[dpdk-dev] [dpdk-stable] [PATCH] net/tap: free mempool when closing

[Thomas Monjalon]

06/08/2020 14:47, wangyunjian:
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas at monjalon.net]
> > 29/07/2020 13:35, wangyunjian:
> > > From: Yunjian Wang <wangyunjian at huawei.com>
> > >
> > > When setup tx queues, we will create a mempool for the 'gso_ctx'.
> > > The mempool is not freed when closing tap device. If free the tap
> > > device and create it with different name, it will create a new
> > > mempool. This maybe cause an OOM.
> > 
> > While at it, please look at implementing RTE_ETH_DEV_CLOSE_REMOVE
> > behaviour in tap. Thanks
> > 
> 
> I read the codes about tap device. Currently, the tap pmd doesn't
> use RTE_ETH_DEV_CLOSE_REMOVE flag.

I know. That's why I suggest to switch to RTE_ETH_DEV_CLOSE_REMOVE.
Please see this deprecation notice:
	http://git.dpdk.org/dpdk/commit/?id=7efbaa7b4e423