[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/2] test/malloc: run realloc tests on external heap

[Burakov, Anatoly]

On 10-Apr-20 12:19 PM, David Marchand wrote:
> Hello Anatoly,
> 
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 11:07 AM Anatoly Burakov
> <anatoly.burakov at intel.com> wrote:
>>
>> Due to the fact that the rte_realloc() test depends on the layout of
>> underlying memory, it can sometimes fail due to fragmentation of the
>> memory. To address this, make it so that the realloc autotests are run
>> using a newly created external memory heap instead of main memory.
>>
>> Bugzilla ID: 424
> 
> Is it worth backporting?
> Thanks.
> 
> 

I don't think so. It's a very low priority issue and not really a bug.

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Thanks,
Anatoly