[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: fix memory leaks in remove rxtx callbacks

[Gujjar, Abhinandan S]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ananyev, Konstantin
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 2:47 PM
> To: Gujjar, Abhinandan S <abhinandan.gujjar at intel.com>;
> thomas at monjalon.net
> Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Gujjar, Abhinandan S <abhinandan.gujjar at intel.com>
> Subject: RE: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: fix memory leaks in remove rxtx
> callbacks
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Abhinandan Gujjar
> > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 3:32 AM
> > To: thomas at monjalon.net
> > Cc: dev at dpdk.org; Gujjar, Abhinandan S <abhinandan.gujjar at intel.com>
> > Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ethdev: fix memory leaks in remove rxtx
> > callbacks
> >
> > The patch frees memory allocated by add rxtx callbacks
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Abhinandan Gujjar <abhinandan.gujjar at intel.com>
> > ---
> >  lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c | 2 ++
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
> > b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c index 318af28..2ab6e05 100644
> > --- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
> > +++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
> > @@ -3229,6 +3229,7 @@ int rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit(uint16_t port_id,
> uint16_t queue_idx,
> >  		if (cb == user_cb) {
> >  			/* Remove the user cb from the callback list. */
> >  			*prev_cb = cb->next;
> > +			rte_free(cb);
> 
> It is not that straightforward unfortunately - that function can be called while
> RX/TX is active for the same queue.
> That's why it is a responsibility of the caller to determine when it is safe to free
> associated resources.
> I submitted and RFC to fix that issue in a safe way:
> http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/31867/
> Konstantin
Thanks for pointing to the patch. I could not find it in the search!
Abhinandan

> 
> >  			ret = 0;
> >  			break;
> >  		}
> > @@ -3263,6 +3264,7 @@ int rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit(uint16_t port_id,
> uint16_t queue_idx,
> >  		if (cb == user_cb) {
> >  			/* Remove the user cb from the callback list. */
> >  			*prev_cb = cb->next;
> > +			rte_free(cb);
> >  			ret = 0;
> >  			break;
> >  		}
> > --
> > 1.9.1