Re: [PATCH] lib/librte_pmd_virtio fix can't receive packets after rx_q is empty If failed to alloc mbuf ring_size times the rx_q may be empty and can't receive any packets forever because nb_used is 0 forever.

[Linhaifeng <haifeng.lin-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

Sorry for my wrong title. Please ignore it.

On 2015/3/20 17:10, linhaifeng wrote:
> From: Linhaifeng <haifeng.lin-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
> 
> so we should try to refill when nb_used is 0.After otherone free mbuf
> we can restart to receive packets.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Linhaifeng <haifeng.lin-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_rxtx.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_rxtx.c b/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
> index 1d74b34..5c7e0cd 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
> @@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
>  		num = num - ((rxvq->vq_used_cons_idx + num) % DESC_PER_CACHELINE);
>  
>  	if (num == 0)
> -		return 0;
> +		goto refill;
>  
>  	num = virtqueue_dequeue_burst_rx(rxvq, rcv_pkts, len, num);
>  	PMD_RX_LOG(DEBUG, "used:%d dequeue:%d", nb_used, num);
> @@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
>  
>  	rxvq->packets += nb_rx;
>  
> +refill:
>  	/* Allocate new mbuf for the used descriptor */
>  	error = ENOSPC;
>  	while (likely(!virtqueue_full(rxvq))) {
> 

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Regards,
Haifeng