[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] kni: fix build with Linux 3.17
Zhang, Helin
helin.zhang at intel.com
Tue Aug 19 04:55:31 CEST 2014
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Aaro Koskinen
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 8:45 PM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] kni: fix build with Linux 3.17
>
> In the series of ever-lasting ugly #ifdefs trying make out-of-tree drivers to
> support latest mainline kernel...
>
> Signed-off-by: Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen at nsn.com>
> ---
> lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
> b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
> index 1c085d9..ba77776 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
> @@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ kni_ioctl_create(unsigned int ioctl_num, unsigned long
> ioctl_param)
> up_read(&kni_list_lock);
>
> net_dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct kni_dev), dev_info.name,
> +#ifdef NET_NAME_UNKNOWN
> + NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
> +#endif
> kni_net_init);
> if (net_dev == NULL) {
> KNI_ERR("error allocating device \"%s\"\n", dev_info.name);
> --
> 2.0.0
Will this interface be changed from kernel version 3.17?
Would it be better to add kernel version check here instead?
Regards,
Helin
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