[PATCH] lib/ethdev: fix segfault in secondary process by validating dev_private pointer

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:54:39 -0400
Khadem Ullah <14pwcse1224 at uetpeshawar.edu.pk> wrote:

> +	if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY &&
> +		(dev == NULL || dev->data == NULL ||
> +		dev->data->dev_private == NULL ||

dev can't be NULL and checking it here will cause a Coverity warning.

There are many other ethdev calls that will fail if primary dies.
stats, xstats, rx/tx burst, ...

I don't think it is good idea to add checks here.