[dpdk-dev] Printfs in Signal Handler

[prateekag]

Ok.

On 2020-12-03 02:11, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 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?