Adjust wording for NUMA vs. socket ID in DPDK

index 549b9e68c5..5a89baad43 100644
@@ -113,22 +113,21 @@ unsigned int rte_lcore_count(void);
 int rte_lcore_index(int lcore_id);
 
 /**
- * Return the ID of the physical socket of the logical core we are
- * running on.
+ * Return the ID of NUMA node of the logical core we are running on.
  * @return
- *   the ID of current lcoreid's physical socket
+ *   the ID of current lcoreid's NUMA node
  */
 unsigned int rte_socket_id(void);
 
 /**
- * Return number of physical sockets detected on the system.
+ * Return number of NUMA nodes detected on the system.
  *
- * Note that number of nodes may not be correspondent to their physical id's:
- * for example, a system may report two socket id's, but the actual socket id's
+ * Note that number of nodes may not be correspondent to their NUMA ID's:
+ * for example, a system may report two NUMA ID's, but the actual NUMA ID's
  * may be 0 and 8.
  *
  * @return
- *   the number of physical sockets as recognized by EAL
+ *   the number of NUMA ID's as recognized by EAL
  */
 unsigned int
 rte_socket_count(void);

@@ -137,26 +136,26 @@ rte_socket_count(void);
  * Return socket id with a particular index.
  *
  * This will return socket id at a particular position in list of all detected
- * physical socket id's. For example, on a machine with sockets [0, 8], passing
- * 1 as a parameter will return 8.
+ * NUMA node ID's. For example, on a machine with NUMA nodes [0, 8], passing 1
+ * as a parameter will return 8.
  *
  * @param idx
- *   index of physical socket id to return
+ *   index of NUMA node ID to return
  *
  * @return
- *   - physical socket id as recognized by EAL
+ *   - NUMA node ID as recognized by EAL
  *   - -1 on error, with errno set to EINVAL
  */
 int
 rte_socket_id_by_idx(unsigned int idx);
 
 /**
- * Get the ID of the physical socket of the specified lcore
+ * Get the ID of the NUMA node of the specified lcore
  *
  * @param lcore_id
  *   the targeted lcore, which MUST be between 0 and RTE_MAX_LCORE-1.
  * @return
- *   the ID of lcoreid's physical socket
+ *   the ID of lcoreid's NUMA node
  */
 unsigned int
 rte_lcore_to_socket_id(unsigned int lcore_id);

index 2ff9252c52..ba8fce6607 100644
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ unsigned int rte_get_next_lcore(unsigned int i, int skip_main, int wrap)
 unsigned int
 rte_lcore_to_socket_id(unsigned int lcore_id)
 {
-	return lcore_config[lcore_id].socket_id;
+	return lcore_config[lcore_id].numa_id;
 }
 
 static int

@@ -173,17 +173,17 @@ rte_eal_cpu_init(void)
 		config->lcore_role[lcore_id] = ROLE_RTE;
 		lcore_config[lcore_id].core_role = ROLE_RTE;
 		lcore_config[lcore_id].core_id = eal_cpu_core_id(lcore_id);
-		lcore_config[lcore_id].socket_id = socket_id;
+		lcore_config[lcore_id].numa_id = socket_id;
 		EAL_LOG(DEBUG, "Detected lcore %u as "
-				"core %u on socket %u",
+				"core %u on NUMA node %u",
 				lcore_id, lcore_config[lcore_id].core_id,
-				lcore_config[lcore_id].socket_id);
+				lcore_config[lcore_id].numa_id);
 		count++;
 	}
 	for (; lcore_id < CPU_SETSIZE; lcore_id++) {
 		if (eal_cpu_detected(lcore_id) == 0)
 			continue;
-		EAL_LOG(DEBUG, "Skipped lcore %u as core %u on socket %u",
+		EAL_LOG(DEBUG, "Skipped lcore %u as core %u on NUMA node %u",
 			lcore_id, eal_cpu_core_id(lcore_id),
 			eal_cpu_socket_id(lcore_id));
 	}

index a53bc639ae..aa98bdc3ff 100644
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
 
 RTE_DEFINE_PER_LCORE(unsigned int, _lcore_id) = LCORE_ID_ANY;
 RTE_DEFINE_PER_LCORE(int, _thread_id) = -1;
-static RTE_DEFINE_PER_LCORE(unsigned int, _socket_id) =
+static RTE_DEFINE_PER_LCORE(unsigned int, _numa_id) =
 	(unsigned int)SOCKET_ID_ANY;
 static RTE_DEFINE_PER_LCORE(rte_cpuset_t, _cpuset);
 
 unsigned rte_socket_id(void)
 {
-	return RTE_PER_LCORE(_socket_id);
+	return RTE_PER_LCORE(_numa_id);
 }
 
 static int

@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ thread_update_affinity(rte_cpuset_t *cpusetp)
 {
 	unsigned int lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();
 
-	/* store socket_id in TLS for quick access */
-	RTE_PER_LCORE(_socket_id) =
+	/* store numa_id in TLS for quick access */
+	RTE_PER_LCORE(_numa_id) =
 		eal_cpuset_socket_id(cpusetp);
 
 	/* store cpuset in TLS for quick access */

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ thread_update_affinity(rte_cpuset_t *cpusetp)
 
 	if (lcore_id != (unsigned)LCORE_ID_ANY) {
 		/* EAL thread will update lcore_config */
-		lcore_config[lcore_id].socket_id = RTE_PER_LCORE(_socket_id);
+		lcore_config[lcore_id].numa_id = RTE_PER_LCORE(_numa_id);
 		memmove(&lcore_config[lcore_id].cpuset, cpusetp,
 			sizeof(rte_cpuset_t));
 	}

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int control_thread_init(void *arg)
 	/* Set control thread socket ID to SOCKET_ID_ANY
 	 * as control threads may be scheduled on any NUMA node.
 	 */
-	RTE_PER_LCORE(_socket_id) = SOCKET_ID_ANY;
+	RTE_PER_LCORE(_numa_id) = SOCKET_ID_ANY;
 	params->ret = rte_thread_set_affinity_by_id(rte_thread_self(), cpuset);
 	if (params->ret != 0) {
 		rte_atomic_store_explicit(&params->status,

index bb315dab04..22531a2b19 100644
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct lcore_config {
 	volatile int ret;          /**< return value of function */
 
 	volatile RTE_ATOMIC(enum rte_lcore_state_t) state; /**< lcore state */
-	unsigned int socket_id;    /**< physical socket id for this lcore */
+	unsigned int numa_id;    /**< NUMA node ID for this lcore */
 	unsigned int core_id;      /**< core number on socket for this lcore */
 	int core_index;            /**< relative index, starting from 0 */
 	uint8_t core_role;         /**< role of core eg: OFF, RTE, SERVICE */

index b4dc231940..4377af5aab 100644
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ eal_dynmem_hugepage_init(void)
 #endif
 	}
 
-	/* make a copy of socket_mem, needed for balanced allocation. */
+	/* make a copy of numa_mem, needed for balanced allocation. */
 	for (hp_sz_idx = 0; hp_sz_idx < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; hp_sz_idx++)
-		memory[hp_sz_idx] = internal_conf->socket_mem[hp_sz_idx];
+		memory[hp_sz_idx] = internal_conf->numa_mem[hp_sz_idx];
 
 	/* calculate final number of pages */
 	if (eal_dynmem_calc_num_pages_per_socket(memory,

@@ -334,10 +334,10 @@ eal_dynmem_hugepage_init(void)
 	}
 
 	/* if socket limits were specified, set them */
-	if (internal_conf->force_socket_limits) {
+	if (internal_conf->force_numa_limits) {
 		unsigned int i;
 		for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++) {
-			uint64_t limit = internal_conf->socket_limit[i];
+			uint64_t limit = internal_conf->numa_limit[i];
 			if (limit == 0)
 				continue;
 			if (rte_mem_alloc_validator_register("socket-limit",

@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ eal_dynmem_calc_num_pages_per_socket(
 		return -1;
 
 	/* if specific memory amounts per socket weren't requested */
-	if (internal_conf->force_sockets == 0) {
+	if (internal_conf->force_numa == 0) {
 		size_t total_size;
 #ifdef RTE_ARCH_64
 		int cpu_per_socket[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES];

@@ -509,10 +509,10 @@ eal_dynmem_calc_num_pages_per_socket(
 
 		/* if we didn't satisfy all memory requirements per socket */
 		if (memory[socket] > 0 &&
-				internal_conf->socket_mem[socket] != 0) {
+				internal_conf->numa_mem[socket] != 0) {
 			/* to prevent icc errors */
 			requested = (unsigned int)(
-				internal_conf->socket_mem[socket] / 0x100000);
+				internal_conf->numa_mem[socket] / 0x100000);
 			available = requested -
 				((unsigned int)(memory[socket] / 0x100000));
 			EAL_LOG(ERR, "Not enough memory available on "

index 79db9a47dd..ab95674c2e 100644
@@ -334,14 +334,14 @@ eal_reset_internal_config(struct internal_config *internal_cfg)
 	internal_cfg->hugepage_dir = NULL;
 	internal_cfg->hugepage_file.unlink_before_mapping = false;
 	internal_cfg->hugepage_file.unlink_existing = true;
-	internal_cfg->force_sockets = 0;
+	internal_cfg->force_numa = 0;
 	/* zero out the NUMA config */
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
-		internal_cfg->socket_mem[i] = 0;
-	internal_cfg->force_socket_limits = 0;
+		internal_cfg->numa_mem[i] = 0;
+	internal_cfg->force_numa_limits = 0;
 	/* zero out the NUMA limits config */
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
-		internal_cfg->socket_limit[i] = 0;
+		internal_cfg->numa_limit[i] = 0;
 	/* zero out hugedir descriptors */
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_HUGEPAGE_SIZES; i++) {
 		memset(&internal_cfg->hugepage_info[i], 0,

@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ eal_adjust_config(struct internal_config *internal_cfg)
 	/* if no memory amounts were requested, this will result in 0 and
 	 * will be overridden later, right after eal_hugepage_info_init() */
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
-		internal_cfg->memory += internal_cfg->socket_mem[i];
+		internal_cfg->memory += internal_cfg->numa_mem[i];
 
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -2106,12 +2106,12 @@ eal_check_common_options(struct internal_config *internal_cfg)
 			"option");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (mem_parsed && internal_cfg->force_sockets == 1) {
+	if (mem_parsed && internal_cfg->force_numa == 1) {
 		EAL_LOG(ERR, "Options -m and --"OPT_SOCKET_MEM" cannot "
 			"be specified at the same time");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (internal_cfg->no_hugetlbfs && internal_cfg->force_sockets == 1) {
+	if (internal_cfg->no_hugetlbfs && internal_cfg->force_numa == 1) {
 		EAL_LOG(ERR, "Option --"OPT_SOCKET_MEM" cannot "
 			"be specified together with --"OPT_NO_HUGE);
 		return -1;

@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ eal_check_common_options(struct internal_config *internal_cfg)
 			"be specified together with --"OPT_NO_HUGE);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (internal_conf->force_socket_limits && internal_conf->legacy_mem) {
+	if (internal_conf->force_numa_limits && internal_conf->legacy_mem) {
 		EAL_LOG(ERR, "Option --"OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT
 			" is only supported in non-legacy memory mode");
 	}

index f53ab8b4aa..97a68f00f6 100644
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ struct internal_config {
 	 */
 	volatile unsigned create_uio_dev; /**< true to create /dev/uioX devices */
 	volatile enum rte_proc_type_t process_type; /**< multi-process proc type */
-	/** true to try allocating memory on specific sockets */
-	volatile unsigned force_sockets;
-	volatile uint64_t socket_mem[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES]; /**< amount of memory per socket */
-	volatile unsigned force_socket_limits;
-	volatile uint64_t socket_limit[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES]; /**< limit amount of memory per socket */
+	/** true to try allocating memory on specific NUMA nodes */
+	volatile unsigned force_numa;
+	volatile uint64_t numa_mem[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES]; /**< amount of memory per socket */
+	volatile unsigned force_numa_limits;
+	volatile uint64_t numa_limit[RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES]; /**< limit amount of memory per socket */
 	uintptr_t base_virtaddr;          /**< base address to try and reserve memory from */
 	volatile unsigned legacy_mem;
 	/**< true to enable legacy memory behavior (no dynamic allocation,

index 058aaf4209..f87a947a42 100644
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ malloc_get_numa_socket(void)
 	/* for control threads, return first socket where memory is available */
 	for (idx = 0; idx < rte_socket_count(); idx++) {
 		socket_id = rte_socket_id_by_idx(idx);
-		if (conf->socket_mem[socket_id] != 0)
+		if (conf->numa_mem[socket_id] != 0)
 			return socket_id;
 	}
 	/* We couldn't quickly find a NUMA node where memory was available,

index a96bbf5836..9d1fedc08e 100644
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (internal_conf->memory == 0 && internal_conf->force_sockets == 0) {
+	if (internal_conf->memory == 0 && internal_conf->force_numa == 0) {
 		if (internal_conf->no_hugetlbfs)
 			internal_conf->memory = MEMSIZE_IF_NO_HUGE_PAGE;
 		else

index a6220524a4..4b8f855c00 100644
@@ -657,26 +657,26 @@ eal_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		case OPT_SOCKET_MEM_NUM:
 			if (eal_parse_socket_arg(optarg,
-					internal_conf->socket_mem) < 0) {
+					internal_conf->numa_mem) < 0) {
 				EAL_LOG(ERR, "invalid parameters for --"
 						OPT_SOCKET_MEM);
 				eal_usage(prgname);
 				ret = -1;
 				goto out;
 			}
-			internal_conf->force_sockets = 1;
+			internal_conf->force_numa = 1;
 			break;
 
 		case OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT_NUM:
 			if (eal_parse_socket_arg(optarg,
-					internal_conf->socket_limit) < 0) {
+					internal_conf->numa_limit) < 0) {
 				EAL_LOG(ERR, "invalid parameters for --"
 						OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT);
 				eal_usage(prgname);
 				ret = -1;
 				goto out;
 			}
-			internal_conf->force_socket_limits = 1;
+			internal_conf->force_numa_limits = 1;
 			break;
 
 		case OPT_VFIO_INTR_NUM:

@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (internal_conf->memory == 0 && internal_conf->force_sockets == 0) {
+	if (internal_conf->memory == 0 && internal_conf->force_numa == 0) {
 		if (internal_conf->no_hugetlbfs)
 			internal_conf->memory = MEMSIZE_IF_NO_HUGE_PAGE;
 	}

index 45879ca743..45776ed33d 100644
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ map_all_hugepages(struct hugepage_file *hugepg_tbl, struct hugepage_info *hpi,
 			oldpolicy = MPOL_DEFAULT;
 		}
 		for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
-			if (internal_conf->socket_mem[i])
+			if (internal_conf->numa_mem[i])
 				maxnode = i + 1;
 	}
 #endif

@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ map_all_hugepages(struct hugepage_file *hugepg_tbl, struct hugepage_info *hpi,
 
 			if (j == maxnode) {
 				node_id = (node_id + 1) % maxnode;
-				while (!internal_conf->socket_mem[node_id]) {
+				while (!internal_conf->numa_mem[node_id]) {
 					node_id++;
 					node_id %= maxnode;
 				}

@@ -1269,9 +1269,9 @@ eal_legacy_hugepage_init(void)
 
 	huge_register_sigbus();
 
-	/* make a copy of socket_mem, needed for balanced allocation. */
+	/* make a copy of numa_mem, needed for balanced allocation. */
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
-		memory[i] = internal_conf->socket_mem[i];
+		memory[i] = internal_conf->numa_mem[i];
 
 	/* map all hugepages and sort them */
 	for (i = 0; i < (int)internal_conf->num_hugepage_sizes; i++) {

@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ eal_legacy_hugepage_init(void)
 
 	huge_recover_sigbus();
 
-	if (internal_conf->memory == 0 && internal_conf->force_sockets == 0)
+	if (internal_conf->memory == 0 && internal_conf->force_numa == 0)
 		internal_conf->memory = eal_get_hugepage_mem_size();
 
 	nr_hugefiles = nr_hugepages;

@@ -1365,9 +1365,9 @@ eal_legacy_hugepage_init(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* make a copy of socket_mem, needed for number of pages calculation */
+	/* make a copy of numa_mem, needed for number of pages calculation */
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES; i++)
-		memory[i] = internal_conf->socket_mem[i];
+		memory[i] = internal_conf->numa_mem[i];
 
 	/* calculate final number of pages */
 	nr_hugepages = eal_dynmem_calc_num_pages_per_socket(memory,

@@ -1722,12 +1722,12 @@ memseg_primary_init_32(void)
 	 */
 	active_sockets = 0;
 	total_requested_mem = 0;
-	if (internal_conf->force_sockets)
+	if (internal_conf->force_numa)
 		for (i = 0; i < rte_socket_count(); i++) {
 			uint64_t mem;
 
 			socket_id = rte_socket_id_by_idx(i);
-			mem = internal_conf->socket_mem[socket_id];
+			mem = internal_conf->numa_mem[socket_id];
 
 			if (mem == 0)
 				continue;

@@ -1779,7 +1779,7 @@ memseg_primary_init_32(void)
 
 		/* if we didn't specifically request memory on this socket */
 		skip = active_sockets != 0 &&
-				internal_conf->socket_mem[socket_id] == 0;
+				internal_conf->numa_mem[socket_id] == 0;
 		/* ...or if we didn't specifically request memory on *any*
 		 * socket, and this is not main lcore
 		 */

@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ memseg_primary_init_32(void)
 
 		/* max amount of memory on this socket */
 		max_socket_mem = (active_sockets != 0 ?
-					internal_conf->socket_mem[socket_id] :
+					internal_conf->numa_mem[socket_id] :
 					internal_conf->memory) +
 					extra_mem_per_socket;
 		cur_socket_mem = 0;

index 5cdc053a02..612ce13a90 100644
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (internal_conf->memory == 0 && !internal_conf->force_sockets) {
+	if (internal_conf->memory == 0 && !internal_conf->force_numa) {
 		if (internal_conf->no_hugetlbfs)
 			internal_conf->memory = MEMSIZE_IF_NO_HUGE_PAGE;
 	}

index ab95674c2e..378d7f51ca 100644
@@ -90,8 +90,11 @@ eal_long_options[] = {
 	{OPT_DEV_BLOCK,         1, NULL, OPT_DEV_BLOCK_NUM        },
 	{OPT_DEV_ALLOW,		1, NULL, OPT_DEV_ALLOW_NUM	  },
 	{OPT_PROC_TYPE,         1, NULL, OPT_PROC_TYPE_NUM        },
-	{OPT_SOCKET_MEM,        1, NULL, OPT_SOCKET_MEM_NUM       },
-	{OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT,      1, NULL, OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT_NUM     },
+	/* socket-mem/socket-limit are kept for backwards compatiblity */
+	{OPT_SOCKET_MEM,        1, NULL, OPT_NUMA_MEM_NUM         },
+	{OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT,      1, NULL, OPT_NUMA_LIMIT_NUM       },
+	{OPT_NUMA_MEM,          1, NULL, OPT_NUMA_MEM_NUM         },
+	{OPT_NUMA_LIMIT,        1, NULL, OPT_NUMA_LIMIT_NUM       },
 #ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
 	{OPT_SYSLOG,            2, NULL, OPT_SYSLOG_NUM           },
 #endif

@@ -2107,12 +2110,12 @@ eal_check_common_options(struct internal_config *internal_cfg)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (mem_parsed && internal_cfg->force_numa == 1) {
-		EAL_LOG(ERR, "Options -m and --"OPT_SOCKET_MEM" cannot "
+		EAL_LOG(ERR, "Options -m and --"OPT_NUMA_MEM" cannot "
 			"be specified at the same time");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (internal_cfg->no_hugetlbfs && internal_cfg->force_numa == 1) {
-		EAL_LOG(ERR, "Option --"OPT_SOCKET_MEM" cannot "
+		EAL_LOG(ERR, "Option --"OPT_NUMA_MEM" cannot "
 			"be specified together with --"OPT_NO_HUGE);
 		return -1;
 	}

@@ -2130,7 +2133,7 @@ eal_check_common_options(struct internal_config *internal_cfg)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (internal_conf->force_numa_limits && internal_conf->legacy_mem) {
-		EAL_LOG(ERR, "Option --"OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT
+		EAL_LOG(ERR, "Option --"OPT_NUMA_LIMIT
 			" is only supported in non-legacy memory mode");
 	}
 	if (internal_cfg->single_file_segments &&

@@ -2165,7 +2168,7 @@ eal_check_common_options(struct internal_config *internal_cfg)
 	if (internal_cfg->legacy_mem && internal_cfg->memory == 0) {
 		EAL_LOG(NOTICE, "Static memory layout is selected, "
 			"amount of reserved memory can be adjusted with "
-			"-m or --"OPT_SOCKET_MEM);
+			"-m or --"OPT_NUMA_MEM);
 	}
 
 	return 0;

@@ -2218,7 +2221,7 @@ eal_common_usage(void)
 	       "  --"OPT_MAIN_LCORE" ID     Core ID that is used as main\n"
 	       "  --"OPT_MBUF_POOL_OPS_NAME" Pool ops name for mbuf to use\n"
 	       "  -n CHANNELS         Number of memory channels\n"
-	       "  -m MB               Memory to allocate (see also --"OPT_SOCKET_MEM")\n"
+	       "  -m MB               Memory to allocate (see also --"OPT_NUMA_MEM")\n"
 	       "  -r RANKS            Force number of memory ranks (don't detect)\n"
 	       "  -b, --block         Add a device to the blocked list.\n"
 	       "                      Prevent EAL from using this device. The argument\n"

index 95fb4f6108..1646dff44d 100644
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ enum {
 #define OPT_IN_MEMORY         "in-memory"
 	OPT_IN_MEMORY_NUM,
 #define OPT_SOCKET_MEM        "socket-mem"
-	OPT_SOCKET_MEM_NUM,
-#define OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT        "socket-limit"
-	OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT_NUM,
+#define OPT_NUMA_MEM          "numa-mem"
+	OPT_NUMA_MEM_NUM,
+#define OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT      "socket-limit"
+#define OPT_NUMA_LIMIT        "numa-limit"
+	OPT_NUMA_LIMIT_NUM,
 #define OPT_SYSLOG            "syslog"
 	OPT_SYSLOG_NUM,
 #define OPT_VDEV              "vdev"

index 4b8f855c00..ba1bfa9416 100644
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@ eal_usage(const char *prgname)
 	printf("\nUsage: %s ", prgname);
 	eal_common_usage();
 	printf("EAL Linux options:\n"
-	       "  --"OPT_SOCKET_MEM"        Memory to allocate on sockets (comma separated values)\n"
-	       "  --"OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT"      Limit memory allocation on sockets (comma separated values)\n"
+	       "  --"OPT_NUMA_MEM"        Memory to allocate on NUMA nodes (comma separated values)\n"
+	       "  --"OPT_NUMA_LIMIT"      Limit memory allocation on NUMA nodes (comma separated values)\n"
 	       "  --"OPT_HUGE_DIR"          Directory where hugetlbfs is mounted\n"
 	       "  --"OPT_FILE_PREFIX"       Prefix for hugepage filenames\n"
 	       "  --"OPT_CREATE_UIO_DEV"    Create /dev/uioX (usually done by hotplug)\n"

@@ -655,11 +655,14 @@ eal_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 			}
 			break;
 		}
-		case OPT_SOCKET_MEM_NUM:
+		case OPT_NUMA_MEM_NUM:
 			if (eal_parse_socket_arg(optarg,
 					internal_conf->numa_mem) < 0) {
 				EAL_LOG(ERR, "invalid parameters for --"
-						OPT_SOCKET_MEM);
+						OPT_NUMA_MEM
+						" (aka --"
+						OPT_SOCKET_MEM
+						")");
 				eal_usage(prgname);
 				ret = -1;
 				goto out;

@@ -667,11 +670,14 @@ eal_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 			internal_conf->force_numa = 1;
 			break;
 
-		case OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT_NUM:
+		case OPT_NUMA_LIMIT_NUM:
 			if (eal_parse_socket_arg(optarg,
 					internal_conf->numa_limit) < 0) {
 				EAL_LOG(ERR, "invalid parameters for --"
-						OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT);
+						OPT_NUMA_LIMIT
+						" (aka --"
+						OPT_SOCKET_LIMIT
+						")");
 				eal_usage(prgname);
 				ret = -1;
 				goto out;