[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 4/4] devtools: add Windows cross-build test with MinGW

[Thomas Monjalon]

15/06/2020 03:05, Dmitry Kozlyuk:
> > It looks to be a false positive, but we need to find a way to remove
> > the warning with a code change.
> > 
> > This workaround in lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
> > makes 200% sure the default_set is initialized:
> > 
> > -       if (pthread_getaffinity_np(pthread_self(), sizeof(rte_cpuset_t),
> > -                               &default_set))
> > -               CPU_ZERO(&default_set);
> > -
> > +       CPU_ZERO(&default_set);
> > +       pthread_getaffinity_np(pthread_self(),
> > +                       sizeof default_set, &default_set);
> >
> 
> Doesn't look like a false-positive to me. That's where it's been spotted
> and explained before:
> 
> 	https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2020-May/168634.html
> 
> And this series eliminates it along with other improvements:
> 
> 	http://patchwork.dpdk.org/patch/70727/

I see.
So the fix must be explained (and probably a separate patch).