[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] gso: fix free issue of mbuf gso segments attach to

[Ananyev, Konstantin]

> 
> > > > >
> > > > > I think it isn't a good idea to free it in rte_gso_segment, maybe
> > application
> > > > will continue to use this pkt for other purpose, rte_gso_segment
> > > > > can't make decision for application without any notice, it is better to
> > return
> > > > this decision right backt to application.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I think, if user wants to keep original packet, he can always call
> > > > rte_pktmbuf_refcnt_update(pkt, 1)
> > > > just before calling gso function.
> > > >
> > > > Also, as I remember in some cases it is not safe to do free() for input
> > packet
> > > > (as pkt_out[] can contain input pkt itself). Would it also be user
> > responsibility
> > > > to determine
> > > > such situations?
> > >
> > > In what case will pkt_out[] contain the input pkt? Can you give an example?
> >
> > As I can read the code, whenever gso code decides that
> > no segmentation is not really needed, or it is not capable
> > of doing it properly.
> > Let say:
> >
> > gso_tcp4_segment(struct rte_mbuf *pkt,
> >                 uint16_t gso_size,
> >                 uint8_t ipid_delta,
> >                 struct rte_mempool *direct_pool,
> >                 struct rte_mempool *indirect_pool,
> >                 struct rte_mbuf **pkts_out,
> >                 uint16_t nb_pkts_out)
> > {
> > ...
> > /* Don't process the fragmented packet */
> >         ipv4_hdr = (struct rte_ipv4_hdr *)(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, char *) +
> >                         pkt->l2_len);
> >         frag_off = rte_be_to_cpu_16(ipv4_hdr->fragment_offset);
> >         if (unlikely(IS_FRAGMENTED(frag_off))) {
> >                 pkts_out[0] = pkt;
> >                 return 1;
> >         }
> >
> >         /* Don't process the packet without data */
> >         hdr_offset = pkt->l2_len + pkt->l3_len + pkt->l4_len;
> >         if (unlikely(hdr_offset >= pkt->pkt_len)) {
> >                 pkts_out[0] = pkt;
> >                 return 1;
> >         }
> >
> > That's why in rte_gso_segment() we update refcnt only when ret > 1.
> 
> But in these cases, the value of ret is 1. So we can free input pkt only when
> ret > 1. Like:
> 
> -       if (ret > 1) {
> -               pkt_seg = pkt;
> -               while (pkt_seg) {
> -                       rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(pkt_seg, -1);
> -                       pkt_seg = pkt_seg->next;
> -               }
> -       } else if (ret < 0) {
> +       if (ret > 1)
> +               rte_pktmbuf_free(pkt);
> +       else if (ret < 0) {
>                 /* Revert the ol_flags in the event of failure. */
>                 pkt->ol_flags = ol_flags;
>         }

Yes, definitely. I am not arguing about that.
My question was to the author of the original patch:
He suggests not to free input packet inside gso function and leave it to the user.
So, in his proposition, would it also become user responsibility to determine
when input packet can be freed (it is not present in pkt_out[]) or not?

> 
> Thanks,
> Jiayu
> >
> >
> >
>