From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ferruh Yigit Subject: Re: [PATCH] kni: add support for core_id param in single threaded mode Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:49:40 +0100 Message-ID: <366f0b2a-abb6-9fdc-cd12-d79185d32c5e@intel.com> References: <20160910135016.6468-2-vladyslav.buslov@harmonicinc.com> <20160920181637.26778-1-vladyslav.buslov@harmonicinc.com> <20160920113636.38b2ed2a@xeon-e3> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: dev@dpdk.org To: Stephen Hemminger , Vladyslav Buslov Return-path: Received: from mga04.intel.com (mga04.intel.com [192.55.52.120]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85AB037B2 for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:49:42 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <20160920113636.38b2ed2a@xeon-e3> List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" On 9/20/2016 7:36 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 21:16:37 +0300 > Vladyslav Buslov wrote: > >> @@ -123,6 +125,9 @@ static int __net_init kni_init_net(struct net *net) >> /* Clear the bit of device in use */ >> clear_bit(KNI_DEV_IN_USE_BIT_NUM, &knet->device_in_use); >> >> + mutex_init(&knet->kni_kthread_lock); >> + knet->kni_kthread = NULL; >> + > > Why not just use kzalloc() here? You would still need to init the mutex > etc, but it would be safer. > Hi Vladyslav, This is good suggestion, if you send a new version for this update, please keep my Ack. Thanks, ferruh