[dpdk-dev] [dpdk-stable] [PATCH 05/10] crypto/dpaa2_sec: fix global variable multiple definitions

David Marchand david.marchand at redhat.com
Thu Oct 24 18:56:38 CEST 2019


On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 4:55 PM Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/24/2019 3:53 PM, David Marchand wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 4:54 PM Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> 'rta_sec_era' global variable is defined in 'crypto/dpaa2_sec',
> >> 'crypto/caam_jr' & 'crypto/dpaa_sec' PMDs with the same name. This means
> >> they share same storage when application linked with static DPDK
> >> library, which is not the intention. Three differing drivers sharing
> >> same global variable is a defect.
> >>
> >> Variable has been used by multiple header files in static inline
> >> functions and these header files are shared by all three PMDs, this
> >> forces using same variable name in three PMDs.
> >>
> >> Since the variable is used only single .c file in 'crypto/dpaa2_sec' &
> >> 'crypto/dpaa_sec' converting global variable to 'static', this requires
> >> removing 'extern' definition from header files, and this requires moving
> >> the global variable definition before including those headers in .c
> >> files.
> >>
> >> For 'crypto/caam_jr' multiple .c files exists and includes these
> >> headers which prevent making variable static, so only one file has the
> >> global variable and others has 'extern' keyword on .c files.
> >>
> >> This change should let all three drivers have their own storage for the
> >> 'rta_sec_era' global variable without multiple definitions.
> >>
> >> Fixes: 1d678de329ab ("crypto/caam_jr: add basic job ring routines")
> >> Fixes: c3e85bdcc6e6 ("crypto/dpaa_sec: add crypto driver for NXP DPAA platform")
> >> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> >
> > Hit a build issue, with gcc, static build:
> >
> > ../drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c:33:25: error: static declaration
> > of ‘rta_sec_era’ follows non-static declaration
> >    33 | static enum rta_sec_era rta_sec_era;
> >       |                         ^~~~~~~~~~~
> > In file included from
> > ../drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/../dpaa2_sec/hw/rta/sec_run_time_asm.h:10,
> >                  from ../drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c:32:
> > ../drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/../dpaa2_sec/hw/desc.h:21:25: note:
> > previous declaration of ‘rta_sec_era’ was here
> >    21 | extern enum rta_sec_era rta_sec_era;
> >       |                         ^~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > And
> >
> > ../drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c:33:25: error: static
> > declaration of ‘rta_sec_era’ follows non-static declaration
> >    33 | static enum rta_sec_era rta_sec_era = RTA_SEC_ERA_8;
> >       |                         ^~~~~~~~~~~
> > In file included from ../drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/hw/rta/sec_run_time_asm.h:10,
> >                  from ../drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c:32:
> > ../drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/hw/desc.h:21:25: note: previous
> > declaration of ‘rta_sec_era’ was here
> >    21 | extern enum rta_sec_era rta_sec_era;
> >       |                         ^~~~~~~~~~~
> > [5/86] Compiling C object
> > 'drivers/a715181@@tmp_rte_pmd_caam_jr at sta/crypto_caam_jr_caam_jr.c.o'.
> >
> >
> Would you be OK to defer the set to the next release?

Either that or I only take the other 7 patches that are fine (dropped
patch 4 and 9, as discussed some time ago).


-- 
David Marchand



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