[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/6] net/failsafe: fix removed device handling

[Gaëtan Rivet]

Hi Matan,

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 08:19:17PM +0000, Matan Azrad wrote:
> There is time between the physical removal of the device until
> sub-device PMDs get a RMV interrupt. At this time DPDK PMDs and
> applications still don't know about the removal and may call sub-device
> control operation which should return an error.
> 
> In previous code this error is reported to the application contrary to
> fail-safe principle that the app should not be aware of device removal.
> 
> Add an removal check in each relevant control command error flow and
> prevent an error report to application when the sub-device is removed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matan Azrad <matan at mellanox.com>
Acked-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com>

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Gaëtan Rivet
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