[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] kni: use netif_rx instead of netif_receive_skb in which ocurr deallock on userpace contex

[Thomas Monjalon]

Hi,

2014-07-11 23:37, Yao-Po Wang:
> Per netif_receive_skb function description, it may only be called from
> interrupt contex, but KNI is run on kthread that like as user-space
> contex. It may occur deallock, if netif_receive_skb called from kthread,
> so it should be repleaced by netif_rx or adding local_bh_disable/enable
> around netif_receive_skb.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yao-Po Wang <blue119 at gmail.com>

> --- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
>  			/* Call netif interface */
> -			netif_receive_skb(skb);
> +			netif_rx(skb);

Is there someone confident to approve this change?

-- 
Thomas