[dpdk-dev] [EXT] Re: [PATCH] net/bnx2x: enhance old ethdev close behavior

[Rasesh Mody]

Hi Thomas,

>From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
>Sent: Friday, September 25, 2020 12:11 AM
>
>25/09/2020 06:17, Rasesh Mody:
>> Set RTE_ETH_DEV_CLOSE_REMOVE upon probe so all the private resources
>> for the port can be freed by rte_eth_dev_close(). With this change the
>> private port resources are released in the .dev_close callback.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody <rmody at marvell.com>
>> ---
>>  static int eth_bnx2x_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)  {
>> -	/* mac_addrs must not be freed alone because part of dev_private */
>> -	eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = NULL;
>> +	struct bnx2x_softc *sc = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
>> +
>> +	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE(sc);
>> +
>> +	/* only uninitialize in the primary process */
>> +	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>> +	bnx2x_dev_close(eth_dev);
>
>The check for primary process should be in the close function.
>
PMDs check for primary process as part of PCI probe, hence it was put in as part of PCI remove. I also observed other PMDs implementing a similar scheme.
If it needs to be part of close function, I can move it there.

>About the title, I would suggest net/bnx2x: release port upon close
>
I'll change the title and resubmit.

Thanks!
-Rasesh