[dpdk-dev] [v2] net/ixgbe: check illegal packets

[Xiao Zhang]

Some illegal packets will lead to TX hang. This patch checks those
illegal packets and protects TX from hanging.

Fixes: 7829b8d52be0 ("net/ixgbe: add Tx preparation")
Cc: stable at dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Xiao Zhang <xiao.zhang at intel.com>
---
v2 change the minimum packet length according to the datasheet.
---
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c | 6 ++++++
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.h | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
index 7b398f1..f839bca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -986,6 +986,12 @@ ixgbe_prep_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 			return i;
 		}
 
+		/* check the size of packet */
+		if (m->pkt_len < IXGBE_TX_MIN_PKT_LEN) {
+			rte_errno = EINVAL;
+			return i;
+		}
+
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_ETHDEV_DEBUG
 		ret = rte_validate_tx_offload(m);
 		if (ret != 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.h
index 000c5b1..20a8b29 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 
 #define IXGBE_TX_MAX_SEG                    40
 
+#define IXGBE_TX_MIN_PKT_LEN		     14
+
 #define IXGBE_PACKET_TYPE_MASK_82599        0X7F
 #define IXGBE_PACKET_TYPE_MASK_X550         0X10FF
 #define IXGBE_PACKET_TYPE_MASK_TUNNEL       0XFF
-- 
2.7.4