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From: Yuanhan Liu <yuanhan.liu@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] ethdev: fix port data mismatched in
 multiple process model
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 15:58:50 +0800
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On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 06:39:13PM +0000, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> >  struct rte_eth_dev *
> >  rte_eth_dev_allocate(const char *name)
> >  {
> > @@ -210,13 +223,41 @@ struct rte_eth_dev *
> >  		return NULL;
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
> > -	eth_dev->data = &rte_eth_dev_data[port_id];
> > +	eth_dev = eth_dev_get(port_id);
> 
> There can be a merge issue here, please help me understand.
> 
> In repo, different from seen here, this patch does this here:
>   -       eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
>   -       eth_dev->data = &rte_eth_dev_data[port_id];
>   -       memset(eth_dev->data, 0, sizeof(*eth_dev->data));
>   +       memset(&rte_eth_devices[port_id], 0, sizeof(*eth_dev->data));
>   +       eth_dev = eth_dev_get(port_id);
> 
> Which no more resets the eth_dev->data, but rte_eth_devices[port_id]
> (with sizeof(*eth_dev->data))

Nice catch! Sorry, it's a silly error by auto-complete :/
As you said, it should be:

    memset(&rte_eth_dev_data[port_id], 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_dev_data));

Will make a patch soon. Thanks.

	--yliu

> 
> memset(eth_dev->data) added by Jan Blunck on comment:
> 7f95f78a8aea ("ethdev: clear data when allocating device")
> 
> most probably it should stay as "memset(eth_dev->data)", but if not,
> please aware that commit 7f95f78a8aea removed some assignment from
> drivers relying this memset, they needs to be added back.