[PATCH 00/10] net/tap: tests, cleanups, and error path fixes

Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-15T19:53:56Z

Add a unit test suite for the TAP PMD, clean up minor code issues,
and fix several resource leaks and a use-after-free on error paths.

Stephen Hemminger (10):
test: add unit tests for TAP PMD
net/tap: replace runtime speed capability with constant
net/tap: clarify TUN/TAP flag assignment
net/tap: extend fixed MAC range to 16 bits
net/tap: skip checksum on truncated L4 headers
net/tap: fix resource leaks in tap create error path
net/tap: fix resource leaks in secondary process probe
net/tap: free IPC reply buffer on queue count mismatch
net/tap: fix use-after-free on remote flow creation failure
net/tap: free remote flow when implicit rule already exists

app/test/meson.build | 1 +
app/test/test_pmd_tap.c | 896 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c | 99 ++--
drivers/net/tap/tap_flow.c | 23 +-
4 files changed, 957 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 app/test/test_pmd_tap.c

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