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From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH] kni: fix possible deadlock
Date: Thu,  7 Apr 2016 16:55:17 +0100
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netif_rx() should be used in interrupt context. Replace it with
netif_rx_ni() which is safe to use in process context.

Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
---
 lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
index e02edcb..cfa8339 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ kni_net_rx_normal(struct kni_dev *kni)
 			skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 
 			/* Call netif interface */
-			netif_rx(skb);
+			netif_rx_ni(skb);
 
 			/* Update statistics */
 			kni->stats.rx_bytes += len;
-- 
2.5.5