[dpdk-dev] Printfs in Signal Handler

[Thomas Monjalon]

01/12/2020 10:24, Thomas Monjalon:
> 01/12/2020 04:39, prateekag:
> > printf is not signal safe and may lead to deadlock if kept in signal handler 
> > and
> > signal comes in two quick succession. It will not lead to incorrect behavior 
> > and it is a highly unlikely event. And an expert may understand why this 
> > issue happened. Is it worthwhile to change these printfs to unix I/O write 
> > call?
> 
> Thank you for reporting.
> Please could you describe which files and functions you are talking about?

I've received a private reply:
	Filenames:
		testpmd.c
		test_pmd_perf.c
		evt_main.c
		pdump/main.c
	Function name:
		signal_handler


I am OK with removing these printfs.

Do you want to do the patch with the explanation?