08/06/2021 10:42, Andrew Rybchenko:

On 4/22/21 4:18 AM, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:

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--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst

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+All the dev ops is supported in primary process. While secondary process is not permitted
+to allocate or release shared memory, so some ops are not supported as follows::
+``dev_configure``
+``dev_start``
+``dev_stop``
+``rx_queue_setup``
+``tx_queue_setup``
+``rx_queue_release``
+``tx_queue_release``

@Thomas, @Ferrh, shouldn't it be handled on ethdev level as
well if it is really that strict.

Yes it should be documented at ethdev level, not testpmd.
I think it was kept fuzzy for too long.