[PATCH] kni: use netif_rx instead of netif_receive_skb in which ocurr deallock on userpace contex

[PATCH] kni: use netif_rx instead of netif_receive_skb in which ocurr deallock on userpace contex

[Yao-Po Wang]

---
 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 d3c0190..28cc5ab 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ kni_net_rx_normal(struct kni_dev *kni)
 			skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 
 			/* Call netif interface */
-			netif_receive_skb(skb);
+			netif_rx(skb);
 
 			/* Update statistics */
 			kni->stats.rx_bytes += len;
-- 
2.0.0

Re: [PATCH] kni: use netif_rx instead of netif_receive_skb in which ocurr deallock on userpace contex

[Thomas Monjalon]

Hi,

Thank you for sending this patch.
Please, could you re-send it with a more detailed explanation and a
Signed-off-by line?

There is a how-to for patch contributions here:
	http://dpdk.org/dev#send


2014-07-11 01:04, Yao-Po Wang:
> ---
>  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 d3c0190..28cc5ab 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
> @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ kni_net_rx_normal(struct kni_dev *kni)
>  			skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
> 
>  			/* Call netif interface */
> -			netif_receive_skb(skb);
> +			netif_rx(skb);
> 
>  			/* Update statistics */
>  			kni->stats.rx_bytes += len;