[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/null:Different mac address support

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 3/6/2018 3:35 AM, Mallesh Koujalagi wrote:
> After attaching two Null device to ovs, seeing "00.00.00.00.00.00" mac
> address for both null devices. Fix this issue, by setting different mac
> address.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mallesh Koujalagi <malleshx.koujalagi at intel.com>

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> @@ -514,12 +524,21 @@ eth_dev_null_create(struct rte_vdev_device *dev,
>  	if (!data)
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  
> +	eth_addr = rte_zmalloc_socket(rte_vdev_device_name(dev),
> +			sizeof(*eth_addr), 0, dev->device.numa_node);
> +	if (eth_addr == NULL) {
> +		rte_free(data);
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +	}
> +
>  	eth_dev = rte_eth_vdev_allocate(dev, sizeof(*internals));
>  	if (!eth_dev) {
> +		rte_free(eth_addr);
>  		rte_free(data);
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  	}

Same comment from previous version, why not put "eth_addr" inside "struct
pmd_internals"?

"struct pmd_internals" is already allocated/freed in the code, so you don't need
to manage "eth_addr" if you put it into "struct pmd_internals" it will come free.

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