[PATCH v3] mbuf: de-inline sanity checking a reinitialized mbuf

[Andrew Rybchenko]

On 7/22/25 12:34, Morten Brørup wrote:
> Sanity checking a reinitialized mbuf (a.k.a. raw mbuf) has been refactored
> to follow the same design pattern as sanity checking a normal mbuf, and
> now depends on RTE_LIBRTE_MBUF_DEBUG instead of RTE_ENABLE_ASSERT.
> 
> The details of the changes are as follows:
> 
> Non-inlined functions rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check() and rte_mbuf_raw_check()
> have been added.
> They do for a reinitialized mbuf what rte_mbuf_sanity_check() and
> rte_mbuf_check() do for a normal mbuf.
> They basically check the same conditions as __rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check()
> previously did, but use "if (!condition) rte_panic(message)" instead of
> RTE_ASSERT(), so they don't depend on RTE_ENABLE_ASSERT.
> 
> The inline function __rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check() has been replaced
> by the new macro __rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check_mp(), which either calls
> rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check() or does nothing, depending on
> RTE_LIBRTE_MBUF_DEBUG, just like the __rte_mbuf_sanity_check() macro does
> for a normal mbuf.
> 
> Note that the new macro __rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check_mp() takes an optional
> mempool parameter to verify that the mbuf belongs to the expected mbuf
> pool.
> This addition is mainly relevant for sanity checking reinitialized mbufs
> freed directly into a given mempool by a PMD when using
> RTE_ETH_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE.
> 
> The macro __rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check() has been kept for backwards API
> compatibility.
> It simply calls __rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check_mp() without specifying a
> mempool.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Morten Brørup <mb at smartsharesystems.com>

Really good that the inline is removed.
As far as I remember easier it was an intent to remove rte_panic() from
libraries, but I think it is acceptable in this case.

Acked-by: Andrew Rybchenko <andrew.rybchenko at oktetlabs.ru>