Index: head/tests/sys/netmap/ctrl-api-test.c
===================================================================
--- head/tests/sys/netmap/ctrl-api-test.c
+++ head/tests/sys/netmap/ctrl-api-test.c
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@
 	uint32_t nr_hdr_len; /* for PORT_HDR_SET and PORT_HDR_GET */
 	uint32_t nr_first_cpu_id;     /* vale polling */
 	uint32_t nr_num_polling_cpus; /* vale polling */
+	uint32_t sync_kloop_mode; /* sync-kloop */
 	int fd; /* netmap file descriptor */
 
 	void *csb;                    /* CSB entries (atok and ktoa) */
 	struct nmreq_option *nr_opt;  /* list of options */
 	sem_t *sem;	/* for thread synchronization */
-	struct nmport_d *nmport;      /* nmport descriptor from libnetmap */
 };
 
 static struct TestContext ctx_;
@@ -352,8 +352,11 @@
 
 /* The 11 ABI is the one right before the introduction of the new NIOCCTRL
  * ABI. The 11 ABI is useful to perform tests with legacy applications
- * (which use the 11 ABI) and new kernel (which uses 12, or higher). */
-#define NETMAP_API_NIOCREGIF	11
+ * (which use the 11 ABI) and new kernel (which uses 12, or higher).
+ * However, version 14 introduced a change in the layout of struct netmap_if,
+ * so that binary backward compatibility to 11 is not supported anymore.
+ */
+#define NETMAP_API_NIOCREGIF	14
 
 static int
 legacy_regif_default(struct TestContext *ctx)
@@ -1113,7 +1116,7 @@
 	pools_info_fill(&pools_info);
 	/* Request a large ring size, to make sure that the kernel
 	 * rejects our request. */
-	pools_info.nr_ring_pool_objsize = (1 << 16);
+	pools_info.nr_ring_pool_objsize = (1 << 20);
 
 	return _extmem_option(ctx, &pools_info) < 0 ? 0 : -1;
 }
@@ -1140,6 +1143,10 @@
 	save1 = e1;
 	save2 = e2;
 
+	strncpy(ctx->ifname_ext, "vale0:0", sizeof(ctx->ifname_ext));
+	ctx->nr_tx_slots = 16;
+	ctx->nr_rx_slots = 16;
+
 	ret = port_register_hwall(ctx);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		printf("duplicate option not detected\n");
@@ -1322,51 +1329,58 @@
 static int
 sync_kloop_eventfds(struct TestContext *ctx)
 {
-	struct nmreq_opt_sync_kloop_eventfds *opt = NULL;
-	struct nmreq_option save;
+	struct nmreq_opt_sync_kloop_eventfds *evopt = NULL;
+	struct nmreq_opt_sync_kloop_mode modeopt;
+	struct nmreq_option evsave;
 	int num_entries;
 	size_t opt_size;
 	int ret, i;
 
+	memset(&modeopt, 0, sizeof(modeopt));
+	modeopt.nro_opt.nro_reqtype = NETMAP_REQ_OPT_SYNC_KLOOP_MODE;
+	modeopt.mode = ctx->sync_kloop_mode;
+	push_option(&modeopt.nro_opt, ctx);
+
 	num_entries = num_registered_rings(ctx);
-	opt_size    = sizeof(*opt) + num_entries * sizeof(opt->eventfds[0]);
-	opt = calloc(1, opt_size);
-	opt->nro_opt.nro_next    = 0;
-	opt->nro_opt.nro_reqtype = NETMAP_REQ_OPT_SYNC_KLOOP_EVENTFDS;
-	opt->nro_opt.nro_status  = 0;
-	opt->nro_opt.nro_size    = opt_size;
+	opt_size    = sizeof(*evopt) + num_entries * sizeof(evopt->eventfds[0]);
+	evopt = calloc(1, opt_size);
+	evopt->nro_opt.nro_next    = 0;
+	evopt->nro_opt.nro_reqtype = NETMAP_REQ_OPT_SYNC_KLOOP_EVENTFDS;
+	evopt->nro_opt.nro_status  = 0;
+	evopt->nro_opt.nro_size    = opt_size;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_entries; i++) {
 		int efd = eventfd(0, 0);
 
-		opt->eventfds[i].ioeventfd = efd;
+		evopt->eventfds[i].ioeventfd = efd;
 		efd                        = eventfd(0, 0);
-		opt->eventfds[i].irqfd = efd;
+		evopt->eventfds[i].irqfd = efd;
 	}
 
-	push_option(&opt->nro_opt, ctx);
-	save = opt->nro_opt;
+	push_option(&evopt->nro_opt, ctx);
+	evsave = evopt->nro_opt;
 
 	ret = sync_kloop_start_stop(ctx);
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		free(opt);
+		free(evopt);
 		clear_options(ctx);
 		return ret;
 	}
 #ifdef __linux__
-	save.nro_status = 0;
+	evsave.nro_status = 0;
 #else  /* !__linux__ */
-	save.nro_status = EOPNOTSUPP;
+	evsave.nro_status = EOPNOTSUPP;
 #endif /* !__linux__ */
 
-	ret = checkoption(&opt->nro_opt, &save);
-	free(opt);
+	ret = checkoption(&evopt->nro_opt, &evsave);
+	free(evopt);
 	clear_options(ctx);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
-sync_kloop_eventfds_all(struct TestContext *ctx)
+sync_kloop_eventfds_all_mode(struct TestContext *ctx,
+			     uint32_t sync_kloop_mode)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1375,10 +1389,18 @@
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	ctx->sync_kloop_mode = sync_kloop_mode;
+
 	return sync_kloop_eventfds(ctx);
 }
 
 static int
+sync_kloop_eventfds_all(struct TestContext *ctx)
+{
+	return sync_kloop_eventfds_all_mode(ctx, 0);
+}
+
+static int
 sync_kloop_eventfds_all_tx(struct TestContext *ctx)
 {
 	struct nmreq_opt_csb opt;
@@ -1399,6 +1421,27 @@
 }
 
 static int
+sync_kloop_eventfds_all_direct(struct TestContext *ctx)
+{
+	return sync_kloop_eventfds_all_mode(ctx,
+	    NM_OPT_SYNC_KLOOP_DIRECT_TX | NM_OPT_SYNC_KLOOP_DIRECT_RX);
+}
+
+static int
+sync_kloop_eventfds_all_direct_tx(struct TestContext *ctx)
+{
+	return sync_kloop_eventfds_all_mode(ctx,
+	    NM_OPT_SYNC_KLOOP_DIRECT_TX);
+}
+
+static int
+sync_kloop_eventfds_all_direct_rx(struct TestContext *ctx)
+{
+	return sync_kloop_eventfds_all_mode(ctx,
+	    NM_OPT_SYNC_KLOOP_DIRECT_RX);
+}
+
+static int
 sync_kloop_nocsb(struct TestContext *ctx)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -1677,6 +1720,9 @@
 	decltest(sync_kloop),
 	decltest(sync_kloop_eventfds_all),
 	decltest(sync_kloop_eventfds_all_tx),
+	decltest(sync_kloop_eventfds_all_direct),
+	decltest(sync_kloop_eventfds_all_direct_tx),
+	decltest(sync_kloop_eventfds_all_direct_rx),
 	decltest(sync_kloop_nocsb),
 	decltest(sync_kloop_csb_enable),
 	decltest(sync_kloop_conflict),