[dpdk-dev] [EXT] Re: [PATCH 2/2] net/qede: restore Tx queue setup

[Jerin Jacob]

On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 9:40 AM Rasesh Mody <rmody at marvell.com> wrote:
>

> >> >> > +ethdev maintainers.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I think, Ideally, the fix should be in common code if we need to
> >> >> > support such applications.
> >> >>
> >> >> Is this a case application re-configures to increase the number of
> >> >> queues but doesn't setup new queues?
> >> >> If so this looks like application error and application should be
> >> >> fixed instead of recover this in the ethdev.
> >> >
> >> >+1
> >> >
> >>
> >> This is a case of KNI application performing device re-configuration to
> >change MTU. The application explicitly calls Rx queue setup, however doesn't
> >call Tx queue setup. When MTU for KNI interface is changed it runs into a
> >segfault when trying to start Tx queues.
> >
> >Can we fix the KNI application then?
>
> Yes, I have submitted a v2 series with changes to KNI application. Please apply for -rc3.

Since it has the KNI app change, I have delegated the series to
@Ferruh Yigit to take it over next-net instead of next-net-mrvl.