[dpdk-stable] [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] pdump: fix vdev cleanup

[Thomas Monjalon]

15/01/2019 11:09, Pattan, Reshma:
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas at monjalon.net]
> > 11/01/2019 18:51, Reshma Pattan:
> > > Virtual devices added in pdump application using rte_eal_hotplug_add
> > > should be removed explicitly while existing the pdump application,
> > > otherwise the
> > 
> > existing -> exiting ?
> > 
> > > subsequent run of the pdump application will fail with the reason that
> > > virtual devices with the same name already exists in primary.
> > >
> > > Fixes: 6362f362a2 ("app/pdump: use EAL hotplug instead of ethdev
> > > attach")
> > > CC: stable at dpdk.org
> > > CC: ferruh.yigit at intel.com
> > 
> > Why is it marked as a fix of this commit?
> > Is it a miss in the conversion from ethdev attach calls?
> > Or a changed behaviour with hotplug functions?
> 
> It is changed behaviour with hotplug functions.

Please, could you explain?