_rx_pkt_len = 9000, /* Jumbo frame max packet len */
+                       .split_hdr_size = 0, /* Header split buffer size */
+               },
+               .txmode = {
+                       .mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
+               },
+               .lpbk_mode = 0,
+       },
+
+       .promisc = 1,
+};
+
+static const struct app_pktq_hwq_in_params default_hwq_in_params = {
+       .parsed = 0,
+       .mempool_id = 0,
+       .size = 128,
+       .burst = 32,
+
+       .conf = {
+               .rx_thresh = {
+                               .pthresh = 8,
+                               .hthresh = 8,
+                               .wthresh = 4,
+               },
+               .rx_free_thresh = 64,
+               .rx_drop_en = 0,
+               .rx_deferred_start = 0,
+       }
+};
+
+static const struct app_pktq_hwq_out_params default_hwq_out_params = {
+       .parsed = 0,
+       .size = 512,
+       .burst = 32,
+       .dropless = 0,
+       .n_retries = 0,
+
+       .conf = {
+               .tx_thresh = {
+                       .pthresh = 36,
+                       .hthresh = 0,
+                       .wthresh = 0,
+               },
+               .tx_rs_thresh = 0,
+               .tx_free_thresh = 0,
+               .txq_flags = ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOMULTSEGS |
+                       ETH_TXQ_FLAGS_NOOFFLOADS,
+               .tx_deferred_start = 0,
+       }
+};
+
+static const struct app_pktq_swq_params default_swq_params = {
+       .parsed = 0,
+       .size = 256,
+       .burst_read = 32,
+       .burst_write = 32,
+       .dropless = 0,
+       .n_retries = 0,
+       .cpu_socket_id = 0,
+       .ipv4_frag = 0,
+       .ipv6_frag = 0,
+       .ipv4_ras = 0,
+       .ipv6_ras = 0,
+       .mtu = 0,
+       .metadata_size = 0,
+       .mempool_direct_id = 0,
+       .mempool_indirect_id = 0,
+};
+
+struct app_pktq_tm_params default_tm_params = {
+       .parsed = 0,
+       .file_name = "./config/tm_profile.cfg",
+       .burst_read = 64,
+       .burst_write = 32,
+};
+
+struct app_pktq_source_params default_source_params = {
+       .parsed = 0,
+       .mempool_id = 0,
+       .burst = 32,
+       .file_name = NULL,
+       .n_bytes_per_pkt = 0,
+};
+
+struct app_pktq_sink_params default_sink_params = {
+       .parsed = 0,
+       .file_name = NULL,
+       .n_pkts_to_dump = 0,
+};
+
+struct app_msgq_params default_msgq_params = {
+       .parsed = 0,
+       .size = 64,
+       .cpu_socket_id = 0,
+};
+
+struct app_pipeline_params default_pipeline_params = {
+       .parsed = 0,
+       .socket_id = 0,
+       .core_id = 0,
+       .hyper_th_id = 0,
+       .n_pktq_in = 0,
+       .n_pktq_out = 0,
+       .n_msgq_in = 0,
+       .n_msgq_out = 0,
+       .timer_period = 1,
+       .n_args = 0,
+};
+
+static const char app_usage[] =
+       "Usage: %s [-f CONFIG_FILE] [-s SCRIPT_FILE] [-p PORT_MASK] "
+       "[-l LOG_LEVEL] [--preproc PREPROCESSOR] [--preproc-args ARGS]\n"
+       "\n"
+       "Arguments:\n"
+       "\t-f CONFIG_FILE: Default config file is %s\n"
+       "\t-p PORT_MASK: Mask of NIC port IDs in hex format (generated from "
+               "config file when not provided)\n"
+       "\t-s SCRIPT_FILE: No CLI script file is run when not specified\n"
+       "\t-l LOG_LEVEL: 0 = NONE, 1 = HIGH PRIO (default), 2 = LOW PRIO\n"
+       "\t--preproc PREPROCESSOR: Configuration file pre-processor\n"
+       "\t--preproc-args ARGS: Arguments to be passed to pre-processor\n"
+       "\n";
+
+static void
+app_print_usage(char *prgname)
+{
+       rte_exit(0, app_usage, prgname, app_params_default.config_file);
+}
+
+#define skip_white_spaces(pos)                 \
+({                                             \
+       __typeof__(pos) _p = (pos);             \
+       for ( ; isspace(*_p); _p++);            \
+       _p;                                     \
+})
+
+#define PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(result, params_array, section_name)     \
+do {                                                                   \
+       APP_CHECK((result != -EINVAL),                                  \
+               "Parse error: no free memory");                         \
+       APP_CHECK((result != -ENOMEM),                                  \
+               "Parse error: too many \"%s\" sections", section_name); \
+       APP_CHECK(((result >= 0) && (params_array)[result].parsed == 0),\
+               "Parse error: duplicate \"%s\" section", section_name); \
+       APP_CHECK((result >= 0),                                        \
+               "Parse error in section \"%s\"", section_name);         \
+} while (0)
+
+int
+parser_read_arg_bool(const char *p)
+{
+       p = skip_white_spaces(p);
+       int result = -EINVAL;
+
+       if (((p[0] == 'y') && (p[1] == 'e') && (p[2] == 's')) ||
+               ((p[0] == 'Y') && (p[1] == 'E') && (p[2] == 'S'))) {
+               p += 3;
+               result = 1;
+       }
+
+       if (((p[0] == 'o') && (p[1] == 'n')) ||
+               ((p[0] == 'O') && (p[1] == 'N'))) {
+               p += 2;
+               result = 1;
+       }
+
+       if (((p[0] == 'n') && (p[1] == 'o')) ||
+               ((p[0] == 'N') && (p[1] == 'O'))) {
+               p += 2;
+               result = 0;
+       }
+
+       if (((p[0] == 'o') && (p[1] == 'f') && (p[2] == 'f')) ||
+               ((p[0] == 'O') && (p[1] == 'F') && (p[2] == 'F'))) {
+               p += 3;
+               result = 0;
+       }
+
+       p = skip_white_spaces(p);
+
+       if (p[0] != '\0')
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+#define PARSE_ERROR(exp, section, entry)                               \
+APP_CHECK(exp, "Parse error in section \"%s\": entry \"%s\"\n", section, entry)
+
+#define PARSE_ERROR_MESSAGE(exp, section, entry, message)              \
+APP_CHECK(exp, "Parse error in section \"%s\", entry \"%s\": %s\n",    \
+       section, entry, message)
+
+
+#define PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(exp)                                                \
+APP_CHECK(exp, "Parse error: no free memory\n")
+
+#define PARSE_ERROR_SECTION(exp, section)                              \
+APP_CHECK(exp, "Parse error in section \"%s\"", section)
+
+#define PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES(exp, section)                   \
+APP_CHECK(exp, "Parse error in section \"%s\": no entries\n", section)
+
+#define PARSE_WARNING_IGNORED(exp, section, entry)                     \
+do                                                                     \
+if (!(exp))                                                            \
+       fprintf(stderr, "Parse warning in section \"%s\": "             \
+               "entry \"%s\" is ignored\n", section, entry);           \
+while (0)
+
+#define PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(exp, section, entry)                       \
+APP_CHECK(exp, "Parse error in section \"%s\": unrecognized entry \"%s\"\n",\
+       section, entry)
+
+#define PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE(exp, section, entry)                     \
+APP_CHECK(exp, "Parse error in section \"%s\": duplicate entry \"%s\"\n",\
+       section, entry)
+
+int
+parser_read_uint64(uint64_t *value, const char *p)
+{
+       char *next;
+       uint64_t val;
+
+       p = skip_white_spaces(p);
+       if (!isdigit(*p))
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       val = strtoul(p, &next, 10);
+       if (p == next)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       p = next;
+       switch (*p) {
+       case 'T':
+               val *= 1024ULL;
+               /* fall through */
+       case 'G':
+               val *= 1024ULL;
+               /* fall through */
+       case 'M':
+               val *= 1024ULL;
+               /* fall through */
+       case 'k':
+       case 'K':
+               val *= 1024ULL;
+               p++;
+               break;
+       }
+
+       p = skip_white_spaces(p);
+       if (*p != '\0')
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       *value = val;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int
+parser_read_uint32(uint32_t *value, const char *p)
+{
+       uint64_t val = 0;
+       int ret = parser_read_uint64(&val, p);
+
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+
+       if (val > UINT32_MAX)
+               return -ERANGE;
+
+       *value = val;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int
+parse_pipeline_core(uint32_t *socket,
+       uint32_t *core,
+       uint32_t *ht,
+       const char *entry)
+{
+       size_t num_len;
+       char num[8];
+
+       uint32_t s = 0, c = 0, h = 0, val;
+       uint8_t s_parsed = 0, c_parsed = 0, h_parsed = 0;
+       const char *next = skip_white_spaces(entry);
+       char type;
+
+       /* Expect <CORE> or [sX][cY][h]. At least one parameter is required. */
+       while (*next != '\0') {
+               /* If everything parsed nothing should left */
+               if (s_parsed && c_parsed && h_parsed)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               type = *next;
+               switch (type) {
+               case 's':
+               case 'S':
+                       if (s_parsed || c_parsed || h_parsed)
+                               return -EINVAL;
+                       s_parsed = 1;
+                       next++;
+                       break;
+               case 'c':
+               case 'C':
+                       if (c_parsed || h_parsed)
+                               return -EINVAL;
+                       c_parsed = 1;
+                       next++;
+                       break;
+               case 'h':
+               case 'H':
+                       if (h_parsed)
+                               return -EINVAL;
+                       h_parsed = 1;
+                       next++;
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       /* If it start from digit it must be only core id. */
+                       if (!isdigit(*next) || s_parsed || c_parsed || h_parsed)
+                               return -EINVAL;
+
+                       type = 'C';
+               }
+
+               for (num_len = 0; *next != '\0'; next++, num_len++) {
+                       if (num_len == RTE_DIM(num))
+                               return -EINVAL;
+
+                       if (!isdigit(*next))
+                               break;
+
+                       num[num_len] = *next;
+               }
+
+               if (num_len == 0 && type != 'h' && type != 'H')
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               if (num_len != 0 && (type == 'h' || type == 'H'))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               num[num_len] = '\0';
+               val = strtol(num, NULL, 10);
+
+               h = 0;
+               switch (type) {
+               case 's':
+               case 'S':
+                       s = val;
+                       break;
+               case 'c':
+               case 'C':
+                       c = val;
+                       break;
+               case 'h':
+               case 'H':
+                       h = 1;
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       *socket = s;
+       *core = c;
+       *ht = h;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static uint32_t
+get_hex_val(char c)
+{
+       switch (c) {
+       case '0': case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4': case '5':
+       case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
+               return c - '0';
+       case 'A': case 'B': case 'C': case 'D': case 'E': case 'F':
+               return c - 'A' + 10;
+       case 'a': case 'b': case 'c': case 'd': case 'e': case 'f':
+               return c - 'a' + 10;
+       default:
+               return 0;
+       }
+}
+
+int
+parse_hex_string(char *src, uint8_t *dst, uint32_t *size)
+{
+       char *c;
+       uint32_t len, i;
+
+       /* Check input parameters */
+       if ((src == NULL) ||
+               (dst == NULL) ||
+               (size == NULL) ||
+               (*size == 0))
+               return -1;
+
+       len = strlen(src);
+       if (((len & 3) != 0) ||
+               (len > (*size) * 2))
+               return -1;
+       *size = len / 2;
+
+       for (c = src; *c != 0; c++) {
+               if ((((*c) >= '0') && ((*c) <= '9')) ||
+                       (((*c) >= 'A') && ((*c) <= 'F')) ||
+                       (((*c) >= 'a') && ((*c) <= 'f')))
+                       continue;
+
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* Convert chars to bytes */
+       for (i = 0; i < *size; i++)
+               dst[i] = get_hex_val(src[2 * i]) * 16 +
+                       get_hex_val(src[2 * i + 1]);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static size_t
+skip_digits(const char *src)
+{
+       size_t i;
+
+       for (i = 0; isdigit(src[i]); i++);
+
+       return i;
+}
+
+static int
+validate_name(const char *name, const char *prefix, int num)
+{
+       size_t i, j;
+
+       for (i = 0; (name[i] != '\0') && (prefix[i] != '\0'); i++) {
+               if (name[i] != prefix[i])
+                       return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (prefix[i] != '\0')
+               return -1;
+
+       if (!num) {
+               if (name[i] != '\0')
+                       return -1;
+               else
+                       return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (num == 2) {
+               j = skip_digits(&name[i]);
+               i += j;
+               if ((j == 0) || (name[i] != '.'))
+                       return -1;
+               i++;
+       }
+
+       if (num == 1) {
+               j = skip_digits(&name[i]);
+               i += j;
+               if ((j == 0) || (name[i] != '\0'))
+                       return -1;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+parse_eal(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       struct app_eal_params *p = &app->eal_params;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       int n_entries, i;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entry = &entries[i];
+
+               /* coremask */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "c") == 0) {
+                       PARSE_WARNING_IGNORED(0, section_name, entry->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* corelist */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "l") == 0) {
+                       PARSE_WARNING_IGNORED(0, section_name, entry->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* coremap */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "lcores") == 0) {
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->coremap == NULL),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->coremap = strdup(entry->value);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* master_lcore */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "master_lcore") == 0) {
+                       int status;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->master_lcore_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->master_lcore_present = 1;
+
+                       status = parser_read_uint32(&p->master_lcore,
+                               entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* channels */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "n") == 0) {
+                       int status;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->channels_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->channels_present = 1;
+
+                       status = parser_read_uint32(&p->channels, entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* memory */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "m") == 0) {
+                       int status;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->memory_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->memory_present = 1;
+
+                       status = parser_read_uint32(&p->memory, entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* ranks */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "r") == 0) {
+                       int status;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->ranks_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->ranks_present = 1;
+
+                       status = parser_read_uint32(&p->ranks, entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* pci_blacklist */
+               if ((strcmp(entry->name, "pci_blacklist") == 0) ||
+                       (strcmp(entry->name, "b") == 0)) {
+                       uint32_t i;
+
+                       for (i = 0; i < APP_MAX_LINKS; i++) {
+                               if (p->pci_blacklist[i])
+                                       continue;
+
+                               p->pci_blacklist[i] =
+                                       strdup(entry->value);
+                               PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(p->pci_blacklist[i]);
+
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_MESSAGE((i < APP_MAX_LINKS),
+                               section_name, entry->name,
+                               "too many elements");
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* pci_whitelist */
+               if ((strcmp(entry->name, "pci_whitelist") == 0) ||
+                       (strcmp(entry->name, "w") == 0)) {
+                       uint32_t i;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_MESSAGE((app->port_mask != 0),
+                               section_name, entry->name, "entry to be "
+                               "generated by the application (port_mask "
+                               "not provided)");
+
+                       for (i = 0; i < APP_MAX_LINKS; i++) {
+                               if (p->pci_whitelist[i])
+                                       continue;
+
+                               p->pci_whitelist[i] = strdup(entry->value);
+                               PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(p->pci_whitelist[i]);
+
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_MESSAGE((i < APP_MAX_LINKS),
+                               section_name, entry->name,
+                               "too many elements");
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* vdev */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "vdev") == 0) {
+                       uint32_t i;
+
+                       for (i = 0; i < APP_MAX_LINKS; i++) {
+                               if (p->vdev[i])
+                                       continue;
+
+                               p->vdev[i] = strdup(entry->value);
+                               PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(p->vdev[i]);
+
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_MESSAGE((i < APP_MAX_LINKS),
+                               section_name, entry->name,
+                               "too many elements");
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* vmware_tsc_map */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "vmware_tsc_map") == 0) {
+                       int val;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->vmware_tsc_map_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->vmware_tsc_map_present = 1;
+
+                       val = parser_read_arg_bool(entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((val >= 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       p->vmware_tsc_map = val;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* proc_type */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "proc_type") == 0) {
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->proc_type == NULL),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->proc_type = strdup(entry->value);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* syslog */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "syslog") == 0) {
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->syslog == NULL),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->syslog = strdup(entry->value);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* log_level */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "log_level") == 0) {
+                       int status;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->log_level_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->log_level_present = 1;
+
+                       status = parser_read_uint32(&p->log_level,
+                               entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* version */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "v") == 0) {
+                       int val;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->version_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->version_present = 1;
+
+                       val = parser_read_arg_bool(entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((val >= 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       p->version = val;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* help */
+               if ((strcmp(entry->name, "help") == 0) ||
+                       (strcmp(entry->name, "h") == 0)) {
+                       int val;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->help_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->help_present = 1;
+
+                       val = parser_read_arg_bool(entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((val >= 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       p->help = val;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* no_huge */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "no_huge") == 0) {
+                       int val;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->no_huge_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->no_huge_present = 1;
+
+                       val = parser_read_arg_bool(entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((val >= 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       p->no_huge = val;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* no_pci */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "no_pci") == 0) {
+                       int val;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->no_pci_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->no_pci_present = 1;
+
+                       val = parser_read_arg_bool(entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((val >= 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       p->no_pci = val;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* no_hpet */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "no_hpet") == 0) {
+                       int val;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->no_hpet_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->no_hpet_present = 1;
+
+                       val = parser_read_arg_bool(entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((val >= 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       p->no_hpet = val;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* no_shconf */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "no_shconf") == 0) {
+                       int val;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->no_shconf_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->no_shconf_present = 1;
+
+                       val = parser_read_arg_bool(entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((val >= 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       p->no_shconf = val;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* add_driver */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "d") == 0) {
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->add_driver == NULL),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->add_driver = strdup(entry->value);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* socket_mem */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "socket_mem") == 0) {
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->socket_mem == NULL),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->socket_mem = strdup(entry->value);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* huge_dir */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "huge_dir") == 0) {
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->huge_dir == NULL),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->huge_dir = strdup(entry->value);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* file_prefix */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "file_prefix") == 0) {
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->file_prefix == NULL),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->file_prefix = strdup(entry->value);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* base_virtaddr */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "base_virtaddr") == 0) {
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->base_virtaddr == NULL),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->base_virtaddr = strdup(entry->value);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* create_uio_dev */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "create_uio_dev") == 0) {
+                       int val;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->create_uio_dev_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->create_uio_dev_present = 1;
+
+                       val = parser_read_arg_bool(entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((val >= 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       p->create_uio_dev = val;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* vfio_intr */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "vfio_intr") == 0) {
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->vfio_intr == NULL),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->vfio_intr = strdup(entry->value);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* xen_dom0 */
+               if (strcmp(entry->name, "xen_dom0") == 0) {
+                       int val;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->xen_dom0_present == 0),
+                               section_name,
+                               entry->name);
+                       p->xen_dom0_present = 1;
+
+                       val = parser_read_arg_bool(entry->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR((val >= 0), section_name, entry->name);
+                       p->xen_dom0 = val;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* unrecognized */
+               PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, entry->name);
+       }
+
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+static int
+parse_pipeline_pcap_source(struct app_params *app,
+       struct app_pipeline_params *p,
+       const char *file_name, const char *cp_size)
+{
+       const char *next = NULL;
+       char *end;
+       uint32_t i;
+       int parse_file = 0;
+
+       if (file_name && !cp_size) {
+               next = file_name;
+               parse_file = 1; /* parse file path */
+       } else if (cp_size && !file_name) {
+               next = cp_size;
+               parse_file = 0; /* parse copy size */
+       } else
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       char name[APP_PARAM_NAME_SIZE];
+       size_t name_len;
+
+       if (p->n_pktq_in == 0)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       i = 0;
+       while (*next != '\0') {
+               uint32_t id;
+
+               if (i >= p->n_pktq_in)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               id = p->pktq_in[i].id;
+
+               end = strchr(next, ' ');
+               if (!end)
+                       name_len = strlen(next);
+               else
+                       name_len = end - next;
+
+               if (name_len == 0 || name_len == sizeof(name))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               strncpy(name, next, name_len);
+               name[name_len] = '\0';
+               next += name_len;
+               if (*next != '\0')
+                       next++;
+
+               if (parse_file) {
+                       app->source_params[id].file_name = strdup(name);
+                       if (app->source_params[id].file_name == NULL)
+                               return -ENOMEM;
+               } else {
+                       if (parser_read_uint32(
+                               &app->source_params[id].n_bytes_per_pkt,
+                               name) != 0) {
+                               if (app->source_params[id].
+                                       file_name != NULL)
+                                       free(app->source_params[id].
+                                               file_name);
+                               return -EINVAL;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               i++;
+
+               if (i == p->n_pktq_in)
+                       return 0;
+       }
+
+       return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_pipeline_pcap_sink(struct app_params *app,
+       struct app_pipeline_params *p,
+       const char *file_name, const char *n_pkts_to_dump)
+{
+       const char *next = NULL;
+       char *end;
+       uint32_t i;
+       int parse_file = 0;
+
+       if (file_name && !n_pkts_to_dump) {
+               next = file_name;
+               parse_file = 1; /* parse file path */
+       } else if (n_pkts_to_dump && !file_name) {
+               next = n_pkts_to_dump;
+               parse_file = 0; /* parse copy size */
+       } else
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       char name[APP_PARAM_NAME_SIZE];
+       size_t name_len;
+
+       if (p->n_pktq_out == 0)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       i = 0;
+       while (*next != '\0') {
+               uint32_t id;
+
+               if (i >= p->n_pktq_out)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               id = p->pktq_out[i].id;
+
+               end = strchr(next, ' ');
+               if (!end)
+                       name_len = strlen(next);
+               else
+                       name_len = end - next;
+
+               if (name_len == 0 || name_len == sizeof(name))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               strncpy(name, next, name_len);
+               name[name_len] = '\0';
+               next += name_len;
+               if (*next != '\0')
+                       next++;
+
+               if (parse_file) {
+                       app->sink_params[id].file_name = strdup(name);
+                       if (app->sink_params[id].file_name == NULL)
+                               return -ENOMEM;
+               } else {
+                       if (parser_read_uint32(
+                               &app->sink_params[id].n_pkts_to_dump,
+                               name) != 0) {
+                               if (app->sink_params[id].file_name !=
+                                       NULL)
+                                       free(app->sink_params[id].
+                                               file_name);
+                               return -EINVAL;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               i++;
+
+               if (i == p->n_pktq_out)
+                       return 0;
+       }
+
+       return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_pipeline_pktq_in(struct app_params *app,
+       struct app_pipeline_params *p,
+       const char *value)
+{
+       const char *next = value;
+       char *end;
+       char name[APP_PARAM_NAME_SIZE];
+       size_t name_len;
+
+       while (*next != '\0') {
+               enum app_pktq_in_type type;
+               int id;
+               char *end_space;
+               char *end_tab;
+
+               next = skip_white_spaces(next);
+               if (!next)
+                       break;
+
+               end_space = strchr(next, ' ');
+               end_tab = strchr(next, '        ');
+
+               if (end_space && (!end_tab))
+                       end = end_space;
+               else if ((!end_space) && end_tab)
+                       end = end_tab;
+               else if (end_space && end_tab)
+                       end = RTE_MIN(end_space, end_tab);
+               else
+                       end = NULL;
+
+               if (!end)
+                       name_len = strlen(next);
+               else
+                       name_len = end - next;
+
+               if (name_len == 0 || name_len == sizeof(name))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               strncpy(name, next, name_len);
+               name[name_len] = '\0';
+               next += name_len;
+               if (*next != '\0')
+                       next++;
+
+               if (validate_name(name, "RXQ", 2) == 0) {
+                       type = APP_PKTQ_IN_HWQ;
+                       id = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->hwq_in_params, name);
+               } else if (validate_name(name, "SWQ", 1) == 0) {
+                       type = APP_PKTQ_IN_SWQ;
+                       id = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->swq_params, name);
+               } else if (validate_name(name, "TM", 1) == 0) {
+                       type = APP_PKTQ_IN_TM;
+                       id = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->tm_params, name);
+               } else if (validate_name(name, "SOURCE", 1) == 0) {
+                       type = APP_PKTQ_IN_SOURCE;
+                       id = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->source_params, name);
+               } else
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               if (id < 0)
+                       return id;
+
+               p->pktq_in[p->n_pktq_in].type = type;
+               p->pktq_in[p->n_pktq_in].id = (uint32_t) id;
+               p->n_pktq_in++;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_pipeline_pktq_out(struct app_params *app,
+       struct app_pipeline_params *p,
+       const char *value)
+{
+       const char *next = value;
+       char *end;
+       char name[APP_PARAM_NAME_SIZE];
+       size_t name_len;
+
+       while (*next != '\0') {
+               enum app_pktq_out_type type;
+               int id;
+               char *end_space;
+               char *end_tab;
+
+               next = skip_white_spaces(next);
+               if (!next)
+                       break;
+
+               end_space = strchr(next, ' ');
+               end_tab = strchr(next, '        ');
+
+               if (end_space && (!end_tab))
+                       end = end_space;
+               else if ((!end_space) && end_tab)
+                       end = end_tab;
+               else if (end_space && end_tab)
+                       end = RTE_MIN(end_space, end_tab);
+               else
+                       end = NULL;
+
+               if (!end)
+                       name_len = strlen(next);
+               else
+                       name_len = end - next;
+
+               if (name_len == 0 || name_len == sizeof(name))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               strncpy(name, next, name_len);
+               name[name_len] = '\0';
+               next += name_len;
+               if (*next != '\0')
+                       next++;
+               if (validate_name(name, "TXQ", 2) == 0) {
+                       type = APP_PKTQ_OUT_HWQ;
+                       id = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->hwq_out_params, name);
+               } else if (validate_name(name, "SWQ", 1) == 0) {
+                       type = APP_PKTQ_OUT_SWQ;
+                       id = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->swq_params, name);
+               } else if (validate_name(name, "TM", 1) == 0) {
+                       type = APP_PKTQ_OUT_TM;
+                       id = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->tm_params, name);
+               } else if (validate_name(name, "SINK", 1) == 0) {
+                       type = APP_PKTQ_OUT_SINK;
+                       id = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->sink_params, name);
+               } else
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               if (id < 0)
+                       return id;
+
+               p->pktq_out[p->n_pktq_out].type = type;
+               p->pktq_out[p->n_pktq_out].id = id;
+               p->n_pktq_out++;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_pipeline_msgq_in(struct app_params *app,
+       struct app_pipeline_params *p,
+       const char *value)
+{
+       const char *next = value;
+       char *end;
+       char name[APP_PARAM_NAME_SIZE];
+       size_t name_len;
+       ssize_t idx;
+
+       while (*next != '\0') {
+               char *end_space;
+               char *end_tab;
+
+               next = skip_white_spaces(next);
+               if (!next)
+                       break;
+
+               end_space = strchr(next, ' ');
+               end_tab = strchr(next, '        ');
+
+               if (end_space && (!end_tab))
+                       end = end_space;
+               else if ((!end_space) && end_tab)
+                       end = end_tab;
+               else if (end_space && end_tab)
+                       end = RTE_MIN(end_space, end_tab);
+               else
+                       end = NULL;
+
+               if (!end)
+                       name_len = strlen(next);
+               else
+                       name_len = end - next;
+
+               if (name_len == 0 || name_len == sizeof(name))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               strncpy(name, next, name_len);
+               name[name_len] = '\0';
+               next += name_len;
+               if (*next != '\0')
+                       next++;
+
+               if (validate_name(name, "MSGQ", 1) != 0)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->msgq_params, name);
+               if (idx < 0)
+                       return idx;
+
+               p->msgq_in[p->n_msgq_in] = idx;
+               p->n_msgq_in++;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_pipeline_msgq_out(struct app_params *app,
+       struct app_pipeline_params *p,
+       const char *value)
+{
+       const char *next = value;
+       char *end;
+       char name[APP_PARAM_NAME_SIZE];
+       size_t name_len;
+       ssize_t idx;
+
+       while (*next != '\0') {
+               char *end_space;
+               char *end_tab;
+
+               next = skip_white_spaces(next);
+               if (!next)
+                       break;
+
+               end_space = strchr(next, ' ');
+               end_tab = strchr(next, '        ');
+
+               if (end_space && (!end_tab))
+                       end = end_space;
+               else if ((!end_space) && end_tab)
+                       end = end_tab;
+               else if (end_space && end_tab)
+                       end = RTE_MIN(end_space, end_tab);
+               else
+                       end = NULL;
+
+               if (!end)
+                       name_len = strlen(next);
+               else
+                       name_len = end - next;
+
+               if (name_len == 0 || name_len == sizeof(name))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               strncpy(name, next, name_len);
+               name[name_len] = '\0';
+               next += name_len;
+               if (*next != '\0')
+                       next++;
+
+               if (validate_name(name, "MSGQ", 1) != 0)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->msgq_params, name);
+               if (idx < 0)
+                       return idx;
+
+               p->msgq_out[p->n_msgq_out] = idx;
+               p->n_msgq_out++;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+parse_pipeline(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       char name[CFG_NAME_LEN];
+       struct app_pipeline_params *param;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       ssize_t param_idx;
+       int n_entries, i;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->pipeline_params, section_name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->pipeline_params, section_name);
+
+       param = &app->pipeline_params[param_idx];
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *ent = &entries[i];
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "type") == 0) {
+                       int w_size = snprintf(param->type, RTE_DIM(param->type),
+                                       "%s", ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR(((w_size > 0) &&
+                               (w_size < (int)RTE_DIM(param->type))),
+                               section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "core") == 0) {
+                       int status = parse_pipeline_core(
+                               &param->socket_id, &param->core_id,
+                               &param->hyper_th_id, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "pktq_in") == 0) {
+                       int status = parse_pipeline_pktq_in(app, param,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "pktq_out") == 0) {
+                       int status = parse_pipeline_pktq_out(app, param,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "msgq_in") == 0) {
+                       int status = parse_pipeline_msgq_in(app, param,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "msgq_out") == 0) {
+                       int status = parse_pipeline_msgq_out(app, param,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "timer_period") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->timer_period,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "pcap_file_rd") == 0) {
+                       int status;
+
+#ifndef RTE_PORT_PCAP
+                       PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+#endif
+
+                       status = parse_pipeline_pcap_source(app,
+                               param, ent->value, NULL);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "pcap_bytes_rd_per_pkt") == 0) {
+                       int status;
+
+#ifndef RTE_PORT_PCAP
+                       PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+#endif
+
+                       status = parse_pipeline_pcap_source(app,
+                               param, NULL, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "pcap_file_wr") == 0) {
+                       int status;
+
+#ifndef RTE_PORT_PCAP
+                       PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+#endif
+
+                       status = parse_pipeline_pcap_sink(app, param,
+                               ent->value, NULL);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "pcap_n_pkt_wr") == 0) {
+                       int status;
+
+#ifndef RTE_PORT_PCAP
+                       PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+#endif
+
+                       status = parse_pipeline_pcap_sink(app, param,
+                               NULL, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* pipeline type specific items */
+               APP_CHECK((param->n_args < APP_MAX_PIPELINE_ARGS),
+                       "Parse error in section \"%s\": too many "
+                       "pipeline specified parameters", section_name);
+
+               param->args_name[param->n_args] = strdup(ent->name);
+               param->args_value[param->n_args] = strdup(ent->value);
+
+               APP_CHECK((param->args_name[param->n_args] != NULL) &&
+                       (param->args_value[param->n_args] != NULL),
+                       "Parse error: no free memory");
+
+               param->n_args++;
+       }
+
+       param->parsed = 1;
+
+       snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "MSGQ-REQ-%s", section_name);
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->msgq_params, name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->msgq_params, name);
+       app->msgq_params[param_idx].cpu_socket_id = param->socket_id;
+       param->msgq_in[param->n_msgq_in++] = param_idx;
+
+       snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "MSGQ-RSP-%s", section_name);
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->msgq_params, name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->msgq_params, name);
+       app->msgq_params[param_idx].cpu_socket_id = param->socket_id;
+       param->msgq_out[param->n_msgq_out++] = param_idx;
+
+       snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "MSGQ-REQ-CORE-s%" PRIu32 "c%" PRIu32 "%s",
+               param->socket_id,
+               param->core_id,
+               (param->hyper_th_id) ? "h" : "");
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->msgq_params, name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->msgq_params, name);
+       app->msgq_params[param_idx].cpu_socket_id = param->socket_id;
+
+       snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "MSGQ-RSP-CORE-s%" PRIu32 "c%" PRIu32 "%s",
+               param->socket_id,
+               param->core_id,
+               (param->hyper_th_id) ? "h" : "");
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->msgq_params, name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->msgq_params, name);
+       app->msgq_params[param_idx].cpu_socket_id = param->socket_id;
+
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+static void
+parse_mempool(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       struct app_mempool_params *param;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       ssize_t param_idx;
+       int n_entries, i;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->mempool_params, section_name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->mempool_params, section_name);
+
+       param = &app->mempool_params[param_idx];
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *ent = &entries[i];
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "buffer_size") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->buffer_size, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "pool_size") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->pool_size, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "cache_size") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->cache_size, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "cpu") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->cpu_socket_id, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* unrecognized */
+               PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+       }
+
+       param->parsed = 1;
+
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+static void
+parse_link(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       struct app_link_params *param;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       int n_entries, i;
+       int pci_bdf_present = 0;
+       ssize_t param_idx;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->link_params, section_name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->link_params, section_name);
+
+       param = &app->link_params[param_idx];
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *ent = &entries[i];
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "promisc") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_arg_bool(ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status != -EINVAL), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       param->promisc = status;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "arp_q") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(&param->arp_q,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "tcp_syn_q") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->tcp_syn_q, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name, ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "ip_local_q") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->ip_local_q, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "tcp_local_q") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->tcp_local_q, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "udp_local_q") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->udp_local_q, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "sctp_local_q") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->sctp_local_q, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "pci_bdf") == 0) {
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((pci_bdf_present == 0),
+                               section_name, ent->name);
+
+                       snprintf(param->pci_bdf, APP_LINK_PCI_BDF_SIZE,
+                               "%s", ent->value);
+                       pci_bdf_present = 1;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* unrecognized */
+               PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+       }
+
+       /* Check for mandatory fields */
+       if (app->port_mask)
+               PARSE_ERROR_MESSAGE((pci_bdf_present == 0),
+                       section_name, "pci_bdf",
+                       "entry not allowed (port_mask is provided)");
+       else
+               PARSE_ERROR_MESSAGE((pci_bdf_present),
+                       section_name, "pci_bdf",
+                       "this entry is mandatory (port_mask is not "
+                       "provided)");
+
+       param->parsed = 1;
+
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+static void
+parse_rxq(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       struct app_pktq_hwq_in_params *param;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       int n_entries, i;
+       ssize_t param_idx;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->hwq_in_params, section_name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->hwq_in_params, section_name);
+
+       param = &app->hwq_in_params[param_idx];
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *ent = &entries[i];
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "mempool") == 0) {
+                       int status = validate_name(ent->value,
+                               "MEMPOOL", 1);
+                       ssize_t idx;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->mempool_params,
+                               ent->value);
+                       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(idx, app->mempool_params,
+                               section_name);
+                       param->mempool_id = idx;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "size") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(&param->size,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "burst") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(&param->burst,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* unrecognized */
+               PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+       }
+
+       param->parsed = 1;
+
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+static void
+parse_txq(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       struct app_pktq_hwq_out_params *param;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       int n_entries, i;
+       ssize_t param_idx;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->hwq_out_params, section_name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->hwq_out_params, section_name);
+
+       param = &app->hwq_out_params[param_idx];
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *ent = &entries[i];
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "size") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(&param->size,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "burst") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(&param->burst,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "dropless") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_arg_bool(ent->value);
+
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status != -EINVAL), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       param->dropless = status;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* unrecognized */
+               PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+       }
+
+       param->parsed = 1;
+
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+static void
+parse_swq(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       struct app_pktq_swq_params *param;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       int n_entries, i;
+       uint32_t mtu_present = 0;
+       uint32_t metadata_size_present = 0;
+       uint32_t mempool_direct_present = 0;
+       uint32_t mempool_indirect_present = 0;
+
+       ssize_t param_idx;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->swq_params, section_name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->swq_params, section_name);
+
+       param = &app->swq_params[param_idx];
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *ent = &entries[i];
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "size") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(&param->size,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "burst_read") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(&
+                               param->burst_read, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "burst_write") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->burst_write, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "dropless") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_arg_bool(ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status != -EINVAL), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       param->dropless = status;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "n_retries") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint64(&param->n_retries,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "cpu") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->cpu_socket_id, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name, ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "ipv4_frag") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_arg_bool(ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status != -EINVAL), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+
+                       param->ipv4_frag = status;
+                       if (param->mtu == 0)
+                               param->mtu = 1500;
+
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "ipv6_frag") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_arg_bool(ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status != -EINVAL), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       param->ipv6_frag = status;
+                       if (param->mtu == 0)
+                               param->mtu = 1320;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "ipv4_ras") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_arg_bool(ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status != -EINVAL), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       param->ipv4_ras = status;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "ipv6_ras") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_arg_bool(ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status != -EINVAL), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       param->ipv6_ras = status;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "mtu") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(&param->mtu,
+                                       ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       mtu_present = 1;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "metadata_size") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->metadata_size, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       metadata_size_present = 1;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "mempool_direct") == 0) {
+                       int status = validate_name(ent->value,
+                               "MEMPOOL", 1);
+                       ssize_t idx;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+
+                       idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->mempool_params,
+                               ent->value);
+                       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(idx, app->mempool_params,
+                               section_name);
+                       param->mempool_direct_id = idx;
+                       mempool_direct_present = 1;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "mempool_indirect") == 0) {
+                       int status = validate_name(ent->value,
+                               "MEMPOOL", 1);
+                       ssize_t idx;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->mempool_params,
+                               ent->value);
+                       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(idx, app->mempool_params,
+                               section_name);
+                       param->mempool_indirect_id = idx;
+                       mempool_indirect_present = 1;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* unrecognized */
+               PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+       }
+
+       APP_CHECK(((mtu_present) &&
+               ((param->ipv4_frag == 1) || (param->ipv6_frag == 1))),
+               "Parse error in section \"%s\": IPv4/IPv6 fragmentation "
+               "is off, therefore entry \"mtu\" is not allowed",
+               section_name);
+
+       APP_CHECK(((metadata_size_present) &&
+               ((param->ipv4_frag == 1) || (param->ipv6_frag == 1))),
+               "Parse error in section \"%s\": IPv4/IPv6 fragmentation "
+               "is off, therefore entry \"metadata_size\" is "
+               "not allowed", section_name);
+
+       APP_CHECK(((mempool_direct_present) &&
+               ((param->ipv4_frag == 1) || (param->ipv6_frag == 1))),
+               "Parse error in section \"%s\": IPv4/IPv6 fragmentation "
+               "is off, therefore entry \"mempool_direct\" is "
+               "not allowed", section_name);
+
+       APP_CHECK(((mempool_indirect_present) &&
+               ((param->ipv4_frag == 1) || (param->ipv6_frag == 1))),
+               "Parse error in section \"%s\": IPv4/IPv6 fragmentation "
+               "is off, therefore entry \"mempool_indirect\" is "
+               "not allowed", section_name);
+
+       param->parsed = 1;
+
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+static void
+parse_tm(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       struct app_pktq_tm_params *param;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       int n_entries, i;
+       ssize_t param_idx;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->tm_params, section_name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->tm_params, section_name);
+
+       param = &app->tm_params[param_idx];
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *ent = &entries[i];
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "cfg") == 0) {
+                       param->file_name = strdup(ent->value);
+                       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(param->file_name != NULL);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "burst_read") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->burst_read, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "burst_write") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->burst_write, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* unrecognized */
+               PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+       }
+
+       param->parsed = 1;
+
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+static void
+parse_source(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       struct app_pktq_source_params *param;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       int n_entries, i;
+       ssize_t param_idx;
+       uint32_t pcap_file_present = 0;
+       uint32_t pcap_size_present = 0;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->source_params, section_name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->source_params, section_name);
+
+       param = &app->source_params[param_idx];
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *ent = &entries[i];
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "mempool") == 0) {
+                       int status = validate_name(ent->value,
+                               "MEMPOOL", 1);
+                       ssize_t idx;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->mempool_params,
+                               ent->value);
+                       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(idx, app->mempool_params,
+                               section_name);
+                       param->mempool_id = idx;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "burst") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(&param->burst,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "pcap_file_rd")) {
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((pcap_file_present == 0),
+                               section_name, ent->name);
+
+                       param->file_name = strdup(ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(param->file_name != NULL);
+                       pcap_file_present = 1;
+
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "pcap_bytes_rd_per_pkt") == 0) {
+                       int status;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((pcap_size_present == 0),
+                               section_name, ent->name);
+
+                       status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->n_bytes_per_pkt, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       pcap_size_present = 1;
+
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* unrecognized */
+               PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+       }
+
+       param->parsed = 1;
+
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+static void
+parse_sink(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       struct app_pktq_sink_params *param;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       int n_entries, i;
+       ssize_t param_idx;
+       uint32_t pcap_file_present = 0;
+       uint32_t pcap_n_pkt_present = 0;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->sink_params, section_name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->sink_params, section_name);
+
+       param = &app->sink_params[param_idx];
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *ent = &entries[i];
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "pcap_file_wr")) {
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((pcap_file_present == 0),
+                               section_name, ent->name);
+
+                       param->file_name = strdup(ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC((param->file_name != NULL));
+
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "pcap_n_pkt_wr")) {
+                       int status;
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((pcap_n_pkt_present == 0),
+                               section_name, ent->name);
+
+                       status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->n_pkts_to_dump, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* unrecognized */
+               PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+       }
+
+       param->parsed = 1;
+
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+static void
+parse_msgq_req_pipeline(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       struct app_msgq_params *param;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       int n_entries, i;
+       ssize_t param_idx;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->msgq_params, section_name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->msgq_params, section_name);
+
+       param = &app->msgq_params[param_idx];
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *ent = &entries[i];
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "size") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(&param->size,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* unrecognized */
+               PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+       }
+
+       param->parsed = 1;
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+static void
+parse_msgq_rsp_pipeline(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       struct app_msgq_params *param;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       int n_entries, i;
+       ssize_t param_idx;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->msgq_params, section_name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->msgq_params, section_name);
+
+       param = &app->msgq_params[param_idx];
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *ent = &entries[i];
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "size") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(&param->size,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* unrecognized */
+               PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+       }
+
+       param->parsed = 1;
+
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+static void
+parse_msgq(struct app_params *app,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg)
+{
+       struct app_msgq_params *param;
+       struct rte_cfgfile_entry *entries;
+       int n_entries, i;
+       ssize_t param_idx;
+
+       n_entries = rte_cfgfile_section_num_entries(cfg, section_name);
+       PARSE_ERROR_SECTION_NO_ENTRIES((n_entries > 0), section_name);
+
+       entries = malloc(n_entries * sizeof(struct rte_cfgfile_entry));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(entries != NULL);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_section_entries(cfg, section_name, entries, n_entries);
+
+       param_idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->msgq_params, section_name);
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(param_idx, app->msgq_params, section_name);
+
+       param = &app->msgq_params[param_idx];
+
+       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; i++) {
+               struct rte_cfgfile_entry *ent = &entries[i];
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "size") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(&param->size,
+                               ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(ent->name, "cpu") == 0) {
+                       int status = parser_read_uint32(
+                               &param->cpu_socket_id, ent->value);
+
+                       PARSE_ERROR((status == 0), section_name,
+                               ent->name);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               /* unrecognized */
+               PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, ent->name);
+       }
+
+       param->parsed = 1;
+
+       free(entries);
+}
+
+typedef void (*config_section_load)(struct app_params *p,
+       const char *section_name,
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg);
+
+struct config_section {
+       const char prefix[CFG_NAME_LEN];
+       int numbers;
+       config_section_load load;
+};
+
+static const struct config_section cfg_file_scheme[] = {
+       {"EAL", 0, parse_eal},
+       {"PIPELINE", 1, parse_pipeline},
+       {"MEMPOOL", 1, parse_mempool},
+       {"LINK", 1, parse_link},
+       {"RXQ", 2, parse_rxq},
+       {"TXQ", 2, parse_txq},
+       {"SWQ", 1, parse_swq},
+       {"TM", 1, parse_tm},
+       {"SOURCE", 1, parse_source},
+       {"SINK", 1, parse_sink},
+       {"MSGQ-REQ-PIPELINE", 1, parse_msgq_req_pipeline},
+       {"MSGQ-RSP-PIPELINE", 1, parse_msgq_rsp_pipeline},
+       {"MSGQ", 1, parse_msgq},
+};
+
+static void
+create_implicit_mempools(struct app_params *app)
+{
+       ssize_t idx;
+
+       idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->mempool_params, "MEMPOOL0");
+       PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(idx, app->mempool_params, "start-up");
+}
+
+static void
+create_implicit_links_from_port_mask(struct app_params *app,
+       uint64_t port_mask)
+{
+       uint32_t pmd_id, link_id;
+
+       link_id = 0;
+       for (pmd_id = 0; pmd_id < RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS; pmd_id++) {
+               char name[APP_PARAM_NAME_SIZE];
+               ssize_t idx;
+
+               if ((port_mask & (1LLU << pmd_id)) == 0)
+                       continue;
+
+               snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "LINK%" PRIu32, link_id);
+               idx = APP_PARAM_ADD(app->link_params, name);
+               PARSER_PARAM_ADD_CHECK(idx, app->link_params, name);
+
+               app->link_params[idx].pmd_id = pmd_id;
+               link_id++;
+       }
+}
+
+static void
+assign_link_pmd_id_from_pci_bdf(struct app_params *app)
+{
+       uint32_t i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < app->n_links; i++) {
+               struct app_link_params *link = &app->link_params[i];
+
+               link->pmd_id = i;
+       }
+}
+
+int
+app_config_parse(struct app_params *app, const char *file_name)
+{
+       struct rte_cfgfile *cfg;
+       char **section_names;
+       int i, j, sect_count;
+
+       /* Implicit mempools */
+       create_implicit_mempools(app);
+
+       /* Port mask */
+       if (app->port_mask)
+               create_implicit_links_from_port_mask(app, app->port_mask);
+
+       /* Load application configuration file */
+       cfg = rte_cfgfile_load(file_name, 0);
+       APP_CHECK((cfg != NULL), "Parse error: Unable to load config "
+               "file %s", file_name);
+
+       sect_count = rte_cfgfile_num_sections(cfg, NULL, 0);
+       APP_CHECK((sect_count > 0), "Parse error: number of sections "
+               "in file \"%s\" return %d", file_name,
+               sect_count);
+
+       section_names = malloc(sect_count * sizeof(char *));
+       PARSE_ERROR_MALLOC(section_names != NULL);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < sect_count; i++)
+               section_names[i] = malloc(CFG_NAME_LEN);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_sections(cfg, section_names, sect_count);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < sect_count; i++) {
+               const struct config_section *sch_s;
+               int len, cfg_name_len;
+
+               cfg_name_len = strlen(section_names[i]);
+
+               /* Find section type */
+               for (j = 0; j < (int)RTE_DIM(cfg_file_scheme); j++) {
+                       sch_s = &cfg_file_scheme[j];
+                       len = strlen(sch_s->prefix);
+
+                       if (cfg_name_len < len)
+                               continue;
+
+                       /* After section name we expect only '\0' or digit or
+                        * digit dot digit, so protect against false matching,
+                        * for example: "ABC" should match section name
+                        * "ABC0.0", but it should not match section_name
+                        * "ABCDEF".
+                        */
+                       if ((section_names[i][len] != '\0') &&
+                               !isdigit(section_names[i][len]))
+                               continue;
+
+                       if (strncmp(sch_s->prefix, section_names[i], len) == 0)
+                               break;
+               }
+
+               APP_CHECK(j < (int)RTE_DIM(cfg_file_scheme),
+                       "Parse error: unknown section %s",
+                       section_names[i]);
+
+               APP_CHECK(validate_name(section_names[i],
+                       sch_s->prefix,
+                       sch_s->numbers) == 0,
+                       "Parse error: invalid section name \"%s\"",
+                       section_names[i]);
+
+               sch_s->load(app, section_names[i], cfg);
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < sect_count; i++)
+               free(section_names[i]);
+
+       free(section_names);
+
+       rte_cfgfile_close(cfg);
+
+       APP_PARAM_COUNT(app->mempool_params, app->n_mempools);
+       APP_PARAM_COUNT(app->link_params, app->n_links);
+       APP_PARAM_COUNT(app->hwq_in_params, app->n_pktq_hwq_in);
+       APP_PARAM_COUNT(app->hwq_out_params, app->n_pktq_hwq_out);
+       APP_PARAM_COUNT(app->swq_params, app->n_pktq_swq);
+       APP_PARAM_COUNT(app->tm_params, app->n_pktq_tm);
+       APP_PARAM_COUNT(app->source_params, app->n_pktq_source);
+       APP_PARAM_COUNT(app->sink_params, app->n_pktq_sink);
+       APP_PARAM_COUNT(app->msgq_params, app->n_msgq);
+       APP_PARAM_COUNT(app->pipeline_params, app->n_pipelines);
+
+#ifdef RTE_PORT_PCAP
+       for (i = 0; i < (int)app->n_pktq_source; i++) {
+               struct app_pktq_source_params *p = &app->source_params[i];
+
+               APP_CHECK((p->file_name), "Parse error: missing "
+                       "mandatory field \"pcap_file_rd\" for \"%s\"",
+                       p->name);
+       }
+#else
+       for (i = 0; i < (int)app->n_pktq_source; i++) {
+               struct app_pktq_source_params *p = &app->source_params[i];
+
+               APP_CHECK((!p->file_name), "Parse error: invalid field "
+                       "\"pcap_file_rd\" for \"%s\"", p->name);
+       }
+#endif
+
+       if (app->port_mask == 0)
+               assign_link_pmd_id_from_pci_bdf(app);
+
+       /* Save configuration to output file */
+       app_config_save(app, app->output_file);
+
+       /* Load TM configuration files */
+       app_config_parse_tm(app);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+save_eal_params(struct app_params *app, FILE *f)
+{
+       struct app_eal_params *p = &app->eal_params;
+       uint32_t i;
+
+       fprintf(f, "[EAL]\n");
+
+       if (p->coremap)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "lcores", p->coremap);
+
+       if (p->master_lcore_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n",
+                       "master_lcore", p->master_lcore);
+
+       fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "n", p->channels);
+
+       if (p->memory_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "m", p->memory);
+
+       if (p->ranks_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "r", p->ranks);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < APP_MAX_LINKS; i++) {
+               if (p->pci_blacklist[i] == NULL)
+                       break;
+
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "pci_blacklist",
+                       p->pci_blacklist[i]);
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < APP_MAX_LINKS; i++) {
+               if (p->pci_whitelist[i] == NULL)
+                       break;
+
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "pci_whitelist",
+                       p->pci_whitelist[i]);
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < APP_MAX_LINKS; i++) {
+               if (p->vdev[i] == NULL)
+                       break;
+
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "vdev",
+                       p->vdev[i]);
+       }
+
+       if (p->vmware_tsc_map_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "vmware_tsc_map",
+                       (p->vmware_tsc_map) ? "yes" : "no");
+
+       if (p->proc_type)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "proc_type", p->proc_type);
+
+       if (p->syslog)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "syslog", p->syslog);
+
+       if (p->log_level_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "log_level", p->log_level);
+
+       if (p->version_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "v", (p->version) ? "yes" : "no");
+
+       if (p->help_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "help", (p->help) ? "yes" : "no");
+
+       if (p->no_huge_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "no_huge", (p->no_huge) ? "yes" : "no");
+
+       if (p->no_pci_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "no_pci", (p->no_pci) ? "yes" : "no");
+
+       if (p->no_hpet_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "no_hpet", (p->no_hpet) ? "yes" : "no");
+
+       if (p->no_shconf_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "no_shconf",
+                       (p->no_shconf) ? "yes" : "no");
+
+       if (p->add_driver)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "d", p->add_driver);
+
+       if (p->socket_mem)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "socket_mem", p->socket_mem);
+
+       if (p->huge_dir)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "huge_dir", p->huge_dir);
+
+       if (p->file_prefix)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "file_prefix", p->file_prefix);
+
+       if (p->base_virtaddr)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "base_virtaddr", p->base_virtaddr);
+
+       if (p->create_uio_dev_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "create_uio_dev",
+                       (p->create_uio_dev) ? "yes" : "no");
+
+       if (p->vfio_intr)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "vfio_intr", p->vfio_intr);
+
+       if (p->xen_dom0_present)
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "xen_dom0",
+                       (p->xen_dom0) ? "yes" : "no");
+
+       fputc('\n', f);
+}
+
+static void
+save_mempool_params(struct app_params *app, FILE *f)
+{
+       struct app_mempool_params *p;
+       size_t i, count;
+
+       count = RTE_DIM(app->mempool_params);
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+               p = &app->mempool_params[i];
+               if (!APP_PARAM_VALID(p))
+                       continue;
+
+               fprintf(f, "[%s]\n", p->name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "buffer_size", p->buffer_size);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "pool_size", p->pool_size);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "cache_size", p->cache_size);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "cpu", p->cpu_socket_id);
+
+               fputc('\n', f);
+       }
+}
+
+static void
+save_links_params(struct app_params *app, FILE *f)
+{
+       struct app_link_params *p;
+       size_t i, count;
+
+       count = RTE_DIM(app->link_params);
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+               p = &app->link_params[i];
+               if (!APP_PARAM_VALID(p))
+                       continue;
+
+               fprintf(f, "[%s]\n", p->name);
+               fprintf(f, "; %s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "pmd_id", p->pmd_id);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "promisc", p->promisc ? "yes" : "no");
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "arp_q", p->arp_q);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "tcp_syn_q",
+                       p->tcp_syn_q);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "ip_local_q", p->ip_local_q);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "tcp_local_q", p->tcp_local_q);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "udp_local_q", p->udp_local_q);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "sctp_local_q",
+                       p->sctp_local_q);
+
+               if (strlen(p->pci_bdf))
+                       fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "pci_bdf", p->pci_bdf);
+
+               fputc('\n', f);
+       }
+}
+
+static void
+save_rxq_params(struct app_params *app, FILE *f)
+{
+       struct app_pktq_hwq_in_params *p;
+       size_t i, count;
+
+       count = RTE_DIM(app->hwq_in_params);
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+               p = &app->hwq_in_params[i];
+               if (!APP_PARAM_VALID(p))
+                       continue;
+
+               fprintf(f, "[%s]\n", p->name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n",
+                       "mempool",
+                       app->mempool_params[p->mempool_id].name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "size", p->size);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "burst", p->burst);
+
+               fputc('\n', f);
+       }
+}
+
+static void
+save_txq_params(struct app_params *app, FILE *f)
+{
+       struct app_pktq_hwq_out_params *p;
+       size_t i, count;
+
+       count = RTE_DIM(app->hwq_out_params);
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+               p = &app->hwq_out_params[i];
+               if (!APP_PARAM_VALID(p))
+                       continue;
+
+               fprintf(f, "[%s]\n", p->name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "size", p->size);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "burst", p->burst);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n",
+                       "dropless",
+                       p->dropless ? "yes" : "no");
+
+               fputc('\n', f);
+       }
+}
+
+static void
+save_swq_params(struct app_params *app, FILE *f)
+{
+       struct app_pktq_swq_params *p;
+       size_t i, count;
+
+       count = RTE_DIM(app->swq_params);
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+               p = &app->swq_params[i];
+               if (!APP_PARAM_VALID(p))
+                       continue;
+
+               fprintf(f, "[%s]\n", p->name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "size", p->size);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "burst_read", p->burst_read);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "burst_write", p->burst_write);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "dropless", p->dropless ? "yes" : "no");
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu64 "\n", "n_retries", p->n_retries);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "cpu", p->cpu_socket_id);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "ipv4_frag", p->ipv4_frag ? "yes" : "no");
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "ipv6_frag", p->ipv6_frag ? "yes" : "no");
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "ipv4_ras", p->ipv4_ras ? "yes" : "no");
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "ipv6_ras", p->ipv6_ras ? "yes" : "no");
+               if ((p->ipv4_frag == 1) || (p->ipv6_frag == 1)) {
+                       fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "mtu", p->mtu);
+                       fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "metadata_size", p->metadata_size);
+                       fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n",
+                               "mempool_direct",
+                               app->mempool_params[p->mempool_direct_id].name);
+                       fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n",
+                               "mempool_indirect",
+                               app->mempool_params[p->mempool_indirect_id].name);
+               }
+
+               fputc('\n', f);
+       }
+}
+
+static void
+save_tm_params(struct app_params *app, FILE *f)
+{
+       struct app_pktq_tm_params *p;
+       size_t i, count;
+
+       count = RTE_DIM(app->tm_params);
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+               p = &app->tm_params[i];
+               if (!APP_PARAM_VALID(p))
+                       continue;
+
+               fprintf(f, "[%s]\n", p->name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "cfg", p->file_name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "burst_read", p->burst_read);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "burst_write", p->burst_write);
+
+               fputc('\n', f);
+       }
+}
+
+static void
+save_source_params(struct app_params *app, FILE *f)
+{
+       struct app_pktq_source_params *p;
+       size_t i, count;
+
+       count = RTE_DIM(app->source_params);
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+               p = &app->source_params[i];
+               if (!APP_PARAM_VALID(p))
+                       continue;
+
+               fprintf(f, "[%s]\n", p->name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n",
+                       "mempool",
+                       app->mempool_params[p->mempool_id].name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "burst", p->burst);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "pcap_file_rd", p->file_name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "pcap_bytes_rd_per_pkt",
+                       p->n_bytes_per_pkt);
+               fputc('\n', f);
+       }
+}
+
+static void
+save_sink_params(struct app_params *app, FILE *f)
+{
+       struct app_pktq_sink_params *p;
+       size_t i, count;
+
+       count = RTE_DIM(app->sink_params);
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+               p = &app->sink_params[i];
+               if (!APP_PARAM_VALID(p))
+                       continue;
+
+               fprintf(f, "[%s]\n", p->name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "pcap_file_wr", p->file_name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n",
+                               "pcap_n_pkt_wr", p->n_pkts_to_dump);
+               fputc('\n', f);
+       }
+}
+
+static void
+save_msgq_params(struct app_params *app, FILE *f)
+{
+       struct app_msgq_params *p;
+       size_t i, count;
+
+       count = RTE_DIM(app->msgq_params);
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+               p = &app->msgq_params[i];
+               if (!APP_PARAM_VALID(p))
+                       continue;
+
+               fprintf(f, "[%s]\n", p->name);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "size", p->size);
+               fprintf(f, "%s = %" PRIu32 "\n", "cpu", p->cpu_socket_id);
+
+               fputc('\n', f);
+       }
+}
+
+static void
+save_pipeline_params(struct app_params *app, FILE *f)
+{
+       size_t i, count;
+
+       count = RTE_DIM(app->pipeline_params);
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+               struct app_pipeline_params *p = &app->pipeline_params[i];
+
+               if (!APP_PARAM_VALID(p))
+                       continue;
+
+               /* section name */
+               fprintf(f, "[%s]\n", p->name);
+
+               /* type */
+               fprintf(f, "type = %s\n", p->type);
+
+               /* core */
+               fprintf(f, "core = s%" PRIu32 "c%" PRIu32 "%s\n",
+                       p->socket_id,
+                       p->core_id,
+                       (p->hyper_th_id) ? "h" : "");
+
+               /* pktq_in */
+               if (p->n_pktq_in) {
+                       uint32_t j;
+
+                       fprintf(f, "pktq_in =");
+                       for (j = 0; j < p->n_pktq_in; j++) {
+                               struct app_pktq_in_params *pp = &p->pktq_in[j];
+                               char *name;
+
+                               switch (pp->type) {
+                               case APP_PKTQ_IN_HWQ:
+                                       name = app->hwq_in_params[pp->id].name;
+                                       break;
+                               case APP_PKTQ_IN_SWQ:
+                                       name = app->swq_params[pp->id].name;
+                                       break;
+                               case APP_PKTQ_IN_TM:
+                                       name = app->tm_params[pp->id].name;
+                                       break;
+                               case APP_PKTQ_IN_SOURCE:
+                                       name = app->source_params[pp->id].name;
+                                       break;
+                               default:
+                                       APP_CHECK(0, "System error "
+                                               "occurred while saving "
+                                               "parameter to file");
+                               }
+
+                               fprintf(f, " %s", name);
+                       }
+                       fprintf(f, "\n");
+               }
+
+               /* pktq_in */
+               if (p->n_pktq_out) {
+                       uint32_t j;
+
+                       fprintf(f, "pktq_out =");
+                       for (j = 0; j < p->n_pktq_out; j++) {
+                               struct app_pktq_out_params *pp =
+                                       &p->pktq_out[j];
+                               char *name;
+
+                               switch (pp->type) {
+                               case APP_PKTQ_OUT_HWQ:
+                                       name = app->hwq_out_params[pp->id].name;
+                                       break;
+                               case APP_PKTQ_OUT_SWQ:
+                                       name = app->swq_params[pp->id].name;
+                                       break;
+                               case APP_PKTQ_OUT_TM:
+                                       name = app->tm_params[pp->id].name;
+                                       break;
+                               case APP_PKTQ_OUT_SINK:
+                                       name = app->sink_params[pp->id].name;
+                                       break;
+                               default:
+                                       APP_CHECK(0, "System error "
+                                               "occurred while saving "
+                                               "parameter to file");
+                               }
+
+                               fprintf(f, " %s", name);
+                       }
+                       fprintf(f, "\n");
+               }
+
+               /* msgq_in */
+               if (p->n_msgq_in) {
+                       uint32_t j;
+
+                       fprintf(f, "msgq_in =");
+                       for (j = 0; j < p->n_msgq_in; j++) {
+                               uint32_t id = p->msgq_in[j];
+                               char *name = app->msgq_params[id].name;
+
+                               fprintf(f, " %s", name);
+                       }
+                       fprintf(f, "\n");
+               }
+
+               /* msgq_out */
+               if (p->n_msgq_out) {
+                       uint32_t j;
+
+                       fprintf(f, "msgq_out =");
+                       for (j = 0; j < p->n_msgq_out; j++) {
+                               uint32_t id = p->msgq_out[j];
+                               char *name = app->msgq_params[id].name;
+
+                               fprintf(f, " %s", name);
+                       }
+                       fprintf(f, "\n");
+               }
+
+               /* timer_period */
+               fprintf(f, "timer_period = %" PRIu32 "\n", p->timer_period);
+
+               /* args */
+               if (p->n_args) {
+                       uint32_t j;
+
+                       for (j = 0; j < p->n_args; j++)
+                               fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", p->args_name[j],
+                                       p->args_value[j]);
+               }
+
+               fprintf(f, "\n");
+       }
+}
+
+void
+app_config_save(struct app_params *app, const char *file_name)
+{
+       FILE *file;
+       char *name, *dir_name;
+       int status;
+
+       name = strdup(file_name);
+       dir_name = dirname(name);
+       status = access(dir_name, W_OK);
+       APP_CHECK((status == 0),
+               "Error: need write access privilege to directory "
+               "\"%s\" to save configuration\n", dir_name);
+
+       file = fopen(file_name, "w");
+       APP_CHECK((file != NULL),
+               "Error: failed to save configuration to file \"%s\"",
+               file_name);
+
+       save_eal_params(app, file);
+       save_pipeline_params(app, file);
+       save_mempool_params(app, file);
+       save_links_params(app, file);
+       save_rxq_params(app, file);
+       save_txq_params(app, file);
+       save_swq_params(app, file);
+       save_tm_params(app, file);
+       save_source_params(app, file);
+       save_sink_params(app, file);
+       save_msgq_params(app, file);
+
+       fclose(file);
+       free(name);
+}
+
+int
+app_config_init(struct app_params *app)
+{
+       size_t i;
+
+       memcpy(app, &app_params_default, sizeof(struct app_params));
+
+       for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(app->mempool_params); i++)
+               memcpy(&app->mempool_params[i],
+                       &mempool_params_default,
+                       sizeof(struct app_mempool_params));
+
+       for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(app->link_params); i++)
+               memcpy(&app->link_params[i],
+                       &link_params_default,
+                       sizeof(struct app_link_params));
+
+       for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(app->hwq_in_params); i++)
+               memcpy(&app->hwq_in_params[i],
+                       &default_hwq_in_params,
+                       sizeof(default_hwq_in_params));
+
+       for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(app->hwq_out_params); i++)
+               memcpy(&app->hwq_out_params[i],
+                       &default_hwq_out_params,
+                       sizeof(default_hwq_out_params));
+
+       for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(app->swq_params); i++)
+               memcpy(&app->swq_params[i],
+                       &default_swq_params,
+                       sizeof(default_swq_params));
+
+       for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(app->tm_params); i++)
+               memcpy(&app->tm_params[i],
+                       &default_tm_params,
+                       sizeof(default_tm_params));
+
+       for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(app->source_params); i++)
+               memcpy(&app->source_params[i],
+                       &default_source_params,
+                       sizeof(default_source_params));
+
+       for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(app->sink_params); i++)
+               memcpy(&app->sink_params[i],
+                       &default_sink_params,
+                       sizeof(default_sink_params));
+
+       for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(app->msgq_params); i++)
+               memcpy(&app->msgq_params[i],
+                       &default_msgq_params,
+                       sizeof(default_msgq_params));
+
+       for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(app->pipeline_params); i++)
+               memcpy(&app->pipeline_params[i],
+                       &default_pipeline_params,
+                       sizeof(default_pipeline_params));
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static char *
+filenamedup(const char *filename, const char *suffix)
+{
+       char *s = malloc(strlen(filename) + strlen(suffix) + 1);
+
+       if (!s)
+               return NULL;
+
+       sprintf(s, "%s%s", filename, suffix);
+       return s;
+}
+
+int
+app_config_args(struct app_params *app, int argc, char **argv)
+{
+       const char *optname;
+       int opt, option_index;
+       int f_present, s_present, p_present, l_present;
+       int preproc_present, preproc_params_present;
+       int scaned = 0;
+
+       static struct option lgopts[] = {
+               { "preproc", 1, 0, 0 },
+               { "preproc-args", 1, 0, 0 },
+               { NULL,  0, 0, 0 }
+       };
+
+       /* Copy application name */
+       strncpy(app->app_name, argv[0], APP_APPNAME_SIZE - 1);
+
+       f_present = 0;
+       s_present = 0;
+       p_present = 0;
+       l_present = 0;
+       preproc_present = 0;
+       preproc_params_present = 0;
+
+       while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "f:s:p:l:", lgopts,
+                       &option_index)) != EOF)
+               switch (opt) {
+               case 'f':
+                       if (f_present)
+                               rte_panic("Error: Config file is provided "
+                                       "more than once\n");
+                       f_present = 1;
+
+                       if (!strlen(optarg))
+                               rte_panic("Error: Config file name is null\n");
+
+                       app->config_file = strdup(optarg);
+                       if (app->config_file == NULL)
+                               rte_panic("Error: Memory allocation failure\n");
+
+                       break;
+
+               case 's':
+                       if (s_present)
+                               rte_panic("Error: Script file is provided "
+                                       "more than once\n");
+                       s_present = 1;
+
+                       if (!strlen(optarg))
+                               rte_panic("Error: Script file name is null\n");
+
+                       app->script_file = strdup(optarg);
+                       if (app->script_file == NULL)
+                               rte_panic("Error: Memory allocation failure\n");
+
+                       break;
+
+               case 'p':
+                       if (p_present)
+                               rte_panic("Error: PORT_MASK is provided "
+                                       "more than once\n");
+                       p_present = 1;
+
+                       if ((sscanf(optarg, "%" SCNx64 "%n", &app->port_mask,
+                               &scaned) != 1) ||
+                               ((size_t) scaned != strlen(optarg)))
+                               rte_panic("Error: PORT_MASK is not "
+                                       "a hexadecimal integer\n");
+
+                       if (app->port_mask == 0)
+                               rte_panic("Error: PORT_MASK is null\n");
+
+                       break;
+
+               case 'l':
+                       if (l_present)
+                               rte_panic("Error: LOG_LEVEL is provided "
+                                       "more than once\n");
+                       l_present = 1;
+
+                       if ((sscanf(optarg, "%" SCNu32 "%n", &app->log_level,
+                               &scaned) != 1) ||
+                               ((size_t) scaned != strlen(optarg)) ||
+                               (app->log_level >= APP_LOG_LEVELS))
+                               rte_panic("Error: LOG_LEVEL invalid value\n");
+
+                       break;
+
+               case 0:
+                       optname = lgopts[option_index].name;
+
+                       if (strcmp(optname, "preproc") == 0) {
+                               if (preproc_present)
+                                       rte_panic("Error: Preprocessor argument "
+                                               "is provided more than once\n");
+                               preproc_present = 1;
+
+                               app->preproc = strdup(optarg);
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       if (strcmp(optname, "preproc-args") == 0) {
+                               if (preproc_params_present)
+                                       rte_panic("Error: Preprocessor args "
+                                               "are provided more than once\n");
+                               preproc_params_present = 1;
+
+                               app->preproc_args = strdup(optarg);
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       app_print_usage(argv[0]);
+                       break;
+
+               default:
+                       app_print_usage(argv[0]);
+               }
+
+       optind = 0; /* reset getopt lib */
+
+       /* Check dependencies between args */
+       if (preproc_params_present && (preproc_present == 0))
+               rte_panic("Error: Preprocessor args specified while "
+                       "preprocessor is not defined\n");
+
+       app->parser_file = preproc_present ?
+               filenamedup(app->config_file, ".preproc") :
+               strdup(app->config_file);
+       app->output_file = filenamedup(app->config_file, ".out");
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int
+app_config_preproc(struct app_params *app)
+{
+       char buffer[256];
+       int status;
+
+       if (app->preproc == NULL)
+               return 0;
+
+       status = access(app->config_file, F_OK | R_OK);
+       APP_CHECK((status == 0), "Error: Unable to open file %s",
+               app->config_file);
+
+       snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s %s %s > %s",
+               app->preproc,
+               app->preproc_args ? app->preproc_args : "",
+               app->config_file,
+               app->parser_file);
+
+       status = system(buffer);
+       APP_CHECK((WIFEXITED(status) && (WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0)),
+               "Error occurred while pre-processing file \"%s\"\n",
+               app->config_file);
+
+       return status;
+}