[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] kni: fix possible deadlock
Ferruh Yigit
ferruh.yigit at intel.com
Thu Apr 7 17:55:17 CEST 2016
netif_rx() should be used in interrupt context. Replace it with
netif_rx_ni() which is safe to use in process context.
Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
---
lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
index e02edcb..cfa8339 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ kni_net_rx_normal(struct kni_dev *kni)
skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
/* Call netif interface */
- netif_rx(skb);
+ netif_rx_ni(skb);
/* Update statistics */
kni->stats.rx_bytes += len;
--
2.5.5
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