[PATCH v4] kni: fix build with Linux 5.18

[Jiri Slaby]

On 05. 06. 22, 10:22, Andrew Rybchenko wrote:
> On 6/1/22 09:53, Jiri Slaby wrote:
>> Since commit 2655926aea9b (net: Remove netif_rx_any_context() and
>> netif_rx_ni().) in 5.18, netif_rx_ni() no longer exists as netif_rx()
>> can be called from any context. So define HAVE_NETIF_RX_NI for older
>> releases and call the appropriate function in kni_net.
>>
>> There were other attempts to fix this:
>> https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20220521070642.35413-1-humin29@huawei.com/ 
>>
>> https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20220511112334.3233433-1-mingli.yu@windriver.com/ 
>>
>>
>> But neither of them ensures netif_rx_ni() is used on older kernel. This
>> might lead to deadlocks or other problems there.
>>
>> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby at suse.cz>
>> ---
>> [v4]
>> - really switch the #if test
>> [v3]
>> - reference other patches
>> - switch the #if test expressions to conform to the checker
>> [v2]
>> - forgot to amend the #else/#endif typo fix
>>
>>   kernel/linux/kni/compat.h  | 4 ++++
>>   kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c | 4 ++++
>>   2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/linux/kni/compat.h b/kernel/linux/kni/compat.h
>> index 664785674ff1..0db29a4a6f61 100644
>> --- a/kernel/linux/kni/compat.h
>> +++ b/kernel/linux/kni/compat.h
>> @@ -141,3 +141,7 @@
>>   #if KERNEL_VERSION(5, 9, 0) > LINUX_VERSION_CODE
>>   #define HAVE_TSK_IN_GUP
>>   #endif
>> +
>> +#if KERNEL_VERSION(5, 18, 0) > LINUX_VERSION_CODE
>> +#define HAVE_NETIF_RX_NI
>> +#endif
>> diff --git a/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c b/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c
>> index 29e5b9e21f9e..a8b092b7567d 100644
>> --- a/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c
>> +++ b/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c
>> @@ -441,7 +441,11 @@ kni_net_rx_normal(struct kni_dev *kni)
>>           skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
>>           /* Call netif interface */
>> +#ifdef HAVE_NETIF_RX_NI
>>           netif_rx_ni(skb);
>> +#else
>> +        netif_rx(skb);
>> +#else
>>           /* Update statistics */
>>           dev->stats.rx_bytes += len;
> 
> Applied to dpdk-next-net/main with minor fixes in the description, thanks.

Sorry, it appears I sent the old version again. The latter #else should 
have been #endif. Do you want me to send a followup patch?

thanks,
-- 
js
suse labs