[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/4] eal: fix hotplug add and hotplug remove

[Gaëtan Rivet]

Hi Qi,

On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 10:01:41PM +0800, Qi Zhang wrote:
> If hotplug add an already plugged PCI device, it will
> cause rte_pci_device->device.name be corrupted due to unexpected
> rte_devargs_remove. Also if try to hotplug remove an already
> unplugged device, it will cause segment fault due to unexpected
> bus->unplug on a rte_device whose driver is NULL.
> The patch fix these issues.
> 
> Fixes: 7e8b26650146 ("eal: fix hotplug add / remove")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Qi Zhang <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>

I think we should consolidate this API at some point, maybe list the
possible error values as a part of it and remove the experimental tag.

In any case, the fix seems correct, thanks,

Acked-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet at 6wind.com>

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Gaëtan Rivet
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