[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/2] Fix virtio-user multi-process crash.

Thomas Monjalon thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com
Fri Apr 14 14:13:49 CEST 2017


2017-03-02 11:00, Ami Sabo:
> The patchset fixes secondary process crash issue when it tries
> to access virtio-user pmd (e.g. via rte_eth_rx_burst).
> 
> The crash happens because in virtio_user probing,
> eth_dev_attach_secondary is not being called, as it does from
> rte_eth_dev_pci_probe. Therefore, the device is not properly
> initialized.
> 
> The patchset contains 2 patches:
> 1. Export rte_eth_dev_attach_secondary, so non-pci drivers will be
> allowed to call it.
> 2. Fix the actual bug by calling the function during virtio_user probe.
> 
> Ami Sabo (2):
>   lib/librte_ether: export secondary attach function
>   net/virtio-user: fix multi-process issue

Applied, thanks


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