[PATCH] kni: fix compile error

[Andrew Rybchenko]

On 5/21/22 10:06, Min Hu (Connor) wrote:
> When kernel version change into 5.18 from 5.17, 'netif_rx_ni' is discard.
> It is replaced by 'netif_rx' and this API is also supported in the
> version below 5.18.
> 
> This patch fixed it.
> 
> Fixes: d89a58dfe90b ("kni: support chained mbufs")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Min Hu (Connor) <humin29 at huawei.com>
> ---
>   kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c b/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c
> index 29e5b9e21f..e19f03285e 100644
> --- a/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c
> +++ b/kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c
> @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ kni_net_rx_normal(struct kni_dev *kni)
>   		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
>   
>   		/* Call netif interface */
> -		netif_rx_ni(skb);
> +		netif_rx(skb);

I think the approach in [1] is the right one. Any comments?

[1] 
https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20220525102641.20982-1-jslaby@suse.cz/

>   
>   		/* Update statistics */
>   		dev->stats.rx_bytes += len;
> @@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ kni_net_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
>   		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
>   
>   	memcpy(req.mac_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
> -	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
> +	memcpy((void *)(netdev->dev_addr), addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);

I don't understand why the change is needed and the patch description
does not shed any light on it.

>   
>   	ret = kni_net_process_request(netdev, &req);
>