From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>, stable@dpdk.org
Subject: [PATCH v5 03/19] net/tap: use correct length for interface names
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:30:38 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260222173225.522754-4-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260222173225.522754-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>
The interface names in the driver internals are Linux
kernel network interface names which have a maximum size of 16;
not DPDK device names which can take up to 64 characters.
Fixes: 02f96a0a82d1 ("net/tap: add TUN/TAP device PMD")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index 8b233a3143..08d51c3a45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ tun_alloc(struct pmd_internals *pmd, int is_keepalive, int persistent)
* and need to find the resulting device.
*/
TAP_LOG(DEBUG, "Device name is '%s'", ifr.ifr_name);
- strlcpy(pmd->name, ifr.ifr_name, RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN);
+ strlcpy(pmd->name, ifr.ifr_name, IFNAMSIZ);
if (is_keepalive) {
/*
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops ops = {
static int
eth_dev_tap_create(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev, const char *tap_name,
- char *remote_iface, struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr,
+ const char *remote_iface, struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr,
enum rte_tuntap_type type, int persist)
{
int numa_node = rte_socket_id();
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ eth_dev_tap_create(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev, const char *tap_name,
pmd->name, remote_iface);
goto error_remote;
}
- strlcpy(pmd->remote_iface, remote_iface, RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN);
+ strlcpy(pmd->remote_iface, remote_iface, IFNAMSIZ);
/* Save state of remote device */
if (tap_nl_get_flags(pmd->nlsk_fd, pmd->remote_if_index,
@@ -2250,10 +2250,10 @@ set_interface_name(const char *key __rte_unused,
value);
return -1;
}
- strlcpy(name, value, RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN);
+ strlcpy(name, value, IFNAMSIZ);
} else {
/* use tap%d which causes kernel to choose next available */
- strlcpy(name, DEFAULT_TAP_NAME "%d", RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN);
+ strlcpy(name, DEFAULT_TAP_NAME "%d", IFNAMSIZ);
}
return 0;
}
@@ -2271,7 +2271,7 @@ set_remote_iface(const char *key __rte_unused,
value);
return -1;
}
- strlcpy(name, value, RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN);
+ strlcpy(name, value, IFNAMSIZ);
}
return 0;
@@ -2322,13 +2322,13 @@ rte_pmd_tun_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
const char *name, *params;
int ret;
struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = NULL;
- char tun_name[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
- char remote_iface[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
+ char tun_name[IFNAMSIZ];
+ char remote_iface[IFNAMSIZ];
struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
name = rte_vdev_device_name(dev);
params = rte_vdev_device_args(dev);
- memset(remote_iface, 0, RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN);
+ memset(remote_iface, 0, IFNAMSIZ);
if (rte_eal_process_type() == RTE_PROC_SECONDARY &&
strlen(params) == 0) {
@@ -2344,7 +2344,7 @@ rte_pmd_tun_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
}
/* use tun%d which causes kernel to choose next available */
- strlcpy(tun_name, DEFAULT_TUN_NAME "%d", RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN);
+ strlcpy(tun_name, DEFAULT_TUN_NAME "%d", IFNAMSIZ);
if (params && (params[0] != '\0')) {
TAP_LOG(DEBUG, "parameters (%s)", params);
@@ -2485,8 +2485,8 @@ rte_pmd_tap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
int ret;
struct rte_kvargs *kvlist = NULL;
int speed;
- char tap_name[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
- char remote_iface[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
+ char tap_name[IFNAMSIZ];
+ char remote_iface[IFNAMSIZ];
struct rte_ether_addr user_mac = { .addr_bytes = {0} };
struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
int tap_devices_count_increased = 0;
@@ -2537,8 +2537,8 @@ rte_pmd_tap_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
speed = RTE_ETH_SPEED_NUM_10G;
/* use tap%d which causes kernel to choose next available */
- strlcpy(tap_name, DEFAULT_TAP_NAME "%d", RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN);
- memset(remote_iface, 0, RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN);
+ strlcpy(tap_name, DEFAULT_TAP_NAME "%d", IFNAMSIZ);
+ memset(remote_iface, 0, IFNAMSIZ);
if (params && (params[0] != '\0')) {
TAP_LOG(DEBUG, "parameters (%s)", params);
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h
index 218ee1b811..7be8f4d01b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ struct tx_queue {
struct pmd_internals {
struct rte_eth_dev *dev; /* Ethernet device. */
- char remote_iface[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN]; /* Remote netdevice name */
- char name[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN]; /* Internal Tap device name */
+ char remote_iface[IFNAMSIZ]; /* Remote netdevice name */
+ char name[IFNAMSIZ]; /* Internal Tap device name */
int type; /* Type field - TUN|TAP */
int persist; /* 1 if keep link up, else 0 */
struct rte_ether_addr eth_addr; /* Mac address of the device port */
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-22 17:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 82+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-15 19:52 [PATCH 00/10] net/tap: tests, cleanups, and error path fixes Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-15 19:52 ` [PATCH 01/10] test: add unit tests for TAP PMD Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 0:46 ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-15 19:52 ` [PATCH 02/10] net/tap: replace runtime speed capability with constant Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-15 19:52 ` [PATCH 03/10] net/tap: clarify TUN/TAP flag assignment Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-15 21:45 ` Morten Brørup
2026-02-16 0:47 ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 5:56 ` Morten Brørup
2026-02-15 19:52 ` [PATCH 04/10] net/tap: extend fixed MAC range to 16 bits Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-15 19:52 ` [PATCH 05/10] net/tap: skip checksum on truncated L4 headers Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-15 19:52 ` [PATCH 06/10] net/tap: fix resource leaks in tap create error path Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-15 19:52 ` [PATCH 07/10] net/tap: fix resource leaks in secondary process probe Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-15 19:52 ` [PATCH 08/10] net/tap: free IPC reply buffer on queue count mismatch Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-15 19:52 ` [PATCH 09/10] net/tap: fix use-after-free on remote flow creation failure Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-15 19:52 ` [PATCH 10/10] net/tap: free remote flow when implicit rule already exists Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 23:02 ` [PATCH v2 00/11] net/tap: test, cleanups and error path fixes Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 23:02 ` [PATCH v2 01/11] test: add unit tests for TAP PMD Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 23:02 ` [PATCH v2 02/11] net/tap: replace runtime speed capability with constant Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 23:02 ` [PATCH v2 03/11] net/tap: clarify TUN/TAP flag assignment Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 23:02 ` [PATCH v2 04/11] net/tap: extend fixed MAC range to 16 bits Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 23:02 ` [PATCH v2 05/11] net/tap: skip checksum on truncated L4 headers Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 23:02 ` [PATCH v2 06/11] net/tap: fix resource leaks in tap create error path Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 23:02 ` [PATCH v2 07/11] net/tap: fix resource leaks in secondary process probe Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 23:02 ` [PATCH v2 08/11] net/tap: free IPC reply buffer on queue count mismatch Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 23:02 ` [PATCH v2 09/11] net/tap: fix use-after-free on remote flow creation failure Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 23:02 ` [PATCH v2 10/11] net/tap: free remote flow when implicit rule already exists Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 23:02 ` [PATCH v2 11/11] net/tap: track device by ifindex instead of name Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-17 1:28 ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-17 15:04 ` [RFT 0/4] net/mlx5: fix several correctness bugs Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-17 15:04 ` [RFT 1/4] net/mlx5: fix NULL dereference in Tx queue start Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-26 9:55 ` Dariusz Sosnowski
2026-02-17 15:05 ` [RFT 2/4] net/mlx5: fix counter leak in hairpin queue setup Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-26 9:57 ` Dariusz Sosnowski
2026-02-17 15:05 ` [RFT 3/4] net/mlx5: fix use-after-free in ASO management init Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-26 9:57 ` Dariusz Sosnowski
2026-02-17 15:05 ` [RFT 4/4] net/mlx5: fix counter truncation in queue counter read Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-26 9:58 ` Dariusz Sosnowski
2026-03-01 10:33 ` [RFT 0/4] net/mlx5: fix several correctness bugs Raslan Darawsheh
2026-02-20 5:02 ` [PATCH v3 00/10] net/tap: bug fixes and add test Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 5:02 ` [PATCH v3 01/10] test: add unit tests for TAP PMD Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 5:02 ` [PATCH v3 02/10] net/tap: replace runtime speed capability with constant Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 5:02 ` [PATCH v3 03/10] net/tap: clarify TUN/TAP flag assignment Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 5:02 ` [PATCH v3 04/10] net/tap: extend fixed MAC range to 16 bits Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 5:02 ` [PATCH v3 05/10] net/tap: skip checksum on truncated L4 headers Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 5:02 ` [PATCH v3 06/10] net/tap: fix resource leaks in tap create error path Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 5:02 ` [PATCH v3 07/10] net/tap: fix resource leaks in secondary process probe Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 5:02 ` [PATCH v3 08/10] net/tap: free IPC reply buffer on queue count mismatch Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 5:02 ` [PATCH v3 09/10] net/tap: fix use-after-free on remote flow creation failure Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 5:02 ` [PATCH v3 10/10] net/tap: free remote flow when implicit rule already exists Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 17:02 ` [PATCH 00/10] net/tap: cleanups and bug fixes Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 17:02 ` [PATCH v4 01/10] net/tap: replace runtime speed capability with constant Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 17:02 ` [PATCH v4 02/10] net/tap: clarify TUN/TAP flag assignment Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 17:02 ` [PATCH v4 03/10] net/tap: extend fixed MAC range to 16 bits Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 17:02 ` [PATCH v4 04/10] net/tap: skip checksum on truncated L4 headers Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 17:02 ` [PATCH v4 05/10] net/tap: fix resource leaks in tap create error path Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 17:02 ` [PATCH v4 06/10] net/tap: fix resource leaks in secondary process probe Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 17:02 ` [PATCH v4 07/10] net/tap: free IPC reply buffer on queue count mismatch Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 17:02 ` [PATCH v4 08/10] net/tap: fix use-after-free on remote flow creation failure Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 17:02 ` [PATCH v4 09/10] net/tap: free remote flow when implicit rule already exists Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-20 17:02 ` [PATCH v4 10/10] test: add unit tests for TAP PMD Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 00/19] net/tap: cleanups, bug fixes, and VLA removal Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 01/19] net/tap: fix handling of queue stats Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 02/19] doc: update tap features Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 04/19] net/tap: replace runtime speed capability with constant Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 05/19] net/tap: clarify TUN/TAP flag assignment Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 06/19] net/tap: extend fixed MAC range to 16 bits Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 07/19] net/tap: skip checksum on truncated L4 headers Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 08/19] net/tap: fix resource leaks in tap create error path Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 09/19] net/tap: fix resource leaks in secondary process probe Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 10/19] net/tap: free IPC reply buffer on queue count mismatch Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 11/19] net/tap: fix use-after-free on remote flow creation failure Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 12/19] net/tap: free remote flow when implicit rule already exists Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 13/19] net/tap: dynamically allocate queue structures Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 14/19] net/tap: remove VLA in flow item validation Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 15/19] net/tap: fix Rx descriptor vs scatter segment confusion Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 16/19] net/tap: replace use of VLA in transmit burst Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 17/19] net/tap: consolidate queue statistics Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 18/19] net/tap: enable VLA warnings Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-22 17:30 ` [PATCH v5 19/19] test: add unit tests for TAP PMD Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-16 8:03 ` David Marchand
2026-02-25 23:18 ` [PATCH v5 00/19] net/tap: cleanups, bug fixes, and VLA removal Stephen Hemminger
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