[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 08/11] ethdev: fix port visibility before initialization

Andrew Rybchenko arybchenko at solarflare.com
Thu May 10 12:52:17 CEST 2018


On 05/10/2018 01:43 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> The port was set to the state ATTACHED during allocation.
> The consequence was to iterate over ports which are not initialized.
>
> The state ATTACHED is now set as the last step of probing.
>
> The uniqueness of port name is now checked before the availability
> of a port id for allocation (order reversed).
>
> As the state is not set on allocation anymore, it is also not checked
> in the function telling whether a port is allocated or not.
> The name of the port is set on allocation, so it is enough as a check.
>
> Fixes: 5588909af21b ("ethdev: add device iterator")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
> Signed-off-by: Matan Azrad <matan at mellanox.com>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Rybchenko <arybchenko at solarflare.com>


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