[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] net/tap: fix dev name look-up

Wiles, Keith keith.wiles at intel.com
Mon Mar 6 17:14:41 CET 2017


> On Mar 6, 2017, at 10:03 AM, Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> wrote:
> 
> On 3/6/2017 3:42 PM, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
>> On 3/6/2017 3:16 PM, Wiles, Keith wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 6, 2017, at 9:13 AM, Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon at 6wind.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Store the device name in dev->data->name, to have symmetrical behavior
>>>> between rte_pmd_tap_probe(name) and rte_pmd_tap_remove(name).
>>>> 
>>>> The netdevice name (linux interface name) is stored in the name field of
>>>> struct pmd_internals.
>>>> 
>>>> snprintf(data->name) has been moved closer to the rte_ethdev_allocate()
>>>> as it should use the same name.
>>>> 
>>>> Signed-off-by: Pascal Mazon <pascal.mazon at 6wind.com>
>>>> ---
>>>> drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c | 5 +++--
>>>> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>> 
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
>>>> index 47a706070652..ece3a5fcc897 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
>>>> @@ -663,7 +663,9 @@ eth_dev_tap_create(const char *name, char *tap_name)
>>>> 		goto error_exit;
>>>> 	}
>>>> 
>>>> -	dev = rte_eth_dev_allocate(tap_name);
>>>> +	/* name in allocation and data->name must be consistent */
>>>> +	snprintf(data->name, sizeof(data->name), "%s", name);
>>>> +	dev = rte_eth_dev_allocate(name);
>>>> 	if (!dev) {
>>>> 		RTE_LOG(ERR, PMD, "TAP Unable to allocate device struct\n");
>>>> 		goto error_exit;
>>>> @@ -691,7 +693,6 @@ eth_dev_tap_create(const char *name, char *tap_name)
>>>> 	dev->driver = NULL;
>>>> 	dev->rx_pkt_burst = pmd_rx_burst;
>>>> 	dev->tx_pkt_burst = pmd_tx_burst;
>>>> -	snprintf(dev->data->name, sizeof(dev->data->name), "%s", name);
>>>> 
>>>> 	/* Presetup the fds to -1 as being not valid */
>>>> 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_PMD_TAP_MAX_QUEUES; i++) {
>>>> -- 
>>>> 2.8.0.rc0
>>> 
>>> Looks good to me, but Ferruh seems to be the expect here :-)
>> 
>> One more minor update, and will be fine I guess J
> 
> Since no more update required, I am using above as your "Acked-by”.

Acked-by: Keith Wiles <keith.wiles at intel.com>

> 
>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Keith

Regards,
Keith



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