[PATCH] app/testpmd: remove invalid ports when other process detach

[Thomas Monjalon]

02/03/2022 03:33, Chengwen Feng:
> Start main and secondary process:
> ./dpdk-testpmd -a BDF0 -a BDF1 --proc-type=auto -- -i --rxq=8 --txq=8
> 	--num-procs=2 --proc-id=0
> ./dpdk-testpmd -a BDF0 -a BDF1 --proc-type=auto -- -i --rxq=8 --txq=8
> 	--num-procs=2 --proc-id=1
> Execute following command in main process:
> 	port stop 0
> 	port detach 0
> Execute following command in secondary process:
> 	set fwd mac
> 	start
> The secondary process will display:
> 	Invalid port_id=0
> 	telcore 19 called rx_pkt_burst for not ready port 0
> 	stpmd> 8: [/lib64/libc.so.6(+0xdf600) [0xffff9e1dc600]]
> 	7: [/lib64/libpthread.so.0(+0x7c48) [0xffff9e28ac48]]
> 	6: [/usr/app/testpmd(eal_thread_loop+0x2c4) [0xb23574]]
> 	5: [/usr/app/testpmd() [0x9c21d8]]
> 	4: [/usr/app/testpmd() [0x9c2108]]
> 	3: [/usr/app/testpmd() [0x9b6cf0]]
> 	2: [/usr/app/testpmd() [0xad8620]]
> 	1: [/usr/app/testpmd(rte_dump_stack+0x20) [0xb1a130]]
> 
> The root cause it that the secondary process has not removed invalid
> ports when it processes RTE_ETH_EVENT_DESTROY event.

Why the ports are not removed?

> This patch adds a delay remove invalid ports invoke when process the
> RTE_ETH_EVENT_DESTROY event.

Why do we need this delay?

[...]
> +static void
> +remove_invalid_ports_callback(void *arg)
> +{
> +	RTE_SET_USED(arg);
> +	remove_invalid_ports();
> +}
[...]
>  	case RTE_ETH_EVENT_DESTROY:
>  		ports[port_id].port_status = RTE_PORT_CLOSED;
>  		printf("Port %u is closed\n", port_id);
> +		if (rte_eal_alarm_set(100000, remove_invalid_ports_callback,
> +				(void *)(intptr_t)port_id))
> +			fprintf(stderr,
> +				"Could not set up deferred device released\n");
>  		break;