[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/3] security: fix device operation type

[Akhil Goyal]

Hi Nelio,
On 11/23/2017 3:32 PM, Nelio Laranjeiro wrote:
> Device operation pointers should be constant to avoid any modification
> while it is in use.
> 
> Fixes: c261d1431bd8 ("security: introduce security API and framework")
> Cc: akhil.goyal at nxp.com
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nelio Laranjeiro <nelio.laranjeiro at 6wind.com>
> ---
>   lib/librte_security/rte_security.h | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_security/rte_security.h b/lib/librte_security/rte_security.h
> index aa3a471a3..679c0a696 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_security/rte_security.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_security/rte_security.h
> @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ enum rte_security_ipsec_tunnel_type {
>   struct rte_security_ctx {
>   	void *device;
>   	/**< Crypto/ethernet device attached */
> -	struct rte_security_ops *ops;
> +	const struct rte_security_ops *ops;
Do we require this change for crypto ops as well.
>   	/**< Pointer to security ops for the device */
>   	uint16_t sess_cnt;
>   	/**< Number of sessions attached to this context */
>