[PATCH 00/16] remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[PATCH 00/16] remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

As per guidance technical board meeting 2024/04/17. This series
removes the use of VLAs from code built for Windows for all 3
toolchains. If there are additional opportunities to convert VLAs
to regular C arrays please provide the details for incorporation
into the series.

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Tyler Retzlaff (16):
  eal: include header required for alloca
  hash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  ethdev: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  gro: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  latencystats: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  lpm: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  rcu: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  app/testpmd: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  test: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  common/idpf: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  net/i40e: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  net/ice: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  net/ixgbe: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  common/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  net/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code

 app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                        |  2 +-
 app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c                   |  9 +++--
 app/test-pmd/config.c                         | 16 +++++----
 app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c                 |  2 +-
 app/test/test.c                               |  2 +-
 app/test/test_cmdline_string.c                |  2 +-
 app/test/test_cryptodev.c                     | 32 +++++++++---------
 app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c         |  4 +--
 app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c          |  2 +-
 app/test/test_dmadev.c                        |  9 +++--
 app/test/test_hash.c                          |  8 ++---
 app/test/test_mempool.c                       | 25 +++++++-------
 app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c               |  4 +--
 app/test/test_reorder.c                       | 48 +++++++++++++++------------
 app/test/test_service_cores.c                 |  9 +++--
 app/test/test_thash.c                         |  7 ++--
 config/meson.build                            |  4 +++
 drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c        |  2 +-
 drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c |  6 ++--
 drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h             |  4 +--
 drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c          |  7 ++--
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c               |  5 ++-
 drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c                    |  2 +-
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c              |  5 +--
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h     |  2 +-
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c                       |  5 ++-
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c                  |  6 ++--
 lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h                |  1 +
 lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h              |  1 +
 lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c                       |  9 ++---
 lib/gro/rte_gro.c                             |  4 +--
 lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c                    |  4 +--
 lib/hash/rte_thash.c                          |  2 +-
 lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c           |  2 +-
 lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h                             |  2 +-
 lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c                        |  6 ++--
 36 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 123 deletions(-)

-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 01/16] eal: include header required for alloca

[Tyler Retzlaff]

Include alloca.h for Linux and malloc.h for Windows to get declaration
of alloca().

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h   | 1 +
 lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h b/lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h
index c72bf5b..18ee404 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * which is not supported natively or named differently in Linux.
  */
 
+#include <alloca.h>
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h b/lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h
index 1c33058..5c9c542 100644
--- a/lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h
+++ b/lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
 
 #include <sched.h>
 
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 02/16] hash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c | 4 ++--
 lib/hash/rte_thash.c       | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c b/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c
index 9cf9464..bd2ff08 100644
--- a/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c
+++ b/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c
@@ -2359,7 +2359,7 @@ struct rte_hash *
 			(num_keys > RTE_HASH_LOOKUP_BULK_MAX) ||
 			(hit_mask == NULL)), -EINVAL);
 
-	int32_t positions[num_keys];
+	int32_t *positions = alloca(sizeof(int32_t) * num_keys);
 
 	__rte_hash_lookup_bulk(h, keys, num_keys, positions, hit_mask, data);
 
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ struct rte_hash *
 			(num_keys > RTE_HASH_LOOKUP_BULK_MAX) ||
 			(hit_mask == NULL)), -EINVAL);
 
-	int32_t positions[num_keys];
+	int32_t *positions = alloca(sizeof(int32_t) * num_keys);
 
 	__rte_hash_lookup_with_hash_bulk(h, keys, sig, num_keys,
 			positions, hit_mask, data);
diff --git a/lib/hash/rte_thash.c b/lib/hash/rte_thash.c
index 68f653f..633e211 100644
--- a/lib/hash/rte_thash.c
+++ b/lib/hash/rte_thash.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ struct rte_thash_subtuple_helper *
 	uint32_t desired_value,	unsigned int attempts,
 	rte_thash_check_tuple_t fn, void *userdata)
 {
-	uint32_t tmp_tuple[tuple_len / sizeof(uint32_t)];
+	uint32_t *tmp_tuple = alloca(tuple_len);
 	unsigned int i, j, ret = 0;
 	uint32_t hash, adj_bits;
 	const uint8_t *hash_key;
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 03/16] ethdev: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index f1c658f..cd2ed74 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -3241,7 +3241,8 @@ enum {
 	}
 
 	/* Get id-name lookup table */
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name xstats_names[cnt_xstats];
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_eth_xstat_name) * cnt_xstats);
 
 	if (cnt_xstats != rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id(
 			port_id, xstats_names, cnt_xstats, NULL)) {
@@ -3342,7 +3343,7 @@ enum {
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (ids && dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names_by_id != NULL && size > 0) {
-		uint64_t ids_copy[size];
+		uint64_t *ids_copy = alloca(sizeof(uint64_t) * size);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 			if (ids[i] < basic_count) {
@@ -3535,7 +3536,7 @@ enum {
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	expected_entries = (uint16_t)ret;
-	struct rte_eth_xstat xstats[expected_entries];
+	struct rte_eth_xstat *xstats = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_eth_xstat) * expected_entries);
 	basic_count = eth_dev_get_xstats_basic_count(dev);
 
 	/* Return max number of stats if no ids given */
@@ -3551,7 +3552,7 @@ enum {
 
 	if (ids && dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_by_id != NULL && size) {
 		unsigned int basic_count = eth_dev_get_xstats_basic_count(dev);
-		uint64_t ids_copy[size];
+		uint64_t *ids_copy = alloca(sizeof(uint64_t) * size);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 			if (ids[i] < basic_count) {
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 04/16] gro: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/gro/rte_gro.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/gro/rte_gro.c b/lib/gro/rte_gro.c
index d824eeb..0f9e85c 100644
--- a/lib/gro/rte_gro.c
+++ b/lib/gro/rte_gro.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ struct gro_ctx {
 	struct gro_vxlan_udp4_item vxlan_udp_items[RTE_GRO_MAX_BURST_ITEM_NUM]
 			= {{{0}} };
 
-	struct rte_mbuf *unprocess_pkts[nb_pkts];
+	struct rte_mbuf **unprocess_pkts = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_pkts);
 	uint32_t item_num;
 	int32_t ret;
 	uint16_t i, unprocess_num = 0, nb_after_gro = nb_pkts;
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ struct gro_ctx {
 		uint16_t nb_pkts,
 		void *ctx)
 {
-	struct rte_mbuf *unprocess_pkts[nb_pkts];
+	struct rte_mbuf **unprocess_pkts = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_pkts);
 	struct gro_ctx *gro_ctx = ctx;
 	void *tcp_tbl, *udp_tbl, *vxlan_tcp_tbl, *vxlan_udp_tbl, *tcp6_tbl;
 	uint64_t current_time;
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 05/16] latencystats: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c b/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
index 4ea9b0d..f59a9eb 100644
--- a/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
+++ b/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ struct latency_stats_nameoff {
 {
 	unsigned int i, cnt = 0;
 	uint64_t now;
-	float latency[nb_pkts];
+	float *latency = alloca(sizeof(float) * nb_pkts);
 	static float prev_latency;
 	/*
 	 * Alpha represents degree of weighting decrease in EWMA,
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 06/16] lpm: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h b/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h
index 2888e5f..fc5805c 100644
--- a/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h
+++ b/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ struct rte_lpm *
 		uint32_t *next_hops, const unsigned n)
 {
 	unsigned i;
-	unsigned tbl24_indexes[n];
+	unsigned int *tbl24_indexes = (unsigned int *)alloca(sizeof(unsigned int) * n);
 	const uint32_t *ptbl;
 
 	/* DEBUG: Check user input arguments. */
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 07/16] rcu: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c b/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c
index f08d974..971c056 100644
--- a/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c
+++ b/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ int rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_enqueue(struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *dq, void *e)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	char data[dq->esize];
+	char *data = alloca(dq->esize);
 	dq_elem = (__rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_elem_t *)data;
 	/* Start the grace period */
 	dq_elem->token = rte_rcu_qsbr_start(dq->v);
@@ -419,10 +419,10 @@ int rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_enqueue(struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *dq, void *e)
 
 	cnt = 0;
 
-	char data[dq->esize];
+	char *data = alloca(dq->esize);
 	/* Check reader threads quiescent state and reclaim resources */
 	while (cnt < n &&
-		rte_ring_dequeue_bulk_elem_start(dq->r, &data,
+		rte_ring_dequeue_bulk_elem_start(dq->r, data,
 					dq->esize, 1, available) != 0) {
 		dq_elem = (__rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_elem_t *)data;
 
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 08/16] app/testpmd: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 app/test-pmd/cmdline.c        |  2 +-
 app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c   |  9 ++++-----
 app/test-pmd/config.c         | 16 +++++++++-------
 app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index b7759e3..dee8f5f 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -12902,7 +12902,7 @@ struct cmd_set_port_ptypes_result {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	uint32_t ptypes[ret];
+	uint32_t *ptypes = alloca(sizeof(uint32_t) * ret);
 
 	ret = rte_eth_dev_set_ptypes(port_id, ptype_mask, ptypes, ret);
 	if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
index 60ee933..a4fe8d9 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
@@ -11546,8 +11546,7 @@ struct indlst_conf {
 	char tmp[16]; /* Ought to be enough. */
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int hexlen = len;
-	unsigned int length = 256;
-	uint8_t hex_tmp[length];
+	uint8_t hex_tmp[256];
 
 	/* Arguments are expected. */
 	if (!arg_data)
@@ -11574,7 +11573,7 @@ struct indlst_conf {
 		str += 2;
 		hexlen -= 2;
 	}
-	if (hexlen > length)
+	if (hexlen > RTE_DIM(hex_tmp))
 		goto error;
 	ret = parse_hex_string(str, hex_tmp, &hexlen);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -11707,7 +11706,7 @@ struct indlst_conf {
 		void *buf, unsigned int size)
 {
 	const struct arg *arg = pop_args(ctx);
-	char str2[len + 1];
+	char *str2 = alloca(len + 1);
 	struct in_addr tmp;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -11753,7 +11752,7 @@ struct indlst_conf {
 		void *buf, unsigned int size)
 {
 	const struct arg *arg = pop_args(ctx);
-	char str2[len + 1];
+	char *str2 = alloca(len + 1);
 	struct in6_addr tmp;
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index ba1007a..4dce6fa 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -1760,7 +1760,8 @@ void port_flow_tunnel_create(portid_t port_id, const struct tunnel_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct rte_port *port;
 	struct rte_flow_error error;
-	const struct rte_flow_queue_attr *attr_list[nb_queue];
+	const struct rte_flow_queue_attr **attr_list =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_flow_queue_attr *) * nb_queue);
 	int std_queue;
 
 	if (port_id_is_invalid(port_id, ENABLED_WARN) ||
@@ -2577,10 +2578,10 @@ struct rte_flow_meter_policy *
 	int ret;
 	uint32_t i;
 	struct rte_flow_error error;
-	struct rte_flow_pattern_template
-			*flow_pattern_templates[nb_pattern_templates];
-	struct rte_flow_actions_template
-			*flow_actions_templates[nb_actions_templates];
+	struct rte_flow_pattern_template **flow_pattern_templates =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_flow_pattern_template *) * nb_pattern_templates);
+	struct rte_flow_actions_template **flow_actions_templates =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_flow_actions_template *) * nb_actions_templates);
 
 	if (port_id_is_invalid(port_id, ENABLED_WARN) ||
 	    port_id == (portid_t)RTE_PORT_ALL)
@@ -5460,7 +5461,7 @@ struct igb_ring_desc_16_bytes {
 	char *end = NULL;
 	int min, max;
 	int value, i;
-	unsigned int marked[maxsize];
+	unsigned int *marked = alloca(sizeof(unsigned int) * maxsize);
 
 	if (list == NULL || values == NULL)
 		return 0;
@@ -7201,7 +7202,8 @@ static const char *get_ptype_str(uint32_t ptype)
 	if (eth_dev_info_get_print_err(port_id, &dev_info))
 		return;
 
-	struct rte_ether_addr addr[dev_info.max_mac_addrs];
+	struct rte_ether_addr *addr =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_ether_addr) * dev_info.max_mac_addrs);
 	rc = rte_eth_macaddrs_get(port_id, addr, dev_info.max_mac_addrs);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return;
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c b/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c
index 623d62d..5d4ffff 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 static bool
 shared_rxq_fwd(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 {
-	struct rte_mbuf *pkts_burst[nb_pkt_per_burst];
+	struct rte_mbuf **pkts_burst = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_pkt_per_burst);
 	uint16_t nb_rx;
 
 	nb_rx = common_fwd_stream_receive(fs, pkts_burst, nb_pkt_per_burst);
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 09/16] test: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 app/test/test.c                       |  2 +-
 app/test/test_cmdline_string.c        |  2 +-
 app/test/test_cryptodev.c             | 32 +++++++++++------------
 app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c |  4 +--
 app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c  |  2 +-
 app/test/test_dmadev.c                |  9 ++++---
 app/test/test_hash.c                  |  8 +++---
 app/test/test_mempool.c               | 25 +++++++++---------
 app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c       |  4 +--
 app/test/test_reorder.c               | 48 +++++++++++++++++++----------------
 app/test/test_service_cores.c         |  9 +++----
 app/test/test_thash.c                 |  7 +++--
 12 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/test/test.c b/app/test/test.c
index 680351f..fd653cb 100644
--- a/app/test/test.c
+++ b/app/test/test.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	struct cmdline *cl;
-	char *tests[argc]; /* store an array of tests to run */
+	char **tests = alloca(sizeof(char *) * argc); /* store an array of tests to run */
 	int test_count = 0;
 	int i;
 	char *extra_args;
diff --git a/app/test/test_cmdline_string.c b/app/test/test_cmdline_string.c
index 97516c9..e1cf860 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cmdline_string.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cmdline_string.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct string_elt_str string_elt_strs[] = {
 #if (CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE < STR_TOKEN_SIZE) \
 || (CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE < STR_MULTI_TOKEN_SIZE)
 #undef CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE
-#define CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE RTE_MAX(STR_TOKEN_SIZE, STR_MULTI_TOKEN_SIZE)
+#define CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE RTE_MAX_T(STR_TOKEN_SIZE, STR_MULTI_TOKEN_SIZE, size_t)
 #endif
 
 struct string_nb_str {
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
index 1703ebc..fead21b 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@ struct crypto_unittest_params {
 	enum rte_crypto_auth_operation op,
 	enum rte_crypto_auth_algorithm algo)
 {
-	uint8_t hash_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t *hash_key = alloca(key_len);
 
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
@@ -2722,7 +2722,7 @@ struct crypto_unittest_params {
 			const uint8_t *key, const uint8_t key_len,
 			uint8_t iv_len)
 {
-	uint8_t cipher_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(key_len);
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
 
@@ -2874,7 +2874,7 @@ struct crypto_unittest_params {
 		const struct wireless_test_data *tdata)
 {
 	const uint8_t key_len = tdata->key.len;
-	uint8_t cipher_auth_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t *cipher_auth_key = alloca(key_len);
 
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
@@ -8878,7 +8878,7 @@ static int test_snow3g_decryption_oop(const struct snow3g_test_data *tdata)
 		const uint16_t aad_len, const uint8_t auth_len,
 		uint8_t iv_len)
 {
-	uint8_t aead_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t *aead_key = alloca(key_len);
 
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
@@ -12849,7 +12849,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 test_AES_GCM_auth_encryption_fail_aad_corrupt(void)
 {
 	struct aead_test_data tdata;
-	uint8_t aad[gcm_test_case_7.aad.len];
+	uint8_t *aad = alloca(gcm_test_case_7.aad.len);
 	int res;
 
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, USER1, "This is a negative test, errors are expected\n");
@@ -13238,7 +13238,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 test_AES_GCM_auth_decryption_fail_aad_corrupt(void)
 {
 	struct aead_test_data tdata;
-	uint8_t aad[gcm_test_case_7.aad.len];
+	uint8_t *aad = alloca(gcm_test_case_7.aad.len);
 	int res;
 
 	memcpy(&tdata, &gcm_test_case_7, sizeof(struct aead_test_data));
@@ -13490,7 +13490,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 	int retval;
 	uint8_t *ciphertext, *auth_tag;
 	uint16_t plaintext_pad_len;
-	uint8_t key[tdata->key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *key = alloca(tdata->key.len + 1);
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
 
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(ts_params->valid_devs[0], &dev_info);
@@ -13592,7 +13592,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 
 	int retval;
 	uint8_t *plaintext;
-	uint8_t key[tdata->key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *key = alloca(tdata->key.len + 1);
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
 
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(ts_params->valid_devs[0], &dev_info);
@@ -14895,7 +14895,7 @@ static int create_gmac_session(uint8_t dev_id,
 		const struct gmac_test_data *tdata,
 		enum rte_crypto_auth_operation auth_op)
 {
-	uint8_t auth_key[tdata->key.len];
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(tdata->key.len);
 
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
@@ -15552,7 +15552,7 @@ struct test_crypto_vector {
 		enum rte_crypto_auth_operation auth_op)
 {
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
-	uint8_t auth_key[reference->auth_key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(reference->auth_key.len + 1);
 
 	memcpy(auth_key, reference->auth_key.data, reference->auth_key.len);
 
@@ -15583,8 +15583,8 @@ struct test_crypto_vector {
 		enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation cipher_op)
 {
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
-	uint8_t cipher_key[reference->cipher_key.len + 1];
-	uint8_t auth_key[reference->auth_key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(reference->cipher_key.len + 1);
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(reference->auth_key.len + 1);
 
 	memcpy(cipher_key, reference->cipher_key.data,
 			reference->cipher_key.len);
@@ -16084,8 +16084,8 @@ struct test_crypto_vector {
 
 	uint8_t *authciphertext, *plaintext, *auth_tag;
 	uint16_t plaintext_pad_len;
-	uint8_t cipher_key[reference->cipher_key.len + 1];
-	uint8_t auth_key[reference->auth_key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(reference->cipher_key.len + 1);
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(reference->auth_key.len + 1);
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
 
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(ts_params->valid_devs[0], &dev_info);
@@ -16216,8 +16216,8 @@ struct test_crypto_vector {
 	int retval;
 
 	uint8_t *ciphertext;
-	uint8_t cipher_key[reference->cipher_key.len + 1];
-	uint8_t auth_key[reference->auth_key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(reference->cipher_key.len + 1);
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(reference->auth_key.len + 1);
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
 
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(ts_params->valid_devs[0], &dev_info);
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c
index 87a321f..da7bf2c 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
 
 	int status = TEST_SUCCESS;
 	const struct blockcipher_test_data *tdata = t->test_data;
-	uint8_t cipher_key[tdata->cipher_key.len];
-	uint8_t auth_key[tdata->auth_key.len];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(tdata->cipher_key.len);
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(tdata->auth_key.len);
 	uint32_t buf_len = tdata->ciphertext.len;
 	uint32_t digest_len = tdata->digest.len;
 	char *buf_p = NULL;
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c
index c29b19c..b9a53a4 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ struct crosscheck_testsuite_params {
 crosscheck_with_profile_run(const struct crosscheck_test_profile *profile)
 {
 	struct crosscheck_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
-	uint8_t input_text[profile->input_buf_len];
+	uint8_t *input_text = alloca(profile->input_buf_len);
 	uint16_t output_len, encrypted_len;
 	uint8_t encrypted_text[MBUF_SIZE];
 	uint8_t output_text[MBUF_SIZE];
diff --git a/app/test/test_dmadev.c b/app/test/test_dmadev.c
index 143e1bc..9cbb9a6 100644
--- a/app/test/test_dmadev.c
+++ b/app/test/test_dmadev.c
@@ -417,9 +417,12 @@ struct runtest_param {
 			dst_len = len / n_dst;
 			src_len = len / n_src;
 
-			struct rte_dma_sge sg_src[n_sge], sg_dst[n_sge];
-			struct rte_mbuf *src[n_sge], *dst[n_sge];
-			char *src_data[n_sge], *dst_data[n_sge];
+			struct rte_dma_sge *sg_src = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_dma_sge) * n_sge);
+			struct rte_dma_sge *sg_dst = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_dma_sge) * n_sge);
+			struct rte_mbuf **src = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * n_sge);
+			struct rte_mbuf **dst = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * n_sge);
+			char **src_data = alloca(sizeof(char *) * n_sge);
+			char **dst_data = alloca(sizeof(char *) * n_sge);
 
 			for (i = 0 ; i < len; i++)
 				orig_src[i] = rte_rand() & 0xFF;
diff --git a/app/test/test_hash.c b/app/test/test_hash.c
index d586878..65fd9e6 100644
--- a/app/test/test_hash.c
+++ b/app/test/test_hash.c
@@ -1930,8 +1930,8 @@ static int test_hash_iteration(uint32_t ext_table)
 		.socket_id = 0,
 		.extra_flag = hash_extra_flag,
 	};
-	int pos[total_entries];
-	int expected_pos[total_entries];
+	int *pos = alloca(sizeof(int) * total_entries);
+	int *expected_pos = alloca(sizeof(int) * total_entries);
 	unsigned int i;
 	size_t sz;
 	int32_t status;
@@ -2100,8 +2100,8 @@ static int test_hash_iteration(uint32_t ext_table)
 		.socket_id = 0,
 		.extra_flag = hash_extra_flag,
 	};
-	int pos[total_entries];
-	int expected_pos[total_entries];
+	int *pos = alloca(sizeof(int) * total_entries);
+	int *expected_pos = alloca(sizeof(int) * total_entries);
 	unsigned int i;
 	size_t sz;
 	int32_t status;
diff --git a/app/test/test_mempool.c b/app/test/test_mempool.c
index ad7ebd6..4672795 100644
--- a/app/test/test_mempool.c
+++ b/app/test/test_mempool.c
@@ -515,19 +515,20 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 #undef RTE_TEST_TRACE_FAILURE
 #define RTE_TEST_TRACE_FAILURE(...) do { goto fail; } while (0)
 
-	static const size_t callback_num = 3;
-	static const size_t mempool_num = 2;
+#define CALLBACK_NUM 3u
+#define MEMPOOL_NUM 2u
+
 	static const unsigned int mempool_elt_size = 64;
 	static const unsigned int mempool_size = 64;
 
-	struct test_mempool_events_data data[callback_num];
-	struct rte_mempool *mp[mempool_num], *freed;
+	struct test_mempool_events_data data[CALLBACK_NUM];
+	struct rte_mempool *mp[MEMPOOL_NUM], *freed;
 	char name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
 	size_t i, j;
 	int ret;
 
 	memset(mp, 0, sizeof(mp));
-	for (i = 0; i < callback_num; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < CALLBACK_NUM; i++) {
 		ret = rte_mempool_event_callback_register
 				(test_mempool_events_cb, &data[i]);
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ret, 0, "Failed to register the callback %zu: %s",
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 					 SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
 	RTE_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(mp[0], "Cannot create mempool %s: %s",
 				 name, rte_strerror(rte_errno));
-	for (j = 0; j < callback_num; j++)
+	for (j = 0; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++)
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(data[j].invoked, false,
 				      "Callback %zu invoked on %s mempool creation",
 				      j, name);
@@ -557,7 +558,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 	ret = populate(mp[0]);
 	RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ret, (int)mp[0]->size, "Failed to populate mempool %s: %s",
 			      name, rte_strerror(-ret));
-	for (j = 0; j < callback_num; j++) {
+	for (j = 0; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++) {
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(data[j].invoked, true,
 					"Callback %zu not invoked on mempool %s population",
 					j, name);
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 			      "Unregistered callback 0 invoked on %s mempool populaton",
 			      name);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < mempool_num; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < MEMPOOL_NUM; i++) {
 		memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
 		sprintf(name, "empty%zu", i);
 		rte_mempool_free(mp[i]);
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 		 */
 		freed = mp[i];
 		mp[i] = NULL;
-		for (j = 1; j < callback_num; j++) {
+		for (j = 1; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++) {
 			RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(data[j].invoked, true,
 					      "Callback %zu not invoked on mempool %s destruction",
 					      j, name);
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 				      name);
 	}
 
-	for (j = 1; j < callback_num; j++) {
+	for (j = 1; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++) {
 		ret = rte_mempool_event_callback_unregister
 					(test_mempool_events_cb, &data[j]);
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ret, 0, "Failed to unregister the callback %zu: %s",
@@ -624,10 +625,10 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
 
 fail:
-	for (j = 0; j < callback_num; j++)
+	for (j = 0; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++)
 		rte_mempool_event_callback_unregister
 					(test_mempool_events_cb, &data[j]);
-	for (i = 0; i < mempool_num; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < MEMPOOL_NUM; i++)
 		rte_mempool_free(mp[i]);
 	return TEST_FAILED;
 
diff --git a/app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c b/app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c
index 3912179..7f4ed31 100644
--- a/app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c
+++ b/app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 		for (j = 0; j < 4; j++)
 			nb_frags += frag_per_flow[i + j];
 
-		struct rte_mbuf *buf_arr[nb_frags];
+		struct rte_mbuf **buf_arr = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_frags);
 		for (j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
 			join_array(buf_arr, mbufs[i + j], prev,
 				   frag_per_flow[i + j]);
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@
 		for (j = 0; j < 4; j++)
 			nb_frags += frag_per_flow[i + j];
 
-		struct rte_mbuf *buf_arr[nb_frags];
+		struct rte_mbuf **buf_arr = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_frags);
 		for (j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
 			join_array(buf_arr, mbufs[i + j], prev,
 				   frag_per_flow[i + j]);
diff --git a/app/test/test_reorder.c b/app/test/test_reorder.c
index 501780c..aaa2c57 100644
--- a/app/test/test_reorder.c
+++ b/app/test/test_reorder.c
@@ -130,11 +130,12 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 static int
 test_reorder_insert(void)
 {
+#define INSERT_NUM_BUFS 7u
+
 	struct rte_reorder_buffer *b = NULL;
 	struct rte_mempool *p = test_params->p;
 	const unsigned int size = 4;
-	const unsigned int num_bufs = 7;
-	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[num_bufs];
+	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[INSERT_NUM_BUFS];
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned i;
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	b = rte_reorder_create("test_insert", rte_socket_id(), size);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(b, "Failed to create reorder buffer");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < INSERT_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		bufs[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(p);
 		TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(bufs[i], "Packet allocation failed\n");
 		*rte_reorder_seqn(bufs[i]) = i;
@@ -207,26 +208,27 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	ret = 0;
 exit:
 	rte_reorder_free(b);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < INSERT_NUM_BUFS; i++)
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
-	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
 test_reorder_drain(void)
 {
+#define DRAIN_NUM_BUFS 8u
+
 	struct rte_reorder_buffer *b = NULL;
 	struct rte_mempool *p = test_params->p;
 	const unsigned int size = 4;
-	const unsigned int num_bufs = 8;
-	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[num_bufs];
-	struct rte_mbuf *robufs[num_bufs];
+	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[DRAIN_NUM_BUFS];
+	struct rte_mbuf *robufs[DRAIN_NUM_BUFS];
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned i, cnt;
 
 	/* initialize all robufs to NULL */
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_NUM_BUFS; i++)
 		robufs[i] = NULL;
 
 	/* This would create a reorder buffer instance consisting of:
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		bufs[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(p);
 		TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(bufs[i], "Packet allocation failed\n");
 		*rte_reorder_seqn(bufs[i]) = i;
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	ret = 0;
 exit:
 	rte_reorder_free(b);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(robufs[i]);
 	}
@@ -337,15 +339,16 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 static int
 test_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(void)
 {
+#define DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS 10u
+
 	struct rte_mempool *p = test_params->p;
 	struct rte_reorder_buffer *b = NULL;
-	const unsigned int num_bufs = 10;
 	const unsigned int size = 4;
 	unsigned int i, cnt;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[num_bufs];
-	struct rte_mbuf *robufs[num_bufs];
+	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS];
+	struct rte_mbuf *robufs[DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS];
 
 	/* initialize all robufs to NULL */
 	memset(robufs, 0, sizeof(robufs));
@@ -358,7 +361,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	b = rte_reorder_create("test_drain_up_to_seqn", rte_socket_id(), size);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(b, "Failed to create reorder buffer");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		bufs[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(p);
 		TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(bufs[i], "Packet allocation failed\n");
 		*rte_reorder_seqn(bufs[i]) = i;
@@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	buffer_to_reorder_move(&bufs[2], b);
 	buffer_to_reorder_move(&bufs[3], b);
 	/* Draining 1, 2 */
-	cnt = rte_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(b, robufs, num_bufs, 3);
+	cnt = rte_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(b, robufs, DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS, 3);
 	if (cnt != 2) {
 		printf("%s:%d:%d: number of expected packets not drained\n",
 				__func__, __LINE__, cnt);
@@ -396,7 +399,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	buffer_to_reorder_move(&bufs[8], b);
 
 	/* Drain 3 and 5 */
-	cnt = rte_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(b, robufs, num_bufs, 6);
+	cnt = rte_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(b, robufs, DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS, 6);
 	if (cnt != 2) {
 		printf("%s:%d:%d: number of expected packets not drained\n",
 				__func__, __LINE__, cnt);
@@ -410,7 +413,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	ret = 0;
 exit:
 	rte_reorder_free(b);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(robufs[i]);
 	}
@@ -420,14 +423,15 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 static int
 test_reorder_set_seqn(void)
 {
+#define SET_SEQN_NUM_BUFS 7u
+
 	struct rte_mempool *p = test_params->p;
 	struct rte_reorder_buffer *b = NULL;
-	const unsigned int num_bufs = 7;
 	const unsigned int size = 4;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[num_bufs];
+	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[SET_SEQN_NUM_BUFS];
 
 	/* This would create a reorder buffer instance consisting of:
 	 * reorder_seq = 0
@@ -437,7 +441,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	b = rte_reorder_create("test_min_seqn_set", rte_socket_id(), size);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(b, "Failed to create reorder buffer");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < SET_SEQN_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		bufs[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(p);
 		if (bufs[i] == NULL) {
 			printf("Packet allocation failed\n");
@@ -479,7 +483,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	ret = 0;
 exit:
 	rte_reorder_free(b);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < SET_SEQN_NUM_BUFS; i++)
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/app/test/test_service_cores.c b/app/test/test_service_cores.c
index c12d52d..7c45733 100644
--- a/app/test/test_service_cores.c
+++ b/app/test/test_service_cores.c
@@ -561,9 +561,8 @@ static int32_t dummy_mt_safe_cb(void *args)
 			"Service core count not equal to one");
 
 	/* retrieve core list, checking lcore ids */
-	const uint32_t size = 4;
-	uint32_t service_core_ids[size];
-	int32_t n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, size);
+	uint32_t service_core_ids[4];
+	int32_t n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, RTE_DIM(service_core_ids));
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, n, "Service core list return should equal 1");
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(slcore_id, service_core_ids[0],
 				"Service core list lcore must equal slcore_id");
@@ -589,7 +588,7 @@ static int32_t dummy_mt_safe_cb(void *args)
 			cores_at_this_point);
 
 	/* check longer service core list */
-	n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, size);
+	n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, RTE_DIM(service_core_ids));
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(3, n, "Service core list return should equal 3");
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(slcore_id, service_core_ids[0],
 				"Service core list[0] lcore must equal 1");
@@ -607,7 +606,7 @@ static int32_t dummy_mt_safe_cb(void *args)
 			"Service core add did not return zero");
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, rte_service_lcore_count(),
 			"Service core count not equal to one");
-	n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, size);
+	n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, RTE_DIM(service_core_ids));
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, n, "Service core list return should equal one");
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(slcore_id, service_core_ids[0],
 				"Service core list[0] lcore must equal %d",
diff --git a/app/test/test_thash.c b/app/test/test_thash.c
index 65d42fd..80d4106 100644
--- a/app/test/test_thash.c
+++ b/app/test/test_thash.c
@@ -576,9 +576,8 @@ enum {
 {
 	struct rte_thash_ctx *ctx;
 	struct rte_thash_subtuple_helper *h;
-	const int key_len = 40;
 	int reta_sz = 6;
-	uint8_t initial_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t initial_key[40];
 	const uint8_t *new_key;
 	int ret;
 	union rte_thash_tuple tuple;
@@ -586,9 +585,9 @@ enum {
 	unsigned int desired_value = 27 & HASH_MSK(reta_sz);
 	uint16_t port_value = 22;
 
-	memset(initial_key, 0, key_len);
+	memset(initial_key, 0, RTE_DIM(initial_key));
 
-	ctx = rte_thash_init_ctx("test", key_len, reta_sz, initial_key,
+	ctx = rte_thash_init_ctx("test", RTE_DIM(initial_key), reta_sz, initial_key,
 		RTE_THASH_MINIMAL_SEQ);
 	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ctx != NULL, "can not create thash ctx\n");
 
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 10/16] common/idpf: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c        | 2 +-
 drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c | 6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c
index 83b131e..da24b78 100644
--- a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 	uint16_t nb_refill = rx_bufq->rx_free_thresh;
 	uint16_t nb_desc = rx_bufq->nb_rx_desc;
 	uint16_t next_avail = rx_bufq->rx_tail;
-	struct rte_mbuf *nmb[rx_bufq->rx_free_thresh];
+	struct rte_mbuf **nmb = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * rx_bufq->rx_free_thresh);
 	uint64_t dma_addr;
 	uint16_t delta;
 	int i;
diff --git a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c
index f65e8d5..9131bd6 100644
--- a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c
+++ b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c
@@ -1002,7 +1002,8 @@
 	uint32_t n;
 	uint32_t i;
 	int nb_free = 0;
-	struct rte_mbuf *m, *free[txq->rs_thresh];
+	struct rte_mbuf *m;
+	struct rte_mbuf **free = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * txq->rs_thresh);
 
 	/* check DD bits on threshold descriptor */
 	if ((txq->tx_ring[txq->next_dd].qw1 &
@@ -1319,7 +1320,8 @@
 	uint32_t n;
 	uint32_t i;
 	int nb_free = 0;
-	struct rte_mbuf *m, *free[txq->rs_thresh];
+	struct rte_mbuf *m;
+	struct rte_mbuf **free = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * txq->rs_thresh);
 
 	n = txq->rs_thresh;
 
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 11/16] net/i40e: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c
index b6ef5d6..21f5962 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c
@@ -2168,8 +2168,7 @@ struct cmd_ptype_mapping_get_result {
 {
 	struct cmd_ptype_mapping_get_result *res = parsed_result;
 	int ret = -ENOTSUP;
-	int max_ptype_num = 256;
-	struct rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping mapping[max_ptype_num];
+	struct rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping mapping[256];
 	uint16_t count;
 	int i;
 
@@ -2178,7 +2177,7 @@ struct cmd_ptype_mapping_get_result {
 
 	ret = rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping_get(res->port_id,
 					mapping,
-					max_ptype_num,
+					RTE_DIM(mapping),
 					&count,
 					res->valid_only);
 	switch (ret) {
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 12/16] net/ice: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
index 13aabe9..81e2b50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@
 	uint64_t dma_addr;
 	int diag, diag_pay;
 	uint64_t pay_addr;
-	struct rte_mbuf *mbufs_pay[rxq->rx_free_thresh];
+	struct rte_mbuf **mbufs_pay = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * rxq->rx_free_thresh);
 
 	/* Allocate buffers in bulk */
 	alloc_idx = (uint16_t)(rxq->rx_free_trigger -
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 13/16] net/ixgbe: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c          | 5 +++--
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index c61c52b..d460596 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -3553,7 +3553,8 @@ static int ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(
 
 	uint16_t i;
 	uint16_t size = ixgbe_xstats_calc_num();
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name xstats_names_copy[size];
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names_copy =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_eth_xstat_name) * size);
 
 	ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(dev, NULL, xstats_names_copy,
 			size);
@@ -3736,7 +3737,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_dev_xstats_get_names(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	uint16_t i;
 	uint16_t size = ixgbe_xstats_calc_num();
-	uint64_t values_copy[size];
+	uint64_t *values_copy = alloca(sizeof(uint64_t) * size);
 
 	ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_by_id(dev, NULL, values_copy, size);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
index a4d9ec9..78b63b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 reassemble_packets(struct ixgbe_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_bufs,
 		   uint16_t nb_bufs, uint8_t *split_flags)
 {
-	struct rte_mbuf *pkts[nb_bufs]; /*finished pkts*/
+	struct rte_mbuf **pkts = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_bufs); /*finished pkts*/
 	struct rte_mbuf *start = rxq->pkt_first_seg;
 	struct rte_mbuf *end =  rxq->pkt_last_seg;
 	unsigned int pkt_idx, buf_idx;
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 14/16] common/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h    | 4 ++--
 drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c | 7 +++----
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
index 9c80277..76eba1c 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@
 /* Allocate a buffer on the stack and fill it with a printf format string. */
 #define MKSTR(name, ...) \
 	int mkstr_size_##name = snprintf(NULL, 0, "" __VA_ARGS__); \
-	char name[mkstr_size_##name + 1]; \
+	char *name = alloca(mkstr_size_##name + 1); \
 	\
 	memset(name, 0, mkstr_size_##name + 1); \
-	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "" __VA_ARGS__)
+	snprintf(name, mkstr_size_##name + 1, "" __VA_ARGS__)
 
 enum {
 	PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX = 0x15b3,
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c
index 9b7abab..bac272f 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c
@@ -284,10 +284,9 @@ struct mlx5_devx_obj *
 				 void *cmd_comp,
 				 uint64_t async_id)
 {
-	int out_len = MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(query_flow_counter_out) +
-			MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(traffic_counter);
-	uint32_t out[out_len];
+	uint32_t out[MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(query_flow_counter_out) + MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(traffic_counter)];
 	uint32_t in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(query_flow_counter_in)] = {0};
+	const int out_len = RTE_DIM(out);
 	void *stats;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ struct mlx5_devx_obj *
 	int klm_num = attr->klm_num;
 	int in_size_dw = MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(create_mkey_in) +
 		     (klm_num ? RTE_ALIGN(klm_num, 4) : 0) * MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(klm);
-	uint32_t in[in_size_dw];
+	uint32_t *in = alloca(sizeof(uint32_t) * in_size_dw);
 	uint32_t out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(create_mkey_out)] = {0};
 	void *mkc;
 	struct mlx5_devx_obj *mkey = mlx5_malloc(MLX5_MEM_ZERO, sizeof(*mkey),
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 15/16] net/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c      | 5 ++---
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index d1a6382..de16acf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -1597,14 +1597,13 @@
 mlx5_rt_timestamp_config(struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh,
 			 struct mlx5_hca_attr *hca_attr)
 {
-	uint32_t dw_cnt = MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(register_mtutc);
-	uint32_t reg[dw_cnt];
+	uint32_t reg[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(register_mtutc)];
 	int ret = ENOTSUP;
 
 	if (hca_attr->access_register_user)
 		ret = mlx5_devx_cmd_register_read(sh->cdev->ctx,
 						  MLX5_REGISTER_ID_MTUTC, 0,
-						  reg, dw_cnt);
+						  reg, RTE_DIM(reg));
 	if (!ret) {
 		uint32_t ts_mode;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index f31fdfb..b52fb77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -1476,8 +1476,8 @@ struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info {
 					  "mask/last without a spec is not"
 					  " supported");
 	if (item->spec && item->last && !range_accepted) {
-		uint8_t spec[size];
-		uint8_t last[size];
+		uint8_t *spec = alloca(size);
+		uint8_t *last = alloca(size);
 		unsigned int i;
 		int ret;
 
@@ -8344,7 +8344,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_workspace*
 			.type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END,
 		},
 	};
-	uint16_t queue[priv->reta_idx_n];
+	uint16_t *queue = alloca(sizeof(uint16_t) * priv->reta_idx_n);
 	struct rte_flow_action_rss action_rss = {
 		.func = RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT,
 		.level = 0,
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH 16/16] build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support optional C11 VLAs. When building for Windows
enable -Wvla so that mingw and clang also fail if a VLA is used.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 config/meson.build | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/config/meson.build b/config/meson.build
index 8c8b019..9e887f2 100644
--- a/config/meson.build
+++ b/config/meson.build
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ if cc.get_id() == 'intel'
         warning_flags += '-diag-disable=@0@'.format(i)
     endforeach
 endif
+# no VLAs in code built on Windows
+if is_windows
+    warning_flags += '-Wvla'
+endif
 foreach arg: warning_flags
     if cc.has_argument(arg)
         add_project_arguments(arg, language: 'c')
-- 
1.8.3.1

RE: [PATCH 02/16] hash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Morten Brørup]

> -	int32_t positions[num_keys];
> +	int32_t *positions = alloca(sizeof(int32_t) * num_keys);

A general comment, using this patch as an example...

I wonder if adding const has any effect on the compilers' optimizers:

int32_t * const positions = alloca(sizeof(int32_t) * num_keys);

Perhaps not in this specific case, but maybe elsewhere.
Especially if passing the array by reference.
We're not good at adding const and restrict to function parameters, so declaring the alloca()'d arrays const might compensate for that.

RE: [PATCH 16/16] build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code

[Morten Brørup]

> MSVC does not support optional C11 VLAs. When building for Windows
> enable -Wvla so that mingw and clang also fail if a VLA is used.

Minor detail, doesn't affect my Ack for the series...

Applications built for Windows with mingw and clang might use VLAs in the application itself.

Perhaps we should let them continue doing that for now.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
> ---
>  config/meson.build | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/config/meson.build b/config/meson.build
> index 8c8b019..9e887f2 100644
> --- a/config/meson.build
> +++ b/config/meson.build
> @@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ if cc.get_id() == 'intel'
>          warning_flags += '-diag-disable=@0@'.format(i)
>      endforeach
>  endif
> +# no VLAs in code built on Windows
> +if is_windows
> +    warning_flags += '-Wvla'
> +endif
>  foreach arg: warning_flags
>      if cc.has_argument(arg)
>          add_project_arguments(arg, language: 'c')
> --
> 1.8.3.1

RE: [PATCH 00/16] remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Morten Brørup]

> From: Tyler Retzlaff [mailto:roretzla@linux.microsoft.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 18 April 2024 01.42
> 
> As per guidance technical board meeting 2024/04/17. This series
> removes the use of VLAs from code built for Windows for all 3
> toolchains. If there are additional opportunities to convert VLAs
> to regular C arrays please provide the details for incorporation
> into the series.
> 
> MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
> or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
> combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Series-acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>

Two comments sent in individual mails, don't affect this Ack.

RE: [PATCH 00/16] remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Konstantin Ananyev]

Hi Tyler,

> As per guidance technical board meeting 2024/04/17. This series
> removes the use of VLAs from code built for Windows for all 3
> toolchains. If there are additional opportunities to convert VLAs
> to regular C arrays please provide the details for incorporation
> into the series.

I submitted the RFC series:
https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=31781
that provides alternate approach to VLA removal (without alloca())
for core libs.
Feel free to re-use whatever is appropriate in your series. 
If time permits, I'll try to look to other libs from your series
(probably next week or so).
Konstantin

> 
> MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
> or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
> combinations officially supported by DPDK.
> 
> Tyler Retzlaff (16):
>   eal: include header required for alloca
>   hash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   ethdev: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   gro: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   latencystats: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   lpm: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   rcu: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   app/testpmd: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   test: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   common/idpf: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   net/i40e: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   net/ice: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   net/ixgbe: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   common/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   net/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code
> 
>  app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                        |  2 +-
>  app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c                   |  9 +++--
>  app/test-pmd/config.c                         | 16 +++++----
>  app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c                 |  2 +-
>  app/test/test.c                               |  2 +-
>  app/test/test_cmdline_string.c                |  2 +-
>  app/test/test_cryptodev.c                     | 32 +++++++++---------
>  app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c         |  4 +--
>  app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c          |  2 +-
>  app/test/test_dmadev.c                        |  9 +++--
>  app/test/test_hash.c                          |  8 ++---
>  app/test/test_mempool.c                       | 25 +++++++-------
>  app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c               |  4 +--
>  app/test/test_reorder.c                       | 48 +++++++++++++++------------
>  app/test/test_service_cores.c                 |  9 +++--
>  app/test/test_thash.c                         |  7 ++--
>  config/meson.build                            |  4 +++
>  drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c        |  2 +-
>  drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c |  6 ++--
>  drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h             |  4 +--
>  drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c          |  7 ++--
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c               |  5 ++-
>  drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c                    |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c              |  5 +--
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h     |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c                       |  5 ++-
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c                  |  6 ++--
>  lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h                |  1 +
>  lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h              |  1 +
>  lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c                       |  9 ++---
>  lib/gro/rte_gro.c                             |  4 +--
>  lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c                    |  4 +--
>  lib/hash/rte_thash.c                          |  2 +-
>  lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c           |  2 +-
>  lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h                             |  2 +-
>  lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c                        |  6 ++--
>  36 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 123 deletions(-)
> 
> --
> 1.8.3.1

Re: [PATCH 16/16] build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 08:48:39AM +0200, Morten Brørup wrote:
> > MSVC does not support optional C11 VLAs. When building for Windows
> > enable -Wvla so that mingw and clang also fail if a VLA is used.
> 
> Minor detail, doesn't affect my Ack for the series...
> 
> Applications built for Windows with mingw and clang might use VLAs in the application itself.
> 
> Perhaps we should let them continue doing that for now.

i guess you mean our examples or if dpdk is configured as a sub-project?

for examples i could explicitly suppress in examples with -Wno-vla but
that means any that use VLAs could not be built with MSVC.

for sub-module and sub-project of dpdk i feel like these
add_project_arguments are not imparted on the application with
encapsulating project meson setup no?

anyone know? Bruce? Stephen?

> 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
> > ---
> >  config/meson.build | 4 ++++
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/config/meson.build b/config/meson.build
> > index 8c8b019..9e887f2 100644
> > --- a/config/meson.build
> > +++ b/config/meson.build
> > @@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ if cc.get_id() == 'intel'
> >          warning_flags += '-diag-disable=@0@'.format(i)
> >      endforeach
> >  endif
> > +# no VLAs in code built on Windows
> > +if is_windows
> > +    warning_flags += '-Wvla'
> > +endif
> >  foreach arg: warning_flags
> >      if cc.has_argument(arg)
> >          add_project_arguments(arg, language: 'c')
> > --
> > 1.8.3.1
> 

Re: [PATCH 00/16] remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 12:11:35PM +0000, Konstantin Ananyev wrote:
> Hi Tyler,
> 
> > As per guidance technical board meeting 2024/04/17. This series
> > removes the use of VLAs from code built for Windows for all 3
> > toolchains. If there are additional opportunities to convert VLAs
> > to regular C arrays please provide the details for incorporation
> > into the series.
> 
> I submitted the RFC series:
> https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=31781
> that provides alternate approach to VLA removal (without alloca())
> for core libs.
> Feel free to re-use whatever is appropriate in your series. 
> If time permits, I'll try to look to other libs from your series
> (probably next week or so).
> Konstantin

if there is no objection i'm happy to drop changes in my series and
integrate your changes into my series with your signoff.

let me know and i'll roll them together into v2.

thank you!

Re: [PATCH 16/16] build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code

[Bruce Richardson]

On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 08:12:26AM -0700, Tyler Retzlaff wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 08:48:39AM +0200, Morten Brørup wrote:
> > > MSVC does not support optional C11 VLAs. When building for Windows
> > > enable -Wvla so that mingw and clang also fail if a VLA is used.
> > 
> > Minor detail, doesn't affect my Ack for the series...
> > 
> > Applications built for Windows with mingw and clang might use VLAs in
> > the application itself.
> > 
> > Perhaps we should let them continue doing that for now.
> 
> i guess you mean our examples or if dpdk is configured as a sub-project?
> 
> for examples i could explicitly suppress in examples with -Wno-vla but
> that means any that use VLAs could not be built with MSVC.
> 
> for sub-module and sub-project of dpdk i feel like these
> add_project_arguments are not imparted on the application with
> encapsulating project meson setup no?
> 
> anyone know? Bruce? Stephen?
> 
Project args are not used when building external applications - either
those using DPDK as a subproject or via pkg-config. So therefore, this
change should be safe. It will only impact built-in DPDK apps and examples.

/Bruce

RE: [PATCH 00/16] remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Konstantin Ananyev]

> On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 12:11:35PM +0000, Konstantin Ananyev wrote:
> > Hi Tyler,
> >
> > > As per guidance technical board meeting 2024/04/17. This series
> > > removes the use of VLAs from code built for Windows for all 3
> > > toolchains. If there are additional opportunities to convert VLAs
> > > to regular C arrays please provide the details for incorporation
> > > into the series.
> >
> > I submitted the RFC series:
> > https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=31781
> > that provides alternate approach to VLA removal (without alloca())
> > for core libs.
> > Feel free to re-use whatever is appropriate in your series.
> > If time permits, I'll try to look to other libs from your series
> > (probably next week or so).
> > Konstantin
> 
> if there is no objection i'm happy to drop changes in my series and
> integrate your changes into my series with your signoff.
> 
> let me know and i'll roll them together into v2.

Yes absolutely, feel free to go ahead with that.
Thanks
Konstantin

> 
> thank you!

RE: [PATCH 16/16] build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code

[Morten Brørup]

> From: Bruce Richardson [mailto:bruce.richardson@intel.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 18 April 2024 17.24
> 
> On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 08:12:26AM -0700, Tyler Retzlaff wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 08:48:39AM +0200, Morten Brørup wrote:
> > > > MSVC does not support optional C11 VLAs. When building for Windows
> > > > enable -Wvla so that mingw and clang also fail if a VLA is used.
> > >
> > > Minor detail, doesn't affect my Ack for the series...
> > >
> > > Applications built for Windows with mingw and clang might use VLAs
> in
> > > the application itself.
> > >
> > > Perhaps we should let them continue doing that for now.
> >
> > i guess you mean our examples or if dpdk is configured as a sub-
> project?
> >
> > for examples i could explicitly suppress in examples with -Wno-vla but
> > that means any that use VLAs could not be built with MSVC.
> >
> > for sub-module and sub-project of dpdk i feel like these
> > add_project_arguments are not imparted on the application with
> > encapsulating project meson setup no?
> >
> > anyone know? Bruce? Stephen?
> >
> Project args are not used when building external applications - either
> those using DPDK as a subproject or via pkg-config. So therefore, this
> change should be safe. It will only impact built-in DPDK apps and
> examples.
> 
> /Bruce

Thank you for clarifying, Bruce.

Then my comment was irrelevant. Sorry about the noise. ;-)

[PATCH v2 00/19] remove use of VLAs for Windows

[Tyler Retzlaff]

As per guidance technical board meeting 2024/04/17. This series
removes the use of VLAs from code built for Windows for all 3
toolchains. If there are additional opportunities to convert VLAs
to regular C arrays please provide the details for incorporation
into the series.

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

v2:
 * replace patches for ethdev, hash, rcu and include new
   patches for eal from Konstantin Ananyev
   from https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=31781

Konstantin Ananyev (6):
  eal/linux: remove use of VLAs
  eal/common: remove use of VLAs
  ethdev: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  hash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  hash/thash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  rcu: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

Tyler Retzlaff (13):
  eal: include header required for alloca
  gro: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  latencystats: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  lpm: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  app/testpmd: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  test: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  common/idpf: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  net/i40e: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  net/ice: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  net/ixgbe: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  common/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  net/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code

 app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                        |   2 +-
 app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c                   |   9 +-
 app/test-pmd/config.c                         |  16 ++-
 app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c                 |   2 +-
 app/test/test.c                               |   2 +-
 app/test/test_cmdline_string.c                |   2 +-
 app/test/test_cryptodev.c                     |  32 ++---
 app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c         |   4 +-
 app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c          |   2 +-
 app/test/test_dmadev.c                        |   9 +-
 app/test/test_hash.c                          |   8 +-
 app/test/test_mempool.c                       |  25 ++--
 app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c               |   4 +-
 app/test/test_reorder.c                       |  48 +++----
 app/test/test_service_cores.c                 |   9 +-
 app/test/test_thash.c                         |   7 +-
 config/meson.build                            |   4 +
 drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c        |   2 +-
 drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c |   6 +-
 drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h             |   4 +-
 drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c          |   7 +-
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c               |   5 +-
 drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c                    |   2 +-
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c              |   5 +-
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h     |   2 +-
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c                       |   5 +-
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c                  |   6 +-
 lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c              |   5 +-
 lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c                |  59 ++++++++-
 lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h                |   1 +
 lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h              |   1 +
 lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c                       | 183 ++++++++++++++++----------
 lib/gro/rte_gro.c                             |   4 +-
 lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c                    |   4 +-
 lib/hash/rte_thash.c                          |   2 +-
 lib/hash/rte_thash.h                          |   8 ++
 lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c           |   2 +-
 lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h                             |   2 +-
 lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c                        |   7 +-
 lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h                        |   5 +
 40 files changed, 314 insertions(+), 198 deletions(-)

-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 01/19] eal: include header required for alloca

[Tyler Retzlaff]

Include alloca.h for Linux and malloc.h for Windows to get declaration
of alloca().

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h   | 1 +
 lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h b/lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h
index c72bf5b..18ee404 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * which is not supported natively or named differently in Linux.
  */
 
+#include <alloca.h>
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h b/lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h
index 1c33058..5c9c542 100644
--- a/lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h
+++ b/lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
 
 #include <sched.h>
 
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 02/19] eal/linux: remove use of VLAs

[Tyler Retzlaff]

From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>

1) ./lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c:1073:16
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘events’

eal_intr_handle_interrupts() is called by eal_intr_thread_main()
so it seems ok to simply alloc space for events from heap and reuse the
same buffer through the life of the thread.

2) ./lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c:1319:16
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘evs’

make eal_epoll_wait() to use fixed size array and use it though multiple
iterations to preocess upt to @maxevents events.
Note that techically it is not one to one raplacement, as here we might
reduce number of events returned by first call to epoll_wait(..., timeout);

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c
index 6436f79..58e3b8e 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #define EAL_INTR_EPOLL_WAIT_FOREVER (-1)
 #define NB_OTHER_INTR               1
 
+#define MAX_ITER_EVNUM	RTE_EVENT_ETH_INTR_RING_SIZE
+
 static RTE_DEFINE_PER_LCORE(int, _epfd) = -1; /**< epoll fd per thread */
 
 /**
@@ -1068,9 +1070,9 @@ struct rte_intr_source {
  *  void
  */
 static void
-eal_intr_handle_interrupts(int pfd, unsigned totalfds)
+eal_intr_handle_interrupts(int pfd, struct epoll_event events[],
+	unsigned totalfds)
 {
-	struct epoll_event events[totalfds];
 	int nfds = 0;
 
 	for(;;) {
@@ -1106,6 +1108,12 @@ struct rte_intr_source {
 static __rte_noreturn uint32_t
 eal_intr_thread_main(__rte_unused void *arg)
 {
+	uint32_t n, nb_event;
+	struct epoll_event *events, *p;
+
+	nb_event = 0;
+	events = NULL;
+
 	/* host thread, never break out */
 	for (;;) {
 		/* build up the epoll fd with all descriptors we are to
@@ -1159,8 +1167,23 @@ struct rte_intr_source {
 				numfds++;
 		}
 		rte_spinlock_unlock(&intr_lock);
+
+		/* alloc space for events, when necessary */
+		if (numfds > nb_event) {
+			n = numfds + MAX_ITER_EVNUM;
+			p = realloc(events, n * sizeof(events[0]));
+			if (p == NULL) {
+				EAL_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate %u events",
+					numfds);
+				numfds = nb_event;
+			} else {
+				nb_event = n;
+				events = p;
+			}
+		}
+
 		/* serve the interrupt */
-		eal_intr_handle_interrupts(pfd, numfds);
+		eal_intr_handle_interrupts(pfd, events, numfds);
 
 		/**
 		 * when we return, we need to rebuild the
@@ -1168,6 +1191,8 @@ struct rte_intr_source {
 		 */
 		close(pfd);
 	}
+
+	free(events);
 }
 
 int
@@ -1316,8 +1341,9 @@ struct rte_intr_source {
 eal_epoll_wait(int epfd, struct rte_epoll_event *events,
 	       int maxevents, int timeout, bool interruptible)
 {
-	struct epoll_event evs[maxevents];
 	int rc;
+	uint32_t i, k, n, num;
+	struct epoll_event evs[MAX_ITER_EVNUM];
 
 	if (!events) {
 		EAL_LOG(ERR, "rte_epoll_event can't be NULL");
@@ -1328,12 +1354,31 @@ struct rte_intr_source {
 	if (epfd == RTE_EPOLL_PER_THREAD)
 		epfd = rte_intr_tls_epfd();
 
+	num = maxevents;
+	n = RTE_MIN(RTE_DIM(evs), num);
+
+	/* Process events in chunks of MAX_ITER_EVNUM */
+
 	while (1) {
-		rc = epoll_wait(epfd, evs, maxevents, timeout);
+		rc = epoll_wait(epfd, evs, n, timeout);
 		if (likely(rc > 0)) {
+
 			/* epoll_wait has at least one fd ready to read */
-			rc = eal_epoll_process_event(evs, rc, events);
-			break;
+			for (i = 0, k = 0; rc > 0;) {
+				k += rc;
+				rc = eal_epoll_process_event(evs, rc,
+						events + i);
+				i += rc;
+
+				/*
+				 * try to read more events that are already
+				 * available (up to maxevents in total).
+				 */
+				n = RTE_MIN(RTE_DIM(evs), num - k);
+				rc = (n == 0) ? 0 : epoll_wait(epfd, evs, n, 0);
+			}
+			return i;
+
 		} else if (rc < 0) {
 			if (errno == EINTR) {
 				if (interruptible)
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 03/19] eal/common: remove use of VLAs

[Tyler Retzlaff]

From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>

1) ../lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c:695:15
    : warning: variable length array used

As msg->num_fds should not exceed RTE_MP_MAX_FD_NUM, replaced
it with fixed size array.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
index d240939..f21ce60 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
@@ -692,7 +692,8 @@ enum async_action {
 	struct sockaddr_un dst;
 	struct mp_msg_internal m;
 	int fd_size = msg->num_fds * sizeof(int);
-	char control[CMSG_SPACE(fd_size)];
+	int32_t control_sz = CMSG_SPACE(fd_size);
+	char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(msg->fds))];
 
 	m.type = type;
 	memcpy(&m.msg, msg, sizeof(*msg));
@@ -712,7 +713,7 @@ enum async_action {
 	msgh.msg_iov = &iov;
 	msgh.msg_iovlen = 1;
 	msgh.msg_control = control;
-	msgh.msg_controllen = sizeof(control);
+	msgh.msg_controllen = control_sz;
 
 	cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msgh);
 	cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(fd_size);
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 04/19] ethdev: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>

1) ./lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c:3244:16
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘xstats_names’
2) ./lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c:3345:17
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘ids_copy’
3) ./lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c:3538:16
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘xstats’
4) ./lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c:3554:17
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘ids_copy’

For 1) and 3) - just replaced VLA with arrays allocated from heap.
As I understand xstats extraction belongs to control-path, so extra
calloc/free is hopefully acceptable.
Also ethdev xstats already doing that within
rte_eth_xstats_get_id_by_name().
For 2) and 4) changed the code to use fixed size array and call
appropriate devops function several times, if needed.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c | 183 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 113 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index f1c658f..e462f3d 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include "ethdev_trace.h"
 #include "sff_telemetry.h"
 
+#define ETH_XSTATS_ITER_NUM	0x100
+
 struct rte_eth_dev rte_eth_devices[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 
 /* public fast-path API */
@@ -3215,7 +3217,8 @@ enum {
 rte_eth_xstats_get_id_by_name(uint16_t port_id, const char *xstat_name,
 		uint64_t *id)
 {
-	int cnt_xstats, idx_xstat;
+	int cnt_xstats, idx_xstat, rc;
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
 
@@ -3241,26 +3244,33 @@ enum {
 	}
 
 	/* Get id-name lookup table */
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name xstats_names[cnt_xstats];
+	xstats_names = calloc(cnt_xstats, sizeof(xstats_names[0]));
+	if (xstats_names == NULL) {
+		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR, "Can't allocate memory");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	if (cnt_xstats != rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id(
 			port_id, xstats_names, cnt_xstats, NULL)) {
 		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR, "Cannot get xstats lookup");
+		free(xstats_names);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	rc = -EINVAL;
 	for (idx_xstat = 0; idx_xstat < cnt_xstats; idx_xstat++) {
 		if (!strcmp(xstats_names[idx_xstat].name, xstat_name)) {
 			*id = idx_xstat;
 
 			rte_eth_trace_xstats_get_id_by_name(port_id,
 							    xstat_name, *id);
-
-			return 0;
+			rc = 0;
+			break;
 		};
 	}
 
-	return -EINVAL;
+	free(xstats_names);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /* retrieve basic stats names */
@@ -3306,6 +3316,38 @@ enum {
 	return cnt_used_entries;
 }
 
+static int
+eth_xstats_get_by_name_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint64_t *ids,
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, uint32_t size,
+	uint32_t basic_count)
+{
+	int32_t rc;
+	uint32_t i, k, m, n;
+	uint64_t ids_copy[ETH_XSTATS_ITER_NUM];
+
+	m = 0;
+	for (n = 0; n != size; n += k) {
+
+		k = RTE_MIN(size - n, RTE_DIM(ids_copy));
+
+		/*
+		 * Convert ids to xstats ids that PMD knows.
+		 * ids known by user are basic + extended stats.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < k; i++)
+			ids_copy[i] = ids[n + i] - basic_count;
+
+		rc = (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names_by_id)(dev, ids_copy,
+					xstats_names + m, k);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+		m += rc;
+	}
+
+	return m;
+}
+
+
 /* retrieve ethdev extended statistics names */
 int
 rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id(uint16_t port_id,
@@ -3313,9 +3355,8 @@ enum {
 	uint64_t *ids)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names_copy;
-	unsigned int no_basic_stat_requested = 1;
-	unsigned int no_ext_stat_requested = 1;
 	unsigned int expected_entries;
+	unsigned int nb_basic_stats;
 	unsigned int basic_count;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -3341,27 +3382,18 @@ enum {
 	if (ids && !xstats_names)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (ids && dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names_by_id != NULL && size > 0) {
-		uint64_t ids_copy[size];
-
-		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-			if (ids[i] < basic_count) {
-				no_basic_stat_requested = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-
-			/*
-			 * Convert ids to xstats ids that PMD knows.
-			 * ids known by user are basic + extended stats.
-			 */
-			ids_copy[i] = ids[i] - basic_count;
-		}
-
-		if (no_basic_stat_requested)
-			return (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names_by_id)(dev,
-					ids_copy, xstats_names, size);
+	nb_basic_stats = 0;
+	if (ids != NULL) {
+		for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
+			nb_basic_stats += (ids[i] < basic_count);
 	}
 
+	/* no baisc stats requested, devops function provided */
+	if (nb_basic_stats == 0 && ids != NULL && size != 0 &&
+			dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names_by_id != NULL)
+		return eth_xstats_get_by_name_by_id(dev, ids, xstats_names,
+				size, basic_count);
+
 	/* Retrieve all stats */
 	if (!ids) {
 		int num_stats = rte_eth_xstats_get_names(port_id, xstats_names,
@@ -3380,17 +3412,8 @@ enum {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	if (ids) {
-		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-			if (ids[i] >= basic_count) {
-				no_ext_stat_requested = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	/* Fill xstats_names_copy structure */
-	if (ids && no_ext_stat_requested) {
+	if (ids && nb_basic_stats == size) {
 		eth_basic_stats_get_names(dev, xstats_names_copy);
 	} else {
 		ret = rte_eth_xstats_get_names(port_id, xstats_names_copy,
@@ -3514,17 +3537,47 @@ enum {
 	return count;
 }
 
+static int
+eth_xtats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint64_t *ids,
+	uint64_t *values, uint32_t size, uint32_t basic_count)
+{
+	int32_t rc;
+	uint32_t i, k, m, n;
+	uint64_t ids_copy[ETH_XSTATS_ITER_NUM];
+
+	m = 0;
+	for (n = 0; n != size; n += k) {
+
+		k = RTE_MIN(size - n, RTE_DIM(ids_copy));
+
+		/*
+		 * Convert ids to xstats ids that PMD knows.
+		 * ids known by user are basic + extended stats.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < k; i++)
+			ids_copy[i] = ids[n + i] - basic_count;
+
+		rc = (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_by_id)(dev, ids_copy,
+					values + m, k);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+		m += rc;
+	}
+
+	return m;
+}
+
 /* retrieve ethdev extended statistics */
 int
 rte_eth_xstats_get_by_id(uint16_t port_id, const uint64_t *ids,
 			 uint64_t *values, unsigned int size)
 {
-	unsigned int no_basic_stat_requested = 1;
-	unsigned int no_ext_stat_requested = 1;
+	unsigned int nb_basic_stats;
 	unsigned int num_xstats_filled;
 	unsigned int basic_count;
 	uint16_t expected_entries;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	struct rte_eth_xstat *xstats;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -3535,7 +3588,6 @@ enum {
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	expected_entries = (uint16_t)ret;
-	struct rte_eth_xstat xstats[expected_entries];
 	basic_count = eth_dev_get_xstats_basic_count(dev);
 
 	/* Return max number of stats if no ids given */
@@ -3549,51 +3601,41 @@ enum {
 	if (ids && !values)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (ids && dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_by_id != NULL && size) {
-		unsigned int basic_count = eth_dev_get_xstats_basic_count(dev);
-		uint64_t ids_copy[size];
-
-		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-			if (ids[i] < basic_count) {
-				no_basic_stat_requested = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-
-			/*
-			 * Convert ids to xstats ids that PMD knows.
-			 * ids known by user are basic + extended stats.
-			 */
-			ids_copy[i] = ids[i] - basic_count;
-		}
-
-		if (no_basic_stat_requested)
-			return (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_by_id)(dev, ids_copy,
-					values, size);
+	nb_basic_stats = 0;
+	if (ids != NULL) {
+		for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
+			nb_basic_stats += (ids[i] < basic_count);
 	}
 
-	if (ids) {
-		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-			if (ids[i] >= basic_count) {
-				no_ext_stat_requested = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
+	/* no baisc stats requested, devops function provided */
+	if (nb_basic_stats == 0 && ids != NULL && size != 0 &&
+			dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_by_id != NULL)
+		return eth_xtats_get_by_id(dev, ids, values, size, basic_count);
+
+	xstats = calloc(expected_entries, sizeof(xstats[0]));
+	if (xstats == NULL) {
+		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR, "Can't allocate memory");
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	/* Fill the xstats structure */
-	if (ids && no_ext_stat_requested)
+	if (ids && nb_basic_stats == size)
 		ret = eth_basic_stats_get(port_id, xstats);
 	else
 		ret = rte_eth_xstats_get(port_id, xstats, expected_entries);
 
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		free(xstats);
 		return ret;
+	}
 	num_xstats_filled = (unsigned int)ret;
 
 	/* Return all stats */
 	if (!ids) {
 		for (i = 0; i < num_xstats_filled; i++)
 			values[i] = xstats[i].value;
+
+		free(xstats);
 		return expected_entries;
 	}
 
@@ -3601,14 +3643,15 @@ enum {
 	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 		if (ids[i] >= expected_entries) {
 			RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR, "Id value isn't valid");
-			return -1;
+			break;
 		}
 		values[i] = xstats[ids[i]].value;
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_trace_xstats_get_by_id(port_id, ids, values, size);
 
-	return size;
+	free(xstats);
+	return (i == size) ? (int32_t)size : -1;
 }
 
 int
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 05/19] hash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>

1) ./lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c:2362:9
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘positions’
2) ../lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c:2478:9
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘positions’

Both rte_hash_lookup_bulk_data() and
rte_hash_lookup_with_hash_bulk_data() expect
@num_keys <= RTE_HASH_LOOKUP_BULK_MAX.
So, for both cases it should be safe to replace VLA with fixed size
array.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c b/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c
index 9cf9464..82b74bd 100644
--- a/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c
+++ b/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c
@@ -2359,7 +2359,7 @@ struct rte_hash *
 			(num_keys > RTE_HASH_LOOKUP_BULK_MAX) ||
 			(hit_mask == NULL)), -EINVAL);
 
-	int32_t positions[num_keys];
+	int32_t positions[RTE_HASH_LOOKUP_BULK_MAX];
 
 	__rte_hash_lookup_bulk(h, keys, num_keys, positions, hit_mask, data);
 
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ struct rte_hash *
 			(num_keys > RTE_HASH_LOOKUP_BULK_MAX) ||
 			(hit_mask == NULL)), -EINVAL);
 
-	int32_t positions[num_keys];
+	int32_t positions[RTE_HASH_LOOKUP_BULK_MAX];
 
 	__rte_hash_lookup_with_hash_bulk(h, keys, sig, num_keys,
 			positions, hit_mask, data);
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 06/19] hash/thash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>

1) ./lib/hash/rte_thash.c:774:9
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘tmp_tuple’ [-Wvla]

From my understanding, tuple size here should never exceed
sizeof(union rte_thash_tuple), so it should be safe to replace VLA with
fixed size array.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 lib/hash/rte_thash.c | 2 +-
 lib/hash/rte_thash.h | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/hash/rte_thash.c b/lib/hash/rte_thash.c
index 68f653f..e28d423 100644
--- a/lib/hash/rte_thash.c
+++ b/lib/hash/rte_thash.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ struct rte_thash_subtuple_helper *
 	uint32_t desired_value,	unsigned int attempts,
 	rte_thash_check_tuple_t fn, void *userdata)
 {
-	uint32_t tmp_tuple[tuple_len / sizeof(uint32_t)];
+	uint32_t tmp_tuple[RTE_THASH_MAX_L4_LEN];
 	unsigned int i, j, ret = 0;
 	uint32_t hash, adj_bits;
 	const uint8_t *hash_key;
diff --git a/lib/hash/rte_thash.h b/lib/hash/rte_thash.h
index 30b657e..322fe3a 100644
--- a/lib/hash/rte_thash.h
+++ b/lib/hash/rte_thash.h
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ union __rte_aligned(XMM_SIZE) rte_thash_tuple {
 };
 
 /**
+ * maximum length in dwords of input tuple to
+ * calculate hash of ipv(4|6) header +
+ * transport header
+ */
+#define RTE_THASH_MAX_L4_LEN	\
+	((sizeof(union rte_thash_tuple)) / sizeof(uint32_t))
+
+/**
  * Prepare special converted key to use with rte_softrss_be()
  * @param orig
  *   pointer to original RSS key
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 07/19] rcu: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>

1) ./lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c:359:9
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘data’ [-Wvla]
2) ./lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c:422:9
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘data’ [-Wvla]

In both cases we allocate VLA for one element from RCU deferred queue.
Right now, size of element in RCU queue is not limited by API.
The approach is to introduce some reasonable limitation on RCU DQ
element size.
Choose 128B for now.
With that in place we can replace both VLA occurencies with fixed size
array.

Note that such change need to be treated as API change.
So can be applied only at 24.11.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c | 7 ++++---
 lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c b/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c
index f08d974..6800ef0 100644
--- a/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c
+++ b/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *
 	if (params == NULL || params->free_fn == NULL ||
 		params->v == NULL || params->name == NULL ||
 		params->size == 0 || params->esize == 0 ||
-		(params->esize % 4 != 0)) {
+		(params->esize % 4 != 0) ||
+		params->esize > RTE_QSBR_ESIZE_MAX) {
 		RCU_LOG(ERR, "Invalid input parameter");
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
 
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ int rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_enqueue(struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *dq, void *e)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	char data[dq->esize];
+	char data[RTE_QSBR_ESIZE_MAX + __RTE_QSBR_TOKEN_SIZE];
 	dq_elem = (__rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_elem_t *)data;
 	/* Start the grace period */
 	dq_elem->token = rte_rcu_qsbr_start(dq->v);
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ int rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_enqueue(struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *dq, void *e)
 
 	cnt = 0;
 
-	char data[dq->esize];
+	char data[RTE_QSBR_ESIZE_MAX + __RTE_QSBR_TOKEN_SIZE];
 	/* Check reader threads quiescent state and reclaim resources */
 	while (cnt < n &&
 		rte_ring_dequeue_bulk_elem_start(dq->r, &data,
diff --git a/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h b/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h
index 0506191..892e5a3 100644
--- a/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h
+++ b/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ struct __rte_cache_aligned rte_rcu_qsbr_cnt {
 #define __RTE_QSBR_CNT_MAX ((uint64_t)~0)
 #define __RTE_QSBR_TOKEN_SIZE sizeof(uint64_t)
 
+/**
+ * Max allowable size (in bytes) of each element in the defer queue
+ */
+#define RTE_QSBR_ESIZE_MAX	(2 * RTE_CACHE_LINE_MIN_SIZE)
+
 /* RTE Quiescent State variable structure.
  * This structure has two elements that vary in size based on the
  * 'max_threads' parameter.
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 08/19] gro: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/gro/rte_gro.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/gro/rte_gro.c b/lib/gro/rte_gro.c
index d824eeb..0f9e85c 100644
--- a/lib/gro/rte_gro.c
+++ b/lib/gro/rte_gro.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ struct gro_ctx {
 	struct gro_vxlan_udp4_item vxlan_udp_items[RTE_GRO_MAX_BURST_ITEM_NUM]
 			= {{{0}} };
 
-	struct rte_mbuf *unprocess_pkts[nb_pkts];
+	struct rte_mbuf **unprocess_pkts = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_pkts);
 	uint32_t item_num;
 	int32_t ret;
 	uint16_t i, unprocess_num = 0, nb_after_gro = nb_pkts;
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ struct gro_ctx {
 		uint16_t nb_pkts,
 		void *ctx)
 {
-	struct rte_mbuf *unprocess_pkts[nb_pkts];
+	struct rte_mbuf **unprocess_pkts = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_pkts);
 	struct gro_ctx *gro_ctx = ctx;
 	void *tcp_tbl, *udp_tbl, *vxlan_tcp_tbl, *vxlan_udp_tbl, *tcp6_tbl;
 	uint64_t current_time;
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 09/19] latencystats: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c b/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
index 4ea9b0d..f59a9eb 100644
--- a/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
+++ b/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ struct latency_stats_nameoff {
 {
 	unsigned int i, cnt = 0;
 	uint64_t now;
-	float latency[nb_pkts];
+	float *latency = alloca(sizeof(float) * nb_pkts);
 	static float prev_latency;
 	/*
 	 * Alpha represents degree of weighting decrease in EWMA,
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 10/19] lpm: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h b/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h
index 2888e5f..fc5805c 100644
--- a/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h
+++ b/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ struct rte_lpm *
 		uint32_t *next_hops, const unsigned n)
 {
 	unsigned i;
-	unsigned tbl24_indexes[n];
+	unsigned int *tbl24_indexes = (unsigned int *)alloca(sizeof(unsigned int) * n);
 	const uint32_t *ptbl;
 
 	/* DEBUG: Check user input arguments. */
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 11/19] app/testpmd: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 app/test-pmd/cmdline.c        |  2 +-
 app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c   |  9 ++++-----
 app/test-pmd/config.c         | 16 +++++++++-------
 app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index b7759e3..dee8f5f 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -12902,7 +12902,7 @@ struct cmd_set_port_ptypes_result {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	uint32_t ptypes[ret];
+	uint32_t *ptypes = alloca(sizeof(uint32_t) * ret);
 
 	ret = rte_eth_dev_set_ptypes(port_id, ptype_mask, ptypes, ret);
 	if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
index 60ee933..a4fe8d9 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
@@ -11546,8 +11546,7 @@ struct indlst_conf {
 	char tmp[16]; /* Ought to be enough. */
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int hexlen = len;
-	unsigned int length = 256;
-	uint8_t hex_tmp[length];
+	uint8_t hex_tmp[256];
 
 	/* Arguments are expected. */
 	if (!arg_data)
@@ -11574,7 +11573,7 @@ struct indlst_conf {
 		str += 2;
 		hexlen -= 2;
 	}
-	if (hexlen > length)
+	if (hexlen > RTE_DIM(hex_tmp))
 		goto error;
 	ret = parse_hex_string(str, hex_tmp, &hexlen);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -11707,7 +11706,7 @@ struct indlst_conf {
 		void *buf, unsigned int size)
 {
 	const struct arg *arg = pop_args(ctx);
-	char str2[len + 1];
+	char *str2 = alloca(len + 1);
 	struct in_addr tmp;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -11753,7 +11752,7 @@ struct indlst_conf {
 		void *buf, unsigned int size)
 {
 	const struct arg *arg = pop_args(ctx);
-	char str2[len + 1];
+	char *str2 = alloca(len + 1);
 	struct in6_addr tmp;
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index ba1007a..4dce6fa 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -1760,7 +1760,8 @@ void port_flow_tunnel_create(portid_t port_id, const struct tunnel_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct rte_port *port;
 	struct rte_flow_error error;
-	const struct rte_flow_queue_attr *attr_list[nb_queue];
+	const struct rte_flow_queue_attr **attr_list =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_flow_queue_attr *) * nb_queue);
 	int std_queue;
 
 	if (port_id_is_invalid(port_id, ENABLED_WARN) ||
@@ -2577,10 +2578,10 @@ struct rte_flow_meter_policy *
 	int ret;
 	uint32_t i;
 	struct rte_flow_error error;
-	struct rte_flow_pattern_template
-			*flow_pattern_templates[nb_pattern_templates];
-	struct rte_flow_actions_template
-			*flow_actions_templates[nb_actions_templates];
+	struct rte_flow_pattern_template **flow_pattern_templates =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_flow_pattern_template *) * nb_pattern_templates);
+	struct rte_flow_actions_template **flow_actions_templates =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_flow_actions_template *) * nb_actions_templates);
 
 	if (port_id_is_invalid(port_id, ENABLED_WARN) ||
 	    port_id == (portid_t)RTE_PORT_ALL)
@@ -5460,7 +5461,7 @@ struct igb_ring_desc_16_bytes {
 	char *end = NULL;
 	int min, max;
 	int value, i;
-	unsigned int marked[maxsize];
+	unsigned int *marked = alloca(sizeof(unsigned int) * maxsize);
 
 	if (list == NULL || values == NULL)
 		return 0;
@@ -7201,7 +7202,8 @@ static const char *get_ptype_str(uint32_t ptype)
 	if (eth_dev_info_get_print_err(port_id, &dev_info))
 		return;
 
-	struct rte_ether_addr addr[dev_info.max_mac_addrs];
+	struct rte_ether_addr *addr =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_ether_addr) * dev_info.max_mac_addrs);
 	rc = rte_eth_macaddrs_get(port_id, addr, dev_info.max_mac_addrs);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return;
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c b/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c
index 623d62d..5d4ffff 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 static bool
 shared_rxq_fwd(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 {
-	struct rte_mbuf *pkts_burst[nb_pkt_per_burst];
+	struct rte_mbuf **pkts_burst = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_pkt_per_burst);
 	uint16_t nb_rx;
 
 	nb_rx = common_fwd_stream_receive(fs, pkts_burst, nb_pkt_per_burst);
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 12/19] test: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 app/test/test.c                       |  2 +-
 app/test/test_cmdline_string.c        |  2 +-
 app/test/test_cryptodev.c             | 32 +++++++++++------------
 app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c |  4 +--
 app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c  |  2 +-
 app/test/test_dmadev.c                |  9 ++++---
 app/test/test_hash.c                  |  8 +++---
 app/test/test_mempool.c               | 25 +++++++++---------
 app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c       |  4 +--
 app/test/test_reorder.c               | 48 +++++++++++++++++++----------------
 app/test/test_service_cores.c         |  9 +++----
 app/test/test_thash.c                 |  7 +++--
 12 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/test/test.c b/app/test/test.c
index 680351f..fd653cb 100644
--- a/app/test/test.c
+++ b/app/test/test.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	struct cmdline *cl;
-	char *tests[argc]; /* store an array of tests to run */
+	char **tests = alloca(sizeof(char *) * argc); /* store an array of tests to run */
 	int test_count = 0;
 	int i;
 	char *extra_args;
diff --git a/app/test/test_cmdline_string.c b/app/test/test_cmdline_string.c
index 97516c9..e1cf860 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cmdline_string.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cmdline_string.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct string_elt_str string_elt_strs[] = {
 #if (CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE < STR_TOKEN_SIZE) \
 || (CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE < STR_MULTI_TOKEN_SIZE)
 #undef CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE
-#define CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE RTE_MAX(STR_TOKEN_SIZE, STR_MULTI_TOKEN_SIZE)
+#define CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE RTE_MAX_T(STR_TOKEN_SIZE, STR_MULTI_TOKEN_SIZE, size_t)
 #endif
 
 struct string_nb_str {
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
index 1703ebc..fead21b 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@ struct crypto_unittest_params {
 	enum rte_crypto_auth_operation op,
 	enum rte_crypto_auth_algorithm algo)
 {
-	uint8_t hash_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t *hash_key = alloca(key_len);
 
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
@@ -2722,7 +2722,7 @@ struct crypto_unittest_params {
 			const uint8_t *key, const uint8_t key_len,
 			uint8_t iv_len)
 {
-	uint8_t cipher_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(key_len);
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
 
@@ -2874,7 +2874,7 @@ struct crypto_unittest_params {
 		const struct wireless_test_data *tdata)
 {
 	const uint8_t key_len = tdata->key.len;
-	uint8_t cipher_auth_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t *cipher_auth_key = alloca(key_len);
 
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
@@ -8878,7 +8878,7 @@ static int test_snow3g_decryption_oop(const struct snow3g_test_data *tdata)
 		const uint16_t aad_len, const uint8_t auth_len,
 		uint8_t iv_len)
 {
-	uint8_t aead_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t *aead_key = alloca(key_len);
 
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
@@ -12849,7 +12849,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 test_AES_GCM_auth_encryption_fail_aad_corrupt(void)
 {
 	struct aead_test_data tdata;
-	uint8_t aad[gcm_test_case_7.aad.len];
+	uint8_t *aad = alloca(gcm_test_case_7.aad.len);
 	int res;
 
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, USER1, "This is a negative test, errors are expected\n");
@@ -13238,7 +13238,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 test_AES_GCM_auth_decryption_fail_aad_corrupt(void)
 {
 	struct aead_test_data tdata;
-	uint8_t aad[gcm_test_case_7.aad.len];
+	uint8_t *aad = alloca(gcm_test_case_7.aad.len);
 	int res;
 
 	memcpy(&tdata, &gcm_test_case_7, sizeof(struct aead_test_data));
@@ -13490,7 +13490,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 	int retval;
 	uint8_t *ciphertext, *auth_tag;
 	uint16_t plaintext_pad_len;
-	uint8_t key[tdata->key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *key = alloca(tdata->key.len + 1);
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
 
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(ts_params->valid_devs[0], &dev_info);
@@ -13592,7 +13592,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 
 	int retval;
 	uint8_t *plaintext;
-	uint8_t key[tdata->key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *key = alloca(tdata->key.len + 1);
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
 
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(ts_params->valid_devs[0], &dev_info);
@@ -14895,7 +14895,7 @@ static int create_gmac_session(uint8_t dev_id,
 		const struct gmac_test_data *tdata,
 		enum rte_crypto_auth_operation auth_op)
 {
-	uint8_t auth_key[tdata->key.len];
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(tdata->key.len);
 
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
@@ -15552,7 +15552,7 @@ struct test_crypto_vector {
 		enum rte_crypto_auth_operation auth_op)
 {
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
-	uint8_t auth_key[reference->auth_key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(reference->auth_key.len + 1);
 
 	memcpy(auth_key, reference->auth_key.data, reference->auth_key.len);
 
@@ -15583,8 +15583,8 @@ struct test_crypto_vector {
 		enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation cipher_op)
 {
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
-	uint8_t cipher_key[reference->cipher_key.len + 1];
-	uint8_t auth_key[reference->auth_key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(reference->cipher_key.len + 1);
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(reference->auth_key.len + 1);
 
 	memcpy(cipher_key, reference->cipher_key.data,
 			reference->cipher_key.len);
@@ -16084,8 +16084,8 @@ struct test_crypto_vector {
 
 	uint8_t *authciphertext, *plaintext, *auth_tag;
 	uint16_t plaintext_pad_len;
-	uint8_t cipher_key[reference->cipher_key.len + 1];
-	uint8_t auth_key[reference->auth_key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(reference->cipher_key.len + 1);
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(reference->auth_key.len + 1);
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
 
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(ts_params->valid_devs[0], &dev_info);
@@ -16216,8 +16216,8 @@ struct test_crypto_vector {
 	int retval;
 
 	uint8_t *ciphertext;
-	uint8_t cipher_key[reference->cipher_key.len + 1];
-	uint8_t auth_key[reference->auth_key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(reference->cipher_key.len + 1);
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(reference->auth_key.len + 1);
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
 
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(ts_params->valid_devs[0], &dev_info);
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c
index 87a321f..da7bf2c 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
 
 	int status = TEST_SUCCESS;
 	const struct blockcipher_test_data *tdata = t->test_data;
-	uint8_t cipher_key[tdata->cipher_key.len];
-	uint8_t auth_key[tdata->auth_key.len];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(tdata->cipher_key.len);
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(tdata->auth_key.len);
 	uint32_t buf_len = tdata->ciphertext.len;
 	uint32_t digest_len = tdata->digest.len;
 	char *buf_p = NULL;
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c
index c29b19c..b9a53a4 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ struct crosscheck_testsuite_params {
 crosscheck_with_profile_run(const struct crosscheck_test_profile *profile)
 {
 	struct crosscheck_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
-	uint8_t input_text[profile->input_buf_len];
+	uint8_t *input_text = alloca(profile->input_buf_len);
 	uint16_t output_len, encrypted_len;
 	uint8_t encrypted_text[MBUF_SIZE];
 	uint8_t output_text[MBUF_SIZE];
diff --git a/app/test/test_dmadev.c b/app/test/test_dmadev.c
index 143e1bc..9cbb9a6 100644
--- a/app/test/test_dmadev.c
+++ b/app/test/test_dmadev.c
@@ -417,9 +417,12 @@ struct runtest_param {
 			dst_len = len / n_dst;
 			src_len = len / n_src;
 
-			struct rte_dma_sge sg_src[n_sge], sg_dst[n_sge];
-			struct rte_mbuf *src[n_sge], *dst[n_sge];
-			char *src_data[n_sge], *dst_data[n_sge];
+			struct rte_dma_sge *sg_src = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_dma_sge) * n_sge);
+			struct rte_dma_sge *sg_dst = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_dma_sge) * n_sge);
+			struct rte_mbuf **src = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * n_sge);
+			struct rte_mbuf **dst = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * n_sge);
+			char **src_data = alloca(sizeof(char *) * n_sge);
+			char **dst_data = alloca(sizeof(char *) * n_sge);
 
 			for (i = 0 ; i < len; i++)
 				orig_src[i] = rte_rand() & 0xFF;
diff --git a/app/test/test_hash.c b/app/test/test_hash.c
index d586878..65fd9e6 100644
--- a/app/test/test_hash.c
+++ b/app/test/test_hash.c
@@ -1930,8 +1930,8 @@ static int test_hash_iteration(uint32_t ext_table)
 		.socket_id = 0,
 		.extra_flag = hash_extra_flag,
 	};
-	int pos[total_entries];
-	int expected_pos[total_entries];
+	int *pos = alloca(sizeof(int) * total_entries);
+	int *expected_pos = alloca(sizeof(int) * total_entries);
 	unsigned int i;
 	size_t sz;
 	int32_t status;
@@ -2100,8 +2100,8 @@ static int test_hash_iteration(uint32_t ext_table)
 		.socket_id = 0,
 		.extra_flag = hash_extra_flag,
 	};
-	int pos[total_entries];
-	int expected_pos[total_entries];
+	int *pos = alloca(sizeof(int) * total_entries);
+	int *expected_pos = alloca(sizeof(int) * total_entries);
 	unsigned int i;
 	size_t sz;
 	int32_t status;
diff --git a/app/test/test_mempool.c b/app/test/test_mempool.c
index ad7ebd6..4672795 100644
--- a/app/test/test_mempool.c
+++ b/app/test/test_mempool.c
@@ -515,19 +515,20 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 #undef RTE_TEST_TRACE_FAILURE
 #define RTE_TEST_TRACE_FAILURE(...) do { goto fail; } while (0)
 
-	static const size_t callback_num = 3;
-	static const size_t mempool_num = 2;
+#define CALLBACK_NUM 3u
+#define MEMPOOL_NUM 2u
+
 	static const unsigned int mempool_elt_size = 64;
 	static const unsigned int mempool_size = 64;
 
-	struct test_mempool_events_data data[callback_num];
-	struct rte_mempool *mp[mempool_num], *freed;
+	struct test_mempool_events_data data[CALLBACK_NUM];
+	struct rte_mempool *mp[MEMPOOL_NUM], *freed;
 	char name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
 	size_t i, j;
 	int ret;
 
 	memset(mp, 0, sizeof(mp));
-	for (i = 0; i < callback_num; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < CALLBACK_NUM; i++) {
 		ret = rte_mempool_event_callback_register
 				(test_mempool_events_cb, &data[i]);
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ret, 0, "Failed to register the callback %zu: %s",
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 					 SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
 	RTE_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(mp[0], "Cannot create mempool %s: %s",
 				 name, rte_strerror(rte_errno));
-	for (j = 0; j < callback_num; j++)
+	for (j = 0; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++)
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(data[j].invoked, false,
 				      "Callback %zu invoked on %s mempool creation",
 				      j, name);
@@ -557,7 +558,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 	ret = populate(mp[0]);
 	RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ret, (int)mp[0]->size, "Failed to populate mempool %s: %s",
 			      name, rte_strerror(-ret));
-	for (j = 0; j < callback_num; j++) {
+	for (j = 0; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++) {
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(data[j].invoked, true,
 					"Callback %zu not invoked on mempool %s population",
 					j, name);
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 			      "Unregistered callback 0 invoked on %s mempool populaton",
 			      name);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < mempool_num; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < MEMPOOL_NUM; i++) {
 		memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
 		sprintf(name, "empty%zu", i);
 		rte_mempool_free(mp[i]);
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 		 */
 		freed = mp[i];
 		mp[i] = NULL;
-		for (j = 1; j < callback_num; j++) {
+		for (j = 1; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++) {
 			RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(data[j].invoked, true,
 					      "Callback %zu not invoked on mempool %s destruction",
 					      j, name);
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 				      name);
 	}
 
-	for (j = 1; j < callback_num; j++) {
+	for (j = 1; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++) {
 		ret = rte_mempool_event_callback_unregister
 					(test_mempool_events_cb, &data[j]);
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ret, 0, "Failed to unregister the callback %zu: %s",
@@ -624,10 +625,10 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
 
 fail:
-	for (j = 0; j < callback_num; j++)
+	for (j = 0; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++)
 		rte_mempool_event_callback_unregister
 					(test_mempool_events_cb, &data[j]);
-	for (i = 0; i < mempool_num; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < MEMPOOL_NUM; i++)
 		rte_mempool_free(mp[i]);
 	return TEST_FAILED;
 
diff --git a/app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c b/app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c
index 3912179..7f4ed31 100644
--- a/app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c
+++ b/app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 		for (j = 0; j < 4; j++)
 			nb_frags += frag_per_flow[i + j];
 
-		struct rte_mbuf *buf_arr[nb_frags];
+		struct rte_mbuf **buf_arr = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_frags);
 		for (j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
 			join_array(buf_arr, mbufs[i + j], prev,
 				   frag_per_flow[i + j]);
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@
 		for (j = 0; j < 4; j++)
 			nb_frags += frag_per_flow[i + j];
 
-		struct rte_mbuf *buf_arr[nb_frags];
+		struct rte_mbuf **buf_arr = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_frags);
 		for (j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
 			join_array(buf_arr, mbufs[i + j], prev,
 				   frag_per_flow[i + j]);
diff --git a/app/test/test_reorder.c b/app/test/test_reorder.c
index 501780c..aaa2c57 100644
--- a/app/test/test_reorder.c
+++ b/app/test/test_reorder.c
@@ -130,11 +130,12 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 static int
 test_reorder_insert(void)
 {
+#define INSERT_NUM_BUFS 7u
+
 	struct rte_reorder_buffer *b = NULL;
 	struct rte_mempool *p = test_params->p;
 	const unsigned int size = 4;
-	const unsigned int num_bufs = 7;
-	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[num_bufs];
+	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[INSERT_NUM_BUFS];
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned i;
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	b = rte_reorder_create("test_insert", rte_socket_id(), size);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(b, "Failed to create reorder buffer");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < INSERT_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		bufs[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(p);
 		TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(bufs[i], "Packet allocation failed\n");
 		*rte_reorder_seqn(bufs[i]) = i;
@@ -207,26 +208,27 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	ret = 0;
 exit:
 	rte_reorder_free(b);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < INSERT_NUM_BUFS; i++)
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
-	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
 test_reorder_drain(void)
 {
+#define DRAIN_NUM_BUFS 8u
+
 	struct rte_reorder_buffer *b = NULL;
 	struct rte_mempool *p = test_params->p;
 	const unsigned int size = 4;
-	const unsigned int num_bufs = 8;
-	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[num_bufs];
-	struct rte_mbuf *robufs[num_bufs];
+	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[DRAIN_NUM_BUFS];
+	struct rte_mbuf *robufs[DRAIN_NUM_BUFS];
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned i, cnt;
 
 	/* initialize all robufs to NULL */
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_NUM_BUFS; i++)
 		robufs[i] = NULL;
 
 	/* This would create a reorder buffer instance consisting of:
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		bufs[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(p);
 		TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(bufs[i], "Packet allocation failed\n");
 		*rte_reorder_seqn(bufs[i]) = i;
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	ret = 0;
 exit:
 	rte_reorder_free(b);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(robufs[i]);
 	}
@@ -337,15 +339,16 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 static int
 test_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(void)
 {
+#define DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS 10u
+
 	struct rte_mempool *p = test_params->p;
 	struct rte_reorder_buffer *b = NULL;
-	const unsigned int num_bufs = 10;
 	const unsigned int size = 4;
 	unsigned int i, cnt;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[num_bufs];
-	struct rte_mbuf *robufs[num_bufs];
+	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS];
+	struct rte_mbuf *robufs[DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS];
 
 	/* initialize all robufs to NULL */
 	memset(robufs, 0, sizeof(robufs));
@@ -358,7 +361,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	b = rte_reorder_create("test_drain_up_to_seqn", rte_socket_id(), size);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(b, "Failed to create reorder buffer");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		bufs[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(p);
 		TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(bufs[i], "Packet allocation failed\n");
 		*rte_reorder_seqn(bufs[i]) = i;
@@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	buffer_to_reorder_move(&bufs[2], b);
 	buffer_to_reorder_move(&bufs[3], b);
 	/* Draining 1, 2 */
-	cnt = rte_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(b, robufs, num_bufs, 3);
+	cnt = rte_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(b, robufs, DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS, 3);
 	if (cnt != 2) {
 		printf("%s:%d:%d: number of expected packets not drained\n",
 				__func__, __LINE__, cnt);
@@ -396,7 +399,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	buffer_to_reorder_move(&bufs[8], b);
 
 	/* Drain 3 and 5 */
-	cnt = rte_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(b, robufs, num_bufs, 6);
+	cnt = rte_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(b, robufs, DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS, 6);
 	if (cnt != 2) {
 		printf("%s:%d:%d: number of expected packets not drained\n",
 				__func__, __LINE__, cnt);
@@ -410,7 +413,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	ret = 0;
 exit:
 	rte_reorder_free(b);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(robufs[i]);
 	}
@@ -420,14 +423,15 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 static int
 test_reorder_set_seqn(void)
 {
+#define SET_SEQN_NUM_BUFS 7u
+
 	struct rte_mempool *p = test_params->p;
 	struct rte_reorder_buffer *b = NULL;
-	const unsigned int num_bufs = 7;
 	const unsigned int size = 4;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[num_bufs];
+	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[SET_SEQN_NUM_BUFS];
 
 	/* This would create a reorder buffer instance consisting of:
 	 * reorder_seq = 0
@@ -437,7 +441,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	b = rte_reorder_create("test_min_seqn_set", rte_socket_id(), size);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(b, "Failed to create reorder buffer");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < SET_SEQN_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		bufs[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(p);
 		if (bufs[i] == NULL) {
 			printf("Packet allocation failed\n");
@@ -479,7 +483,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	ret = 0;
 exit:
 	rte_reorder_free(b);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < SET_SEQN_NUM_BUFS; i++)
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/app/test/test_service_cores.c b/app/test/test_service_cores.c
index c12d52d..7c45733 100644
--- a/app/test/test_service_cores.c
+++ b/app/test/test_service_cores.c
@@ -561,9 +561,8 @@ static int32_t dummy_mt_safe_cb(void *args)
 			"Service core count not equal to one");
 
 	/* retrieve core list, checking lcore ids */
-	const uint32_t size = 4;
-	uint32_t service_core_ids[size];
-	int32_t n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, size);
+	uint32_t service_core_ids[4];
+	int32_t n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, RTE_DIM(service_core_ids));
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, n, "Service core list return should equal 1");
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(slcore_id, service_core_ids[0],
 				"Service core list lcore must equal slcore_id");
@@ -589,7 +588,7 @@ static int32_t dummy_mt_safe_cb(void *args)
 			cores_at_this_point);
 
 	/* check longer service core list */
-	n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, size);
+	n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, RTE_DIM(service_core_ids));
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(3, n, "Service core list return should equal 3");
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(slcore_id, service_core_ids[0],
 				"Service core list[0] lcore must equal 1");
@@ -607,7 +606,7 @@ static int32_t dummy_mt_safe_cb(void *args)
 			"Service core add did not return zero");
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, rte_service_lcore_count(),
 			"Service core count not equal to one");
-	n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, size);
+	n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, RTE_DIM(service_core_ids));
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, n, "Service core list return should equal one");
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(slcore_id, service_core_ids[0],
 				"Service core list[0] lcore must equal %d",
diff --git a/app/test/test_thash.c b/app/test/test_thash.c
index 65d42fd..80d4106 100644
--- a/app/test/test_thash.c
+++ b/app/test/test_thash.c
@@ -576,9 +576,8 @@ enum {
 {
 	struct rte_thash_ctx *ctx;
 	struct rte_thash_subtuple_helper *h;
-	const int key_len = 40;
 	int reta_sz = 6;
-	uint8_t initial_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t initial_key[40];
 	const uint8_t *new_key;
 	int ret;
 	union rte_thash_tuple tuple;
@@ -586,9 +585,9 @@ enum {
 	unsigned int desired_value = 27 & HASH_MSK(reta_sz);
 	uint16_t port_value = 22;
 
-	memset(initial_key, 0, key_len);
+	memset(initial_key, 0, RTE_DIM(initial_key));
 
-	ctx = rte_thash_init_ctx("test", key_len, reta_sz, initial_key,
+	ctx = rte_thash_init_ctx("test", RTE_DIM(initial_key), reta_sz, initial_key,
 		RTE_THASH_MINIMAL_SEQ);
 	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ctx != NULL, "can not create thash ctx\n");
 
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 13/19] common/idpf: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c        | 2 +-
 drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c | 6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c
index 83b131e..da24b78 100644
--- a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 	uint16_t nb_refill = rx_bufq->rx_free_thresh;
 	uint16_t nb_desc = rx_bufq->nb_rx_desc;
 	uint16_t next_avail = rx_bufq->rx_tail;
-	struct rte_mbuf *nmb[rx_bufq->rx_free_thresh];
+	struct rte_mbuf **nmb = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * rx_bufq->rx_free_thresh);
 	uint64_t dma_addr;
 	uint16_t delta;
 	int i;
diff --git a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c
index f65e8d5..9131bd6 100644
--- a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c
+++ b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c
@@ -1002,7 +1002,8 @@
 	uint32_t n;
 	uint32_t i;
 	int nb_free = 0;
-	struct rte_mbuf *m, *free[txq->rs_thresh];
+	struct rte_mbuf *m;
+	struct rte_mbuf **free = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * txq->rs_thresh);
 
 	/* check DD bits on threshold descriptor */
 	if ((txq->tx_ring[txq->next_dd].qw1 &
@@ -1319,7 +1320,8 @@
 	uint32_t n;
 	uint32_t i;
 	int nb_free = 0;
-	struct rte_mbuf *m, *free[txq->rs_thresh];
+	struct rte_mbuf *m;
+	struct rte_mbuf **free = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * txq->rs_thresh);
 
 	n = txq->rs_thresh;
 
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 14/19] net/i40e: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c
index b6ef5d6..21f5962 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c
@@ -2168,8 +2168,7 @@ struct cmd_ptype_mapping_get_result {
 {
 	struct cmd_ptype_mapping_get_result *res = parsed_result;
 	int ret = -ENOTSUP;
-	int max_ptype_num = 256;
-	struct rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping mapping[max_ptype_num];
+	struct rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping mapping[256];
 	uint16_t count;
 	int i;
 
@@ -2178,7 +2177,7 @@ struct cmd_ptype_mapping_get_result {
 
 	ret = rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping_get(res->port_id,
 					mapping,
-					max_ptype_num,
+					RTE_DIM(mapping),
 					&count,
 					res->valid_only);
 	switch (ret) {
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 15/19] net/ice: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
index 13aabe9..81e2b50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@
 	uint64_t dma_addr;
 	int diag, diag_pay;
 	uint64_t pay_addr;
-	struct rte_mbuf *mbufs_pay[rxq->rx_free_thresh];
+	struct rte_mbuf **mbufs_pay = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * rxq->rx_free_thresh);
 
 	/* Allocate buffers in bulk */
 	alloc_idx = (uint16_t)(rxq->rx_free_trigger -
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 16/19] net/ixgbe: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c          | 5 +++--
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index c61c52b..d460596 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -3553,7 +3553,8 @@ static int ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(
 
 	uint16_t i;
 	uint16_t size = ixgbe_xstats_calc_num();
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name xstats_names_copy[size];
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names_copy =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_eth_xstat_name) * size);
 
 	ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(dev, NULL, xstats_names_copy,
 			size);
@@ -3736,7 +3737,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_dev_xstats_get_names(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	uint16_t i;
 	uint16_t size = ixgbe_xstats_calc_num();
-	uint64_t values_copy[size];
+	uint64_t *values_copy = alloca(sizeof(uint64_t) * size);
 
 	ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_by_id(dev, NULL, values_copy, size);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
index a4d9ec9..78b63b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 reassemble_packets(struct ixgbe_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_bufs,
 		   uint16_t nb_bufs, uint8_t *split_flags)
 {
-	struct rte_mbuf *pkts[nb_bufs]; /*finished pkts*/
+	struct rte_mbuf **pkts = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_bufs); /*finished pkts*/
 	struct rte_mbuf *start = rxq->pkt_first_seg;
 	struct rte_mbuf *end =  rxq->pkt_last_seg;
 	unsigned int pkt_idx, buf_idx;
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 17/19] common/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h    | 4 ++--
 drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c | 7 +++----
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
index 9c80277..76eba1c 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@
 /* Allocate a buffer on the stack and fill it with a printf format string. */
 #define MKSTR(name, ...) \
 	int mkstr_size_##name = snprintf(NULL, 0, "" __VA_ARGS__); \
-	char name[mkstr_size_##name + 1]; \
+	char *name = alloca(mkstr_size_##name + 1); \
 	\
 	memset(name, 0, mkstr_size_##name + 1); \
-	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "" __VA_ARGS__)
+	snprintf(name, mkstr_size_##name + 1, "" __VA_ARGS__)
 
 enum {
 	PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX = 0x15b3,
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c
index 9b7abab..bac272f 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c
@@ -284,10 +284,9 @@ struct mlx5_devx_obj *
 				 void *cmd_comp,
 				 uint64_t async_id)
 {
-	int out_len = MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(query_flow_counter_out) +
-			MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(traffic_counter);
-	uint32_t out[out_len];
+	uint32_t out[MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(query_flow_counter_out) + MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(traffic_counter)];
 	uint32_t in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(query_flow_counter_in)] = {0};
+	const int out_len = RTE_DIM(out);
 	void *stats;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ struct mlx5_devx_obj *
 	int klm_num = attr->klm_num;
 	int in_size_dw = MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(create_mkey_in) +
 		     (klm_num ? RTE_ALIGN(klm_num, 4) : 0) * MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(klm);
-	uint32_t in[in_size_dw];
+	uint32_t *in = alloca(sizeof(uint32_t) * in_size_dw);
 	uint32_t out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(create_mkey_out)] = {0};
 	void *mkc;
 	struct mlx5_devx_obj *mkey = mlx5_malloc(MLX5_MEM_ZERO, sizeof(*mkey),
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 18/19] net/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c      | 5 ++---
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index d1a6382..de16acf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -1597,14 +1597,13 @@
 mlx5_rt_timestamp_config(struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh,
 			 struct mlx5_hca_attr *hca_attr)
 {
-	uint32_t dw_cnt = MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(register_mtutc);
-	uint32_t reg[dw_cnt];
+	uint32_t reg[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(register_mtutc)];
 	int ret = ENOTSUP;
 
 	if (hca_attr->access_register_user)
 		ret = mlx5_devx_cmd_register_read(sh->cdev->ctx,
 						  MLX5_REGISTER_ID_MTUTC, 0,
-						  reg, dw_cnt);
+						  reg, RTE_DIM(reg));
 	if (!ret) {
 		uint32_t ts_mode;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index f31fdfb..b52fb77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -1476,8 +1476,8 @@ struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info {
 					  "mask/last without a spec is not"
 					  " supported");
 	if (item->spec && item->last && !range_accepted) {
-		uint8_t spec[size];
-		uint8_t last[size];
+		uint8_t *spec = alloca(size);
+		uint8_t *last = alloca(size);
 		unsigned int i;
 		int ret;
 
@@ -8344,7 +8344,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_workspace*
 			.type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END,
 		},
 	};
-	uint16_t queue[priv->reta_idx_n];
+	uint16_t *queue = alloca(sizeof(uint16_t) * priv->reta_idx_n);
 	struct rte_flow_action_rss action_rss = {
 		.func = RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT,
 		.level = 0,
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v2 19/19] build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support optional C11 VLAs. When building for Windows
enable -Wvla so that mingw and clang also fail if a VLA is used.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 config/meson.build | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/config/meson.build b/config/meson.build
index 8c8b019..9e887f2 100644
--- a/config/meson.build
+++ b/config/meson.build
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ if cc.get_id() == 'intel'
         warning_flags += '-diag-disable=@0@'.format(i)
     endforeach
 endif
+# no VLAs in code built on Windows
+if is_windows
+    warning_flags += '-Wvla'
+endif
 foreach arg: warning_flags
     if cc.has_argument(arg)
         add_project_arguments(arg, language: 'c')
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 00/19] remove use of VLAs for Windows

[Tyler Retzlaff]

As per guidance technical board meeting 2024/04/17. This series
removes the use of VLAs from code built for Windows for all 3
toolchains. If there are additional opportunities to convert VLAs
to regular C arrays please provide the details for incorporation
into the series.

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

v3:
 * address checkpatch/check git log warnings (minor typos)

v2:
 * replace patches for ethdev, hash, rcu and include new
   patches for eal from Konstantin Ananyev
   from https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=31781

Konstantin Ananyev (6):
  eal/linux: remove use of VLAs
  eal/common: remove use of VLAs
  ethdev: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  hash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  hash/thash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  rcu: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

Tyler Retzlaff (13):
  eal: include header required for alloca
  gro: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  latencystats: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  lpm: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  app/testpmd: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  test: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  common/idpf: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  net/i40e: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  net/ice: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  net/ixgbe: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  common/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  net/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
  build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code

 app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                        |   2 +-
 app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c                   |   9 +-
 app/test-pmd/config.c                         |  16 ++-
 app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c                 |   2 +-
 app/test/test.c                               |   2 +-
 app/test/test_cmdline_string.c                |   2 +-
 app/test/test_cryptodev.c                     |  32 ++---
 app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c         |   4 +-
 app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c          |   2 +-
 app/test/test_dmadev.c                        |   9 +-
 app/test/test_hash.c                          |   8 +-
 app/test/test_mempool.c                       |  25 ++--
 app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c               |   4 +-
 app/test/test_reorder.c                       |  48 +++----
 app/test/test_service_cores.c                 |   9 +-
 app/test/test_thash.c                         |   7 +-
 config/meson.build                            |   4 +
 drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c        |   2 +-
 drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c |   6 +-
 drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h             |   4 +-
 drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c          |   7 +-
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c               |   5 +-
 drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c                    |   2 +-
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c              |   5 +-
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h     |   2 +-
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c                       |   5 +-
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c                  |   6 +-
 lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c              |   5 +-
 lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c                |  59 ++++++++-
 lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h                |   1 +
 lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h              |   1 +
 lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c                       | 183 ++++++++++++++++----------
 lib/gro/rte_gro.c                             |   4 +-
 lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c                    |   4 +-
 lib/hash/rte_thash.c                          |   2 +-
 lib/hash/rte_thash.h                          |   8 ++
 lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c           |   2 +-
 lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h                             |   2 +-
 lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c                        |   7 +-
 lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h                        |   5 +
 40 files changed, 314 insertions(+), 198 deletions(-)

-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 01/19] eal: include header required for alloca

[Tyler Retzlaff]

Include alloca.h for Linux and malloc.h for Windows to get declaration
of alloca().

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h   | 1 +
 lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h b/lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h
index c72bf5b..18ee404 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * which is not supported natively or named differently in Linux.
  */
 
+#include <alloca.h>
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h b/lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h
index 1c33058..5c9c542 100644
--- a/lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h
+++ b/lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
 
 #include <sched.h>
 
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 02/19] eal/linux: remove use of VLAs

[Tyler Retzlaff]

From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>

1) ./lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c:1073:16
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘events’

eal_intr_handle_interrupts() is called by eal_intr_thread_main()
so it seems ok to simply alloc space for events from heap and reuse the
same buffer through the life of the thread.

2) ./lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c:1319:16
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘evs’

make eal_epoll_wait() use a fixed size array and use it though multiple
iterations to process up to @maxevents events.
Note that technically it is not one to one replacement, as here we might
reduce number of events returned by first call to epoll_wait(..., timeout);

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c
index 6436f79..d62bb80 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #define EAL_INTR_EPOLL_WAIT_FOREVER (-1)
 #define NB_OTHER_INTR               1
 
+#define MAX_ITER_EVNUM	RTE_EVENT_ETH_INTR_RING_SIZE
+
 static RTE_DEFINE_PER_LCORE(int, _epfd) = -1; /**< epoll fd per thread */
 
 /**
@@ -1068,9 +1070,9 @@ struct rte_intr_source {
  *  void
  */
 static void
-eal_intr_handle_interrupts(int pfd, unsigned totalfds)
+eal_intr_handle_interrupts(int pfd, struct epoll_event events[],
+	unsigned int totalfds)
 {
-	struct epoll_event events[totalfds];
 	int nfds = 0;
 
 	for(;;) {
@@ -1106,6 +1108,12 @@ struct rte_intr_source {
 static __rte_noreturn uint32_t
 eal_intr_thread_main(__rte_unused void *arg)
 {
+	uint32_t n, nb_event;
+	struct epoll_event *events, *p;
+
+	nb_event = 0;
+	events = NULL;
+
 	/* host thread, never break out */
 	for (;;) {
 		/* build up the epoll fd with all descriptors we are to
@@ -1159,8 +1167,23 @@ struct rte_intr_source {
 				numfds++;
 		}
 		rte_spinlock_unlock(&intr_lock);
+
+		/* alloc space for events, when necessary */
+		if (numfds > nb_event) {
+			n = numfds + MAX_ITER_EVNUM;
+			p = realloc(events, n * sizeof(events[0]));
+			if (p == NULL) {
+				EAL_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate %u events",
+					numfds);
+				numfds = nb_event;
+			} else {
+				nb_event = n;
+				events = p;
+			}
+		}
+
 		/* serve the interrupt */
-		eal_intr_handle_interrupts(pfd, numfds);
+		eal_intr_handle_interrupts(pfd, events, numfds);
 
 		/**
 		 * when we return, we need to rebuild the
@@ -1168,6 +1191,8 @@ struct rte_intr_source {
 		 */
 		close(pfd);
 	}
+
+	free(events);
 }
 
 int
@@ -1316,8 +1341,9 @@ struct rte_intr_source {
 eal_epoll_wait(int epfd, struct rte_epoll_event *events,
 	       int maxevents, int timeout, bool interruptible)
 {
-	struct epoll_event evs[maxevents];
 	int rc;
+	uint32_t i, k, n, num;
+	struct epoll_event evs[MAX_ITER_EVNUM];
 
 	if (!events) {
 		EAL_LOG(ERR, "rte_epoll_event can't be NULL");
@@ -1328,12 +1354,31 @@ struct rte_intr_source {
 	if (epfd == RTE_EPOLL_PER_THREAD)
 		epfd = rte_intr_tls_epfd();
 
+	num = maxevents;
+	n = RTE_MIN(RTE_DIM(evs), num);
+
+	/* Process events in chunks of MAX_ITER_EVNUM */
+
 	while (1) {
-		rc = epoll_wait(epfd, evs, maxevents, timeout);
+		rc = epoll_wait(epfd, evs, n, timeout);
 		if (likely(rc > 0)) {
+
 			/* epoll_wait has at least one fd ready to read */
-			rc = eal_epoll_process_event(evs, rc, events);
-			break;
+			for (i = 0, k = 0; rc > 0;) {
+				k += rc;
+				rc = eal_epoll_process_event(evs, rc,
+						events + i);
+				i += rc;
+
+				/*
+				 * try to read more events that are already
+				 * available (up to maxevents in total).
+				 */
+				n = RTE_MIN(RTE_DIM(evs), num - k);
+				rc = (n == 0) ? 0 : epoll_wait(epfd, evs, n, 0);
+			}
+			return i;
+
 		} else if (rc < 0) {
 			if (errno == EINTR) {
 				if (interruptible)
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 03/19] eal/common: remove use of VLAs

[Tyler Retzlaff]

From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>

1) ../lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c:695:15
    : warning: variable length array used

As msg->num_fds should not exceed RTE_MP_MAX_FD_NUM, replaced
it with fixed size array.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
index d240939..f21ce60 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c
@@ -692,7 +692,8 @@ enum async_action {
 	struct sockaddr_un dst;
 	struct mp_msg_internal m;
 	int fd_size = msg->num_fds * sizeof(int);
-	char control[CMSG_SPACE(fd_size)];
+	int32_t control_sz = CMSG_SPACE(fd_size);
+	char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(msg->fds))];
 
 	m.type = type;
 	memcpy(&m.msg, msg, sizeof(*msg));
@@ -712,7 +713,7 @@ enum async_action {
 	msgh.msg_iov = &iov;
 	msgh.msg_iovlen = 1;
 	msgh.msg_control = control;
-	msgh.msg_controllen = sizeof(control);
+	msgh.msg_controllen = control_sz;
 
 	cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msgh);
 	cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(fd_size);
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 04/19] ethdev: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>

1) ./lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c:3244:16
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘xstats_names’
2) ./lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c:3345:17
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘ids_copy’
3) ./lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c:3538:16
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘xstats’
4) ./lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c:3554:17
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘ids_copy’

For 1) and 3) - just replaced VLA with arrays allocated from heap.
As I understand xstats extraction belongs to control-path, so extra
calloc/free is hopefully acceptable.
Also ethdev xstats already doing that within
rte_eth_xstats_get_id_by_name().
For 2) and 4) changed the code to use fixed size array and call
appropriate devops function several times, if needed.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c | 183 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 113 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index f1c658f..3f95d7d 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include "ethdev_trace.h"
 #include "sff_telemetry.h"
 
+#define ETH_XSTATS_ITER_NUM	0x100
+
 struct rte_eth_dev rte_eth_devices[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 
 /* public fast-path API */
@@ -3215,7 +3217,8 @@ enum {
 rte_eth_xstats_get_id_by_name(uint16_t port_id, const char *xstat_name,
 		uint64_t *id)
 {
-	int cnt_xstats, idx_xstat;
+	int cnt_xstats, idx_xstat, rc;
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
 
@@ -3241,26 +3244,33 @@ enum {
 	}
 
 	/* Get id-name lookup table */
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name xstats_names[cnt_xstats];
+	xstats_names = calloc(cnt_xstats, sizeof(xstats_names[0]));
+	if (xstats_names == NULL) {
+		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR, "Can't allocate memory");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	if (cnt_xstats != rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id(
 			port_id, xstats_names, cnt_xstats, NULL)) {
 		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR, "Cannot get xstats lookup");
+		free(xstats_names);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	rc = -EINVAL;
 	for (idx_xstat = 0; idx_xstat < cnt_xstats; idx_xstat++) {
 		if (!strcmp(xstats_names[idx_xstat].name, xstat_name)) {
 			*id = idx_xstat;
 
 			rte_eth_trace_xstats_get_id_by_name(port_id,
 							    xstat_name, *id);
-
-			return 0;
+			rc = 0;
+			break;
 		};
 	}
 
-	return -EINVAL;
+	free(xstats_names);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /* retrieve basic stats names */
@@ -3306,6 +3316,38 @@ enum {
 	return cnt_used_entries;
 }
 
+static int
+eth_xstats_get_by_name_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint64_t *ids,
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, uint32_t size,
+	uint32_t basic_count)
+{
+	int32_t rc;
+	uint32_t i, k, m, n;
+	uint64_t ids_copy[ETH_XSTATS_ITER_NUM];
+
+	m = 0;
+	for (n = 0; n != size; n += k) {
+
+		k = RTE_MIN(size - n, RTE_DIM(ids_copy));
+
+		/*
+		 * Convert ids to xstats ids that PMD knows.
+		 * ids known by user are basic + extended stats.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < k; i++)
+			ids_copy[i] = ids[n + i] - basic_count;
+
+		rc = (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names_by_id)(dev, ids_copy,
+					xstats_names + m, k);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+		m += rc;
+	}
+
+	return m;
+}
+
+
 /* retrieve ethdev extended statistics names */
 int
 rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id(uint16_t port_id,
@@ -3313,9 +3355,8 @@ enum {
 	uint64_t *ids)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names_copy;
-	unsigned int no_basic_stat_requested = 1;
-	unsigned int no_ext_stat_requested = 1;
 	unsigned int expected_entries;
+	unsigned int nb_basic_stats;
 	unsigned int basic_count;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -3341,27 +3382,18 @@ enum {
 	if (ids && !xstats_names)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (ids && dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names_by_id != NULL && size > 0) {
-		uint64_t ids_copy[size];
-
-		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-			if (ids[i] < basic_count) {
-				no_basic_stat_requested = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-
-			/*
-			 * Convert ids to xstats ids that PMD knows.
-			 * ids known by user are basic + extended stats.
-			 */
-			ids_copy[i] = ids[i] - basic_count;
-		}
-
-		if (no_basic_stat_requested)
-			return (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names_by_id)(dev,
-					ids_copy, xstats_names, size);
+	nb_basic_stats = 0;
+	if (ids != NULL) {
+		for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
+			nb_basic_stats += (ids[i] < basic_count);
 	}
 
+	/* no basic stats requested, devops function provided */
+	if (nb_basic_stats == 0 && ids != NULL && size != 0 &&
+			dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names_by_id != NULL)
+		return eth_xstats_get_by_name_by_id(dev, ids, xstats_names,
+				size, basic_count);
+
 	/* Retrieve all stats */
 	if (!ids) {
 		int num_stats = rte_eth_xstats_get_names(port_id, xstats_names,
@@ -3380,17 +3412,8 @@ enum {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	if (ids) {
-		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-			if (ids[i] >= basic_count) {
-				no_ext_stat_requested = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	/* Fill xstats_names_copy structure */
-	if (ids && no_ext_stat_requested) {
+	if (ids && nb_basic_stats == size) {
 		eth_basic_stats_get_names(dev, xstats_names_copy);
 	} else {
 		ret = rte_eth_xstats_get_names(port_id, xstats_names_copy,
@@ -3514,17 +3537,47 @@ enum {
 	return count;
 }
 
+static int
+eth_xtats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint64_t *ids,
+	uint64_t *values, uint32_t size, uint32_t basic_count)
+{
+	int32_t rc;
+	uint32_t i, k, m, n;
+	uint64_t ids_copy[ETH_XSTATS_ITER_NUM];
+
+	m = 0;
+	for (n = 0; n != size; n += k) {
+
+		k = RTE_MIN(size - n, RTE_DIM(ids_copy));
+
+		/*
+		 * Convert ids to xstats ids that PMD knows.
+		 * ids known by user are basic + extended stats.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < k; i++)
+			ids_copy[i] = ids[n + i] - basic_count;
+
+		rc = (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_by_id)(dev, ids_copy,
+					values + m, k);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+		m += rc;
+	}
+
+	return m;
+}
+
 /* retrieve ethdev extended statistics */
 int
 rte_eth_xstats_get_by_id(uint16_t port_id, const uint64_t *ids,
 			 uint64_t *values, unsigned int size)
 {
-	unsigned int no_basic_stat_requested = 1;
-	unsigned int no_ext_stat_requested = 1;
+	unsigned int nb_basic_stats;
 	unsigned int num_xstats_filled;
 	unsigned int basic_count;
 	uint16_t expected_entries;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	struct rte_eth_xstat *xstats;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -3535,7 +3588,6 @@ enum {
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	expected_entries = (uint16_t)ret;
-	struct rte_eth_xstat xstats[expected_entries];
 	basic_count = eth_dev_get_xstats_basic_count(dev);
 
 	/* Return max number of stats if no ids given */
@@ -3549,51 +3601,41 @@ enum {
 	if (ids && !values)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (ids && dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_by_id != NULL && size) {
-		unsigned int basic_count = eth_dev_get_xstats_basic_count(dev);
-		uint64_t ids_copy[size];
-
-		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-			if (ids[i] < basic_count) {
-				no_basic_stat_requested = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-
-			/*
-			 * Convert ids to xstats ids that PMD knows.
-			 * ids known by user are basic + extended stats.
-			 */
-			ids_copy[i] = ids[i] - basic_count;
-		}
-
-		if (no_basic_stat_requested)
-			return (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_by_id)(dev, ids_copy,
-					values, size);
+	nb_basic_stats = 0;
+	if (ids != NULL) {
+		for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
+			nb_basic_stats += (ids[i] < basic_count);
 	}
 
-	if (ids) {
-		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-			if (ids[i] >= basic_count) {
-				no_ext_stat_requested = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
+	/* no basic stats requested, devops function provided */
+	if (nb_basic_stats == 0 && ids != NULL && size != 0 &&
+			dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_by_id != NULL)
+		return eth_xtats_get_by_id(dev, ids, values, size, basic_count);
+
+	xstats = calloc(expected_entries, sizeof(xstats[0]));
+	if (xstats == NULL) {
+		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR, "Can't allocate memory");
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	/* Fill the xstats structure */
-	if (ids && no_ext_stat_requested)
+	if (ids && nb_basic_stats == size)
 		ret = eth_basic_stats_get(port_id, xstats);
 	else
 		ret = rte_eth_xstats_get(port_id, xstats, expected_entries);
 
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		free(xstats);
 		return ret;
+	}
 	num_xstats_filled = (unsigned int)ret;
 
 	/* Return all stats */
 	if (!ids) {
 		for (i = 0; i < num_xstats_filled; i++)
 			values[i] = xstats[i].value;
+
+		free(xstats);
 		return expected_entries;
 	}
 
@@ -3601,14 +3643,15 @@ enum {
 	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 		if (ids[i] >= expected_entries) {
 			RTE_ETHDEV_LOG_LINE(ERR, "Id value isn't valid");
-			return -1;
+			break;
 		}
 		values[i] = xstats[ids[i]].value;
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_trace_xstats_get_by_id(port_id, ids, values, size);
 
-	return size;
+	free(xstats);
+	return (i == size) ? (int32_t)size : -1;
 }
 
 int
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 05/19] hash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>

1) ./lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c:2362:9
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘positions’
2) ../lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c:2478:9
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘positions’

Both rte_hash_lookup_bulk_data() and
rte_hash_lookup_with_hash_bulk_data() expect
@num_keys <= RTE_HASH_LOOKUP_BULK_MAX.
So, for both cases it should be safe to replace VLA with fixed size
array.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c b/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c
index 9cf9464..82b74bd 100644
--- a/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c
+++ b/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c
@@ -2359,7 +2359,7 @@ struct rte_hash *
 			(num_keys > RTE_HASH_LOOKUP_BULK_MAX) ||
 			(hit_mask == NULL)), -EINVAL);
 
-	int32_t positions[num_keys];
+	int32_t positions[RTE_HASH_LOOKUP_BULK_MAX];
 
 	__rte_hash_lookup_bulk(h, keys, num_keys, positions, hit_mask, data);
 
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ struct rte_hash *
 			(num_keys > RTE_HASH_LOOKUP_BULK_MAX) ||
 			(hit_mask == NULL)), -EINVAL);
 
-	int32_t positions[num_keys];
+	int32_t positions[RTE_HASH_LOOKUP_BULK_MAX];
 
 	__rte_hash_lookup_with_hash_bulk(h, keys, sig, num_keys,
 			positions, hit_mask, data);
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 06/19] hash/thash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>

1) ./lib/hash/rte_thash.c:774:9
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘tmp_tuple’

From my understanding, tuple size here should never exceed
sizeof(union rte_thash_tuple), so it should be safe to replace VLA with
fixed size array.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 lib/hash/rte_thash.c | 2 +-
 lib/hash/rte_thash.h | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/hash/rte_thash.c b/lib/hash/rte_thash.c
index 68f653f..e28d423 100644
--- a/lib/hash/rte_thash.c
+++ b/lib/hash/rte_thash.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ struct rte_thash_subtuple_helper *
 	uint32_t desired_value,	unsigned int attempts,
 	rte_thash_check_tuple_t fn, void *userdata)
 {
-	uint32_t tmp_tuple[tuple_len / sizeof(uint32_t)];
+	uint32_t tmp_tuple[RTE_THASH_MAX_L4_LEN];
 	unsigned int i, j, ret = 0;
 	uint32_t hash, adj_bits;
 	const uint8_t *hash_key;
diff --git a/lib/hash/rte_thash.h b/lib/hash/rte_thash.h
index 30b657e..322fe3a 100644
--- a/lib/hash/rte_thash.h
+++ b/lib/hash/rte_thash.h
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ union __rte_aligned(XMM_SIZE) rte_thash_tuple {
 };
 
 /**
+ * maximum length in dwords of input tuple to
+ * calculate hash of ipv(4|6) header +
+ * transport header
+ */
+#define RTE_THASH_MAX_L4_LEN	\
+	((sizeof(union rte_thash_tuple)) / sizeof(uint32_t))
+
+/**
  * Prepare special converted key to use with rte_softrss_be()
  * @param orig
  *   pointer to original RSS key
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 07/19] rcu: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>

1) ./lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c:359:9
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘data’ [-Wvla]
2) ./lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c:422:9
    : warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array ‘data’ [-Wvla]

In both cases we allocate VLA for one element from RCU deferred queue.
Right now, size of element in RCU queue is not limited by API.
The approach is to introduce some reasonable limitation on RCU DQ
element size.
Choose 128B for now.
With that in place we can replace both VLA occurencies with fixed size
array.

Note that such change need to be treated as API change.
So can be applied only at 24.11.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
---
 lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c | 7 ++++---
 lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c b/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c
index f08d974..6800ef0 100644
--- a/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c
+++ b/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *
 	if (params == NULL || params->free_fn == NULL ||
 		params->v == NULL || params->name == NULL ||
 		params->size == 0 || params->esize == 0 ||
-		(params->esize % 4 != 0)) {
+		(params->esize % 4 != 0) ||
+		params->esize > RTE_QSBR_ESIZE_MAX) {
 		RCU_LOG(ERR, "Invalid input parameter");
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
 
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ int rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_enqueue(struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *dq, void *e)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	char data[dq->esize];
+	char data[RTE_QSBR_ESIZE_MAX + __RTE_QSBR_TOKEN_SIZE];
 	dq_elem = (__rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_elem_t *)data;
 	/* Start the grace period */
 	dq_elem->token = rte_rcu_qsbr_start(dq->v);
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ int rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_enqueue(struct rte_rcu_qsbr_dq *dq, void *e)
 
 	cnt = 0;
 
-	char data[dq->esize];
+	char data[RTE_QSBR_ESIZE_MAX + __RTE_QSBR_TOKEN_SIZE];
 	/* Check reader threads quiescent state and reclaim resources */
 	while (cnt < n &&
 		rte_ring_dequeue_bulk_elem_start(dq->r, &data,
diff --git a/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h b/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h
index 0506191..892e5a3 100644
--- a/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h
+++ b/lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ struct __rte_cache_aligned rte_rcu_qsbr_cnt {
 #define __RTE_QSBR_CNT_MAX ((uint64_t)~0)
 #define __RTE_QSBR_TOKEN_SIZE sizeof(uint64_t)
 
+/**
+ * Max allowable size (in bytes) of each element in the defer queue
+ */
+#define RTE_QSBR_ESIZE_MAX	(2 * RTE_CACHE_LINE_MIN_SIZE)
+
 /* RTE Quiescent State variable structure.
  * This structure has two elements that vary in size based on the
  * 'max_threads' parameter.
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 08/19] gro: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/gro/rte_gro.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/gro/rte_gro.c b/lib/gro/rte_gro.c
index d824eeb..0f9e85c 100644
--- a/lib/gro/rte_gro.c
+++ b/lib/gro/rte_gro.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ struct gro_ctx {
 	struct gro_vxlan_udp4_item vxlan_udp_items[RTE_GRO_MAX_BURST_ITEM_NUM]
 			= {{{0}} };
 
-	struct rte_mbuf *unprocess_pkts[nb_pkts];
+	struct rte_mbuf **unprocess_pkts = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_pkts);
 	uint32_t item_num;
 	int32_t ret;
 	uint16_t i, unprocess_num = 0, nb_after_gro = nb_pkts;
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ struct gro_ctx {
 		uint16_t nb_pkts,
 		void *ctx)
 {
-	struct rte_mbuf *unprocess_pkts[nb_pkts];
+	struct rte_mbuf **unprocess_pkts = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_pkts);
 	struct gro_ctx *gro_ctx = ctx;
 	void *tcp_tbl, *udp_tbl, *vxlan_tcp_tbl, *vxlan_udp_tbl, *tcp6_tbl;
 	uint64_t current_time;
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 09/19] latencystats: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c b/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
index 4ea9b0d..f59a9eb 100644
--- a/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
+++ b/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ struct latency_stats_nameoff {
 {
 	unsigned int i, cnt = 0;
 	uint64_t now;
-	float latency[nb_pkts];
+	float *latency = alloca(sizeof(float) * nb_pkts);
 	static float prev_latency;
 	/*
 	 * Alpha represents degree of weighting decrease in EWMA,
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 10/19] lpm: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h b/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h
index 2888e5f..fc5805c 100644
--- a/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h
+++ b/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ struct rte_lpm *
 		uint32_t *next_hops, const unsigned n)
 {
 	unsigned i;
-	unsigned tbl24_indexes[n];
+	unsigned int *tbl24_indexes = (unsigned int *)alloca(sizeof(unsigned int) * n);
 	const uint32_t *ptbl;
 
 	/* DEBUG: Check user input arguments. */
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 11/19] app/testpmd: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 app/test-pmd/cmdline.c        |  2 +-
 app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c   |  9 ++++-----
 app/test-pmd/config.c         | 16 +++++++++-------
 app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index b7759e3..dee8f5f 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -12902,7 +12902,7 @@ struct cmd_set_port_ptypes_result {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	uint32_t ptypes[ret];
+	uint32_t *ptypes = alloca(sizeof(uint32_t) * ret);
 
 	ret = rte_eth_dev_set_ptypes(port_id, ptype_mask, ptypes, ret);
 	if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
index 60ee933..a4fe8d9 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
@@ -11546,8 +11546,7 @@ struct indlst_conf {
 	char tmp[16]; /* Ought to be enough. */
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int hexlen = len;
-	unsigned int length = 256;
-	uint8_t hex_tmp[length];
+	uint8_t hex_tmp[256];
 
 	/* Arguments are expected. */
 	if (!arg_data)
@@ -11574,7 +11573,7 @@ struct indlst_conf {
 		str += 2;
 		hexlen -= 2;
 	}
-	if (hexlen > length)
+	if (hexlen > RTE_DIM(hex_tmp))
 		goto error;
 	ret = parse_hex_string(str, hex_tmp, &hexlen);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -11707,7 +11706,7 @@ struct indlst_conf {
 		void *buf, unsigned int size)
 {
 	const struct arg *arg = pop_args(ctx);
-	char str2[len + 1];
+	char *str2 = alloca(len + 1);
 	struct in_addr tmp;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -11753,7 +11752,7 @@ struct indlst_conf {
 		void *buf, unsigned int size)
 {
 	const struct arg *arg = pop_args(ctx);
-	char str2[len + 1];
+	char *str2 = alloca(len + 1);
 	struct in6_addr tmp;
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index ba1007a..4dce6fa 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -1760,7 +1760,8 @@ void port_flow_tunnel_create(portid_t port_id, const struct tunnel_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct rte_port *port;
 	struct rte_flow_error error;
-	const struct rte_flow_queue_attr *attr_list[nb_queue];
+	const struct rte_flow_queue_attr **attr_list =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_flow_queue_attr *) * nb_queue);
 	int std_queue;
 
 	if (port_id_is_invalid(port_id, ENABLED_WARN) ||
@@ -2577,10 +2578,10 @@ struct rte_flow_meter_policy *
 	int ret;
 	uint32_t i;
 	struct rte_flow_error error;
-	struct rte_flow_pattern_template
-			*flow_pattern_templates[nb_pattern_templates];
-	struct rte_flow_actions_template
-			*flow_actions_templates[nb_actions_templates];
+	struct rte_flow_pattern_template **flow_pattern_templates =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_flow_pattern_template *) * nb_pattern_templates);
+	struct rte_flow_actions_template **flow_actions_templates =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_flow_actions_template *) * nb_actions_templates);
 
 	if (port_id_is_invalid(port_id, ENABLED_WARN) ||
 	    port_id == (portid_t)RTE_PORT_ALL)
@@ -5460,7 +5461,7 @@ struct igb_ring_desc_16_bytes {
 	char *end = NULL;
 	int min, max;
 	int value, i;
-	unsigned int marked[maxsize];
+	unsigned int *marked = alloca(sizeof(unsigned int) * maxsize);
 
 	if (list == NULL || values == NULL)
 		return 0;
@@ -7201,7 +7202,8 @@ static const char *get_ptype_str(uint32_t ptype)
 	if (eth_dev_info_get_print_err(port_id, &dev_info))
 		return;
 
-	struct rte_ether_addr addr[dev_info.max_mac_addrs];
+	struct rte_ether_addr *addr =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_ether_addr) * dev_info.max_mac_addrs);
 	rc = rte_eth_macaddrs_get(port_id, addr, dev_info.max_mac_addrs);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return;
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c b/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c
index 623d62d..5d4ffff 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 static bool
 shared_rxq_fwd(struct fwd_stream *fs)
 {
-	struct rte_mbuf *pkts_burst[nb_pkt_per_burst];
+	struct rte_mbuf **pkts_burst = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_pkt_per_burst);
 	uint16_t nb_rx;
 
 	nb_rx = common_fwd_stream_receive(fs, pkts_burst, nb_pkt_per_burst);
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 12/19] test: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 app/test/test.c                       |  2 +-
 app/test/test_cmdline_string.c        |  2 +-
 app/test/test_cryptodev.c             | 32 +++++++++++------------
 app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c |  4 +--
 app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c  |  2 +-
 app/test/test_dmadev.c                |  9 ++++---
 app/test/test_hash.c                  |  8 +++---
 app/test/test_mempool.c               | 25 +++++++++---------
 app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c       |  4 +--
 app/test/test_reorder.c               | 48 +++++++++++++++++++----------------
 app/test/test_service_cores.c         |  9 +++----
 app/test/test_thash.c                 |  7 +++--
 12 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/test/test.c b/app/test/test.c
index 680351f..fd653cb 100644
--- a/app/test/test.c
+++ b/app/test/test.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	struct cmdline *cl;
-	char *tests[argc]; /* store an array of tests to run */
+	char **tests = alloca(sizeof(char *) * argc); /* store an array of tests to run */
 	int test_count = 0;
 	int i;
 	char *extra_args;
diff --git a/app/test/test_cmdline_string.c b/app/test/test_cmdline_string.c
index 97516c9..e1cf860 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cmdline_string.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cmdline_string.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct string_elt_str string_elt_strs[] = {
 #if (CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE < STR_TOKEN_SIZE) \
 || (CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE < STR_MULTI_TOKEN_SIZE)
 #undef CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE
-#define CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE RTE_MAX(STR_TOKEN_SIZE, STR_MULTI_TOKEN_SIZE)
+#define CMDLINE_TEST_BUFSIZE RTE_MAX_T(STR_TOKEN_SIZE, STR_MULTI_TOKEN_SIZE, size_t)
 #endif
 
 struct string_nb_str {
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
index 1703ebc..fead21b 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@ struct crypto_unittest_params {
 	enum rte_crypto_auth_operation op,
 	enum rte_crypto_auth_algorithm algo)
 {
-	uint8_t hash_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t *hash_key = alloca(key_len);
 
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
@@ -2722,7 +2722,7 @@ struct crypto_unittest_params {
 			const uint8_t *key, const uint8_t key_len,
 			uint8_t iv_len)
 {
-	uint8_t cipher_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(key_len);
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
 
@@ -2874,7 +2874,7 @@ struct crypto_unittest_params {
 		const struct wireless_test_data *tdata)
 {
 	const uint8_t key_len = tdata->key.len;
-	uint8_t cipher_auth_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t *cipher_auth_key = alloca(key_len);
 
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
@@ -8878,7 +8878,7 @@ static int test_snow3g_decryption_oop(const struct snow3g_test_data *tdata)
 		const uint16_t aad_len, const uint8_t auth_len,
 		uint8_t iv_len)
 {
-	uint8_t aead_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t *aead_key = alloca(key_len);
 
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
@@ -12849,7 +12849,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 test_AES_GCM_auth_encryption_fail_aad_corrupt(void)
 {
 	struct aead_test_data tdata;
-	uint8_t aad[gcm_test_case_7.aad.len];
+	uint8_t *aad = alloca(gcm_test_case_7.aad.len);
 	int res;
 
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, USER1, "This is a negative test, errors are expected\n");
@@ -13238,7 +13238,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 test_AES_GCM_auth_decryption_fail_aad_corrupt(void)
 {
 	struct aead_test_data tdata;
-	uint8_t aad[gcm_test_case_7.aad.len];
+	uint8_t *aad = alloca(gcm_test_case_7.aad.len);
 	int res;
 
 	memcpy(&tdata, &gcm_test_case_7, sizeof(struct aead_test_data));
@@ -13490,7 +13490,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 	int retval;
 	uint8_t *ciphertext, *auth_tag;
 	uint16_t plaintext_pad_len;
-	uint8_t key[tdata->key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *key = alloca(tdata->key.len + 1);
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
 
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(ts_params->valid_devs[0], &dev_info);
@@ -13592,7 +13592,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 
 	int retval;
 	uint8_t *plaintext;
-	uint8_t key[tdata->key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *key = alloca(tdata->key.len + 1);
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
 
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(ts_params->valid_devs[0], &dev_info);
@@ -14895,7 +14895,7 @@ static int create_gmac_session(uint8_t dev_id,
 		const struct gmac_test_data *tdata,
 		enum rte_crypto_auth_operation auth_op)
 {
-	uint8_t auth_key[tdata->key.len];
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(tdata->key.len);
 
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct crypto_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
@@ -15552,7 +15552,7 @@ struct test_crypto_vector {
 		enum rte_crypto_auth_operation auth_op)
 {
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
-	uint8_t auth_key[reference->auth_key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(reference->auth_key.len + 1);
 
 	memcpy(auth_key, reference->auth_key.data, reference->auth_key.len);
 
@@ -15583,8 +15583,8 @@ struct test_crypto_vector {
 		enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation cipher_op)
 {
 	struct crypto_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
-	uint8_t cipher_key[reference->cipher_key.len + 1];
-	uint8_t auth_key[reference->auth_key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(reference->cipher_key.len + 1);
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(reference->auth_key.len + 1);
 
 	memcpy(cipher_key, reference->cipher_key.data,
 			reference->cipher_key.len);
@@ -16084,8 +16084,8 @@ struct test_crypto_vector {
 
 	uint8_t *authciphertext, *plaintext, *auth_tag;
 	uint16_t plaintext_pad_len;
-	uint8_t cipher_key[reference->cipher_key.len + 1];
-	uint8_t auth_key[reference->auth_key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(reference->cipher_key.len + 1);
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(reference->auth_key.len + 1);
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
 
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(ts_params->valid_devs[0], &dev_info);
@@ -16216,8 +16216,8 @@ struct test_crypto_vector {
 	int retval;
 
 	uint8_t *ciphertext;
-	uint8_t cipher_key[reference->cipher_key.len + 1];
-	uint8_t auth_key[reference->auth_key.len + 1];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(reference->cipher_key.len + 1);
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(reference->auth_key.len + 1);
 	struct rte_cryptodev_info dev_info;
 
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get(ts_params->valid_devs[0], &dev_info);
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c
index 87a321f..da7bf2c 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
 
 	int status = TEST_SUCCESS;
 	const struct blockcipher_test_data *tdata = t->test_data;
-	uint8_t cipher_key[tdata->cipher_key.len];
-	uint8_t auth_key[tdata->auth_key.len];
+	uint8_t *cipher_key = alloca(tdata->cipher_key.len);
+	uint8_t *auth_key = alloca(tdata->auth_key.len);
 	uint32_t buf_len = tdata->ciphertext.len;
 	uint32_t digest_len = tdata->digest.len;
 	char *buf_p = NULL;
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c
index c29b19c..b9a53a4 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ struct crosscheck_testsuite_params {
 crosscheck_with_profile_run(const struct crosscheck_test_profile *profile)
 {
 	struct crosscheck_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
-	uint8_t input_text[profile->input_buf_len];
+	uint8_t *input_text = alloca(profile->input_buf_len);
 	uint16_t output_len, encrypted_len;
 	uint8_t encrypted_text[MBUF_SIZE];
 	uint8_t output_text[MBUF_SIZE];
diff --git a/app/test/test_dmadev.c b/app/test/test_dmadev.c
index 143e1bc..9cbb9a6 100644
--- a/app/test/test_dmadev.c
+++ b/app/test/test_dmadev.c
@@ -417,9 +417,12 @@ struct runtest_param {
 			dst_len = len / n_dst;
 			src_len = len / n_src;
 
-			struct rte_dma_sge sg_src[n_sge], sg_dst[n_sge];
-			struct rte_mbuf *src[n_sge], *dst[n_sge];
-			char *src_data[n_sge], *dst_data[n_sge];
+			struct rte_dma_sge *sg_src = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_dma_sge) * n_sge);
+			struct rte_dma_sge *sg_dst = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_dma_sge) * n_sge);
+			struct rte_mbuf **src = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * n_sge);
+			struct rte_mbuf **dst = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * n_sge);
+			char **src_data = alloca(sizeof(char *) * n_sge);
+			char **dst_data = alloca(sizeof(char *) * n_sge);
 
 			for (i = 0 ; i < len; i++)
 				orig_src[i] = rte_rand() & 0xFF;
diff --git a/app/test/test_hash.c b/app/test/test_hash.c
index d586878..65fd9e6 100644
--- a/app/test/test_hash.c
+++ b/app/test/test_hash.c
@@ -1930,8 +1930,8 @@ static int test_hash_iteration(uint32_t ext_table)
 		.socket_id = 0,
 		.extra_flag = hash_extra_flag,
 	};
-	int pos[total_entries];
-	int expected_pos[total_entries];
+	int *pos = alloca(sizeof(int) * total_entries);
+	int *expected_pos = alloca(sizeof(int) * total_entries);
 	unsigned int i;
 	size_t sz;
 	int32_t status;
@@ -2100,8 +2100,8 @@ static int test_hash_iteration(uint32_t ext_table)
 		.socket_id = 0,
 		.extra_flag = hash_extra_flag,
 	};
-	int pos[total_entries];
-	int expected_pos[total_entries];
+	int *pos = alloca(sizeof(int) * total_entries);
+	int *expected_pos = alloca(sizeof(int) * total_entries);
 	unsigned int i;
 	size_t sz;
 	int32_t status;
diff --git a/app/test/test_mempool.c b/app/test/test_mempool.c
index ad7ebd6..4672795 100644
--- a/app/test/test_mempool.c
+++ b/app/test/test_mempool.c
@@ -515,19 +515,20 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 #undef RTE_TEST_TRACE_FAILURE
 #define RTE_TEST_TRACE_FAILURE(...) do { goto fail; } while (0)
 
-	static const size_t callback_num = 3;
-	static const size_t mempool_num = 2;
+#define CALLBACK_NUM 3u
+#define MEMPOOL_NUM 2u
+
 	static const unsigned int mempool_elt_size = 64;
 	static const unsigned int mempool_size = 64;
 
-	struct test_mempool_events_data data[callback_num];
-	struct rte_mempool *mp[mempool_num], *freed;
+	struct test_mempool_events_data data[CALLBACK_NUM];
+	struct rte_mempool *mp[MEMPOOL_NUM], *freed;
 	char name[RTE_MEMPOOL_NAMESIZE];
 	size_t i, j;
 	int ret;
 
 	memset(mp, 0, sizeof(mp));
-	for (i = 0; i < callback_num; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < CALLBACK_NUM; i++) {
 		ret = rte_mempool_event_callback_register
 				(test_mempool_events_cb, &data[i]);
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ret, 0, "Failed to register the callback %zu: %s",
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 					 SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
 	RTE_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(mp[0], "Cannot create mempool %s: %s",
 				 name, rte_strerror(rte_errno));
-	for (j = 0; j < callback_num; j++)
+	for (j = 0; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++)
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(data[j].invoked, false,
 				      "Callback %zu invoked on %s mempool creation",
 				      j, name);
@@ -557,7 +558,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 	ret = populate(mp[0]);
 	RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ret, (int)mp[0]->size, "Failed to populate mempool %s: %s",
 			      name, rte_strerror(-ret));
-	for (j = 0; j < callback_num; j++) {
+	for (j = 0; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++) {
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(data[j].invoked, true,
 					"Callback %zu not invoked on mempool %s population",
 					j, name);
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 			      "Unregistered callback 0 invoked on %s mempool populaton",
 			      name);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < mempool_num; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < MEMPOOL_NUM; i++) {
 		memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
 		sprintf(name, "empty%zu", i);
 		rte_mempool_free(mp[i]);
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 		 */
 		freed = mp[i];
 		mp[i] = NULL;
-		for (j = 1; j < callback_num; j++) {
+		for (j = 1; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++) {
 			RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(data[j].invoked, true,
 					      "Callback %zu not invoked on mempool %s destruction",
 					      j, name);
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 				      name);
 	}
 
-	for (j = 1; j < callback_num; j++) {
+	for (j = 1; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++) {
 		ret = rte_mempool_event_callback_unregister
 					(test_mempool_events_cb, &data[j]);
 		RTE_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(ret, 0, "Failed to unregister the callback %zu: %s",
@@ -624,10 +625,10 @@ struct test_mempool_events_data {
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
 
 fail:
-	for (j = 0; j < callback_num; j++)
+	for (j = 0; j < CALLBACK_NUM; j++)
 		rte_mempool_event_callback_unregister
 					(test_mempool_events_cb, &data[j]);
-	for (i = 0; i < mempool_num; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < MEMPOOL_NUM; i++)
 		rte_mempool_free(mp[i]);
 	return TEST_FAILED;
 
diff --git a/app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c b/app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c
index 3912179..7f4ed31 100644
--- a/app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c
+++ b/app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 		for (j = 0; j < 4; j++)
 			nb_frags += frag_per_flow[i + j];
 
-		struct rte_mbuf *buf_arr[nb_frags];
+		struct rte_mbuf **buf_arr = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_frags);
 		for (j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
 			join_array(buf_arr, mbufs[i + j], prev,
 				   frag_per_flow[i + j]);
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@
 		for (j = 0; j < 4; j++)
 			nb_frags += frag_per_flow[i + j];
 
-		struct rte_mbuf *buf_arr[nb_frags];
+		struct rte_mbuf **buf_arr = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_frags);
 		for (j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
 			join_array(buf_arr, mbufs[i + j], prev,
 				   frag_per_flow[i + j]);
diff --git a/app/test/test_reorder.c b/app/test/test_reorder.c
index 501780c..aaa2c57 100644
--- a/app/test/test_reorder.c
+++ b/app/test/test_reorder.c
@@ -130,11 +130,12 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 static int
 test_reorder_insert(void)
 {
+#define INSERT_NUM_BUFS 7u
+
 	struct rte_reorder_buffer *b = NULL;
 	struct rte_mempool *p = test_params->p;
 	const unsigned int size = 4;
-	const unsigned int num_bufs = 7;
-	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[num_bufs];
+	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[INSERT_NUM_BUFS];
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned i;
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	b = rte_reorder_create("test_insert", rte_socket_id(), size);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(b, "Failed to create reorder buffer");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < INSERT_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		bufs[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(p);
 		TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(bufs[i], "Packet allocation failed\n");
 		*rte_reorder_seqn(bufs[i]) = i;
@@ -207,26 +208,27 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	ret = 0;
 exit:
 	rte_reorder_free(b);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < INSERT_NUM_BUFS; i++)
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
-	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
 test_reorder_drain(void)
 {
+#define DRAIN_NUM_BUFS 8u
+
 	struct rte_reorder_buffer *b = NULL;
 	struct rte_mempool *p = test_params->p;
 	const unsigned int size = 4;
-	const unsigned int num_bufs = 8;
-	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[num_bufs];
-	struct rte_mbuf *robufs[num_bufs];
+	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[DRAIN_NUM_BUFS];
+	struct rte_mbuf *robufs[DRAIN_NUM_BUFS];
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned i, cnt;
 
 	/* initialize all robufs to NULL */
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_NUM_BUFS; i++)
 		robufs[i] = NULL;
 
 	/* This would create a reorder buffer instance consisting of:
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		bufs[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(p);
 		TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(bufs[i], "Packet allocation failed\n");
 		*rte_reorder_seqn(bufs[i]) = i;
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	ret = 0;
 exit:
 	rte_reorder_free(b);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(robufs[i]);
 	}
@@ -337,15 +339,16 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 static int
 test_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(void)
 {
+#define DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS 10u
+
 	struct rte_mempool *p = test_params->p;
 	struct rte_reorder_buffer *b = NULL;
-	const unsigned int num_bufs = 10;
 	const unsigned int size = 4;
 	unsigned int i, cnt;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[num_bufs];
-	struct rte_mbuf *robufs[num_bufs];
+	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS];
+	struct rte_mbuf *robufs[DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS];
 
 	/* initialize all robufs to NULL */
 	memset(robufs, 0, sizeof(robufs));
@@ -358,7 +361,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	b = rte_reorder_create("test_drain_up_to_seqn", rte_socket_id(), size);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(b, "Failed to create reorder buffer");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		bufs[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(p);
 		TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(bufs[i], "Packet allocation failed\n");
 		*rte_reorder_seqn(bufs[i]) = i;
@@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	buffer_to_reorder_move(&bufs[2], b);
 	buffer_to_reorder_move(&bufs[3], b);
 	/* Draining 1, 2 */
-	cnt = rte_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(b, robufs, num_bufs, 3);
+	cnt = rte_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(b, robufs, DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS, 3);
 	if (cnt != 2) {
 		printf("%s:%d:%d: number of expected packets not drained\n",
 				__func__, __LINE__, cnt);
@@ -396,7 +399,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	buffer_to_reorder_move(&bufs[8], b);
 
 	/* Drain 3 and 5 */
-	cnt = rte_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(b, robufs, num_bufs, 6);
+	cnt = rte_reorder_drain_up_to_seqn(b, robufs, DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS, 6);
 	if (cnt != 2) {
 		printf("%s:%d:%d: number of expected packets not drained\n",
 				__func__, __LINE__, cnt);
@@ -410,7 +413,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	ret = 0;
 exit:
 	rte_reorder_free(b);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < DRAIN_TO_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(robufs[i]);
 	}
@@ -420,14 +423,15 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 static int
 test_reorder_set_seqn(void)
 {
+#define SET_SEQN_NUM_BUFS 7u
+
 	struct rte_mempool *p = test_params->p;
 	struct rte_reorder_buffer *b = NULL;
-	const unsigned int num_bufs = 7;
 	const unsigned int size = 4;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[num_bufs];
+	struct rte_mbuf *bufs[SET_SEQN_NUM_BUFS];
 
 	/* This would create a reorder buffer instance consisting of:
 	 * reorder_seq = 0
@@ -437,7 +441,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	b = rte_reorder_create("test_min_seqn_set", rte_socket_id(), size);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(b, "Failed to create reorder buffer");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < SET_SEQN_NUM_BUFS; i++) {
 		bufs[i] = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(p);
 		if (bufs[i] == NULL) {
 			printf("Packet allocation failed\n");
@@ -479,7 +483,7 @@ struct reorder_unittest_params {
 	ret = 0;
 exit:
 	rte_reorder_free(b);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_bufs; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < SET_SEQN_NUM_BUFS; i++)
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(bufs[i]);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/app/test/test_service_cores.c b/app/test/test_service_cores.c
index c12d52d..7c45733 100644
--- a/app/test/test_service_cores.c
+++ b/app/test/test_service_cores.c
@@ -561,9 +561,8 @@ static int32_t dummy_mt_safe_cb(void *args)
 			"Service core count not equal to one");
 
 	/* retrieve core list, checking lcore ids */
-	const uint32_t size = 4;
-	uint32_t service_core_ids[size];
-	int32_t n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, size);
+	uint32_t service_core_ids[4];
+	int32_t n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, RTE_DIM(service_core_ids));
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, n, "Service core list return should equal 1");
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(slcore_id, service_core_ids[0],
 				"Service core list lcore must equal slcore_id");
@@ -589,7 +588,7 @@ static int32_t dummy_mt_safe_cb(void *args)
 			cores_at_this_point);
 
 	/* check longer service core list */
-	n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, size);
+	n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, RTE_DIM(service_core_ids));
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(3, n, "Service core list return should equal 3");
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(slcore_id, service_core_ids[0],
 				"Service core list[0] lcore must equal 1");
@@ -607,7 +606,7 @@ static int32_t dummy_mt_safe_cb(void *args)
 			"Service core add did not return zero");
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, rte_service_lcore_count(),
 			"Service core count not equal to one");
-	n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, size);
+	n = rte_service_lcore_list(service_core_ids, RTE_DIM(service_core_ids));
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, n, "Service core list return should equal one");
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(slcore_id, service_core_ids[0],
 				"Service core list[0] lcore must equal %d",
diff --git a/app/test/test_thash.c b/app/test/test_thash.c
index 65d42fd..80d4106 100644
--- a/app/test/test_thash.c
+++ b/app/test/test_thash.c
@@ -576,9 +576,8 @@ enum {
 {
 	struct rte_thash_ctx *ctx;
 	struct rte_thash_subtuple_helper *h;
-	const int key_len = 40;
 	int reta_sz = 6;
-	uint8_t initial_key[key_len];
+	uint8_t initial_key[40];
 	const uint8_t *new_key;
 	int ret;
 	union rte_thash_tuple tuple;
@@ -586,9 +585,9 @@ enum {
 	unsigned int desired_value = 27 & HASH_MSK(reta_sz);
 	uint16_t port_value = 22;
 
-	memset(initial_key, 0, key_len);
+	memset(initial_key, 0, RTE_DIM(initial_key));
 
-	ctx = rte_thash_init_ctx("test", key_len, reta_sz, initial_key,
+	ctx = rte_thash_init_ctx("test", RTE_DIM(initial_key), reta_sz, initial_key,
 		RTE_THASH_MINIMAL_SEQ);
 	RTE_TEST_ASSERT(ctx != NULL, "can not create thash ctx\n");
 
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 13/19] common/idpf: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c        | 2 +-
 drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c | 6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c
index 83b131e..da24b78 100644
--- a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 	uint16_t nb_refill = rx_bufq->rx_free_thresh;
 	uint16_t nb_desc = rx_bufq->nb_rx_desc;
 	uint16_t next_avail = rx_bufq->rx_tail;
-	struct rte_mbuf *nmb[rx_bufq->rx_free_thresh];
+	struct rte_mbuf **nmb = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * rx_bufq->rx_free_thresh);
 	uint64_t dma_addr;
 	uint16_t delta;
 	int i;
diff --git a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c
index f65e8d5..9131bd6 100644
--- a/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c
+++ b/drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c
@@ -1002,7 +1002,8 @@
 	uint32_t n;
 	uint32_t i;
 	int nb_free = 0;
-	struct rte_mbuf *m, *free[txq->rs_thresh];
+	struct rte_mbuf *m;
+	struct rte_mbuf **free = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * txq->rs_thresh);
 
 	/* check DD bits on threshold descriptor */
 	if ((txq->tx_ring[txq->next_dd].qw1 &
@@ -1319,7 +1320,8 @@
 	uint32_t n;
 	uint32_t i;
 	int nb_free = 0;
-	struct rte_mbuf *m, *free[txq->rs_thresh];
+	struct rte_mbuf *m;
+	struct rte_mbuf **free = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * txq->rs_thresh);
 
 	n = txq->rs_thresh;
 
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 14/19] net/i40e: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c
index b6ef5d6..21f5962 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c
@@ -2168,8 +2168,7 @@ struct cmd_ptype_mapping_get_result {
 {
 	struct cmd_ptype_mapping_get_result *res = parsed_result;
 	int ret = -ENOTSUP;
-	int max_ptype_num = 256;
-	struct rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping mapping[max_ptype_num];
+	struct rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping mapping[256];
 	uint16_t count;
 	int i;
 
@@ -2178,7 +2177,7 @@ struct cmd_ptype_mapping_get_result {
 
 	ret = rte_pmd_i40e_ptype_mapping_get(res->port_id,
 					mapping,
-					max_ptype_num,
+					RTE_DIM(mapping),
 					&count,
 					res->valid_only);
 	switch (ret) {
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 15/19] net/ice: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
index 95a2db3..78b7cd6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@
 	uint64_t dma_addr;
 	int diag, diag_pay;
 	uint64_t pay_addr;
-	struct rte_mbuf *mbufs_pay[rxq->rx_free_thresh];
+	struct rte_mbuf **mbufs_pay = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * rxq->rx_free_thresh);
 
 	/* Allocate buffers in bulk */
 	alloc_idx = (uint16_t)(rxq->rx_free_trigger -
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 16/19] net/ixgbe: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c          | 5 +++--
 drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index c61c52b..d460596 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -3553,7 +3553,8 @@ static int ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(
 
 	uint16_t i;
 	uint16_t size = ixgbe_xstats_calc_num();
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name xstats_names_copy[size];
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names_copy =
+	    alloca(sizeof(struct rte_eth_xstat_name) * size);
 
 	ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(dev, NULL, xstats_names_copy,
 			size);
@@ -3736,7 +3737,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_dev_xstats_get_names(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	uint16_t i;
 	uint16_t size = ixgbe_xstats_calc_num();
-	uint64_t values_copy[size];
+	uint64_t *values_copy = alloca(sizeof(uint64_t) * size);
 
 	ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_by_id(dev, NULL, values_copy, size);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
index a4d9ec9..78b63b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 reassemble_packets(struct ixgbe_rx_queue *rxq, struct rte_mbuf **rx_bufs,
 		   uint16_t nb_bufs, uint8_t *split_flags)
 {
-	struct rte_mbuf *pkts[nb_bufs]; /*finished pkts*/
+	struct rte_mbuf **pkts = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_bufs); /*finished pkts*/
 	struct rte_mbuf *start = rxq->pkt_first_seg;
 	struct rte_mbuf *end =  rxq->pkt_last_seg;
 	unsigned int pkt_idx, buf_idx;
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 17/19] common/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h    | 4 ++--
 drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c | 7 +++----
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
index 9c80277..76eba1c 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@
 /* Allocate a buffer on the stack and fill it with a printf format string. */
 #define MKSTR(name, ...) \
 	int mkstr_size_##name = snprintf(NULL, 0, "" __VA_ARGS__); \
-	char name[mkstr_size_##name + 1]; \
+	char *name = alloca(mkstr_size_##name + 1); \
 	\
 	memset(name, 0, mkstr_size_##name + 1); \
-	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "" __VA_ARGS__)
+	snprintf(name, mkstr_size_##name + 1, "" __VA_ARGS__)
 
 enum {
 	PCI_VENDOR_ID_MELLANOX = 0x15b3,
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c
index 9b7abab..bac272f 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c
@@ -284,10 +284,9 @@ struct mlx5_devx_obj *
 				 void *cmd_comp,
 				 uint64_t async_id)
 {
-	int out_len = MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(query_flow_counter_out) +
-			MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(traffic_counter);
-	uint32_t out[out_len];
+	uint32_t out[MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(query_flow_counter_out) + MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(traffic_counter)];
 	uint32_t in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(query_flow_counter_in)] = {0};
+	const int out_len = RTE_DIM(out);
 	void *stats;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ struct mlx5_devx_obj *
 	int klm_num = attr->klm_num;
 	int in_size_dw = MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(create_mkey_in) +
 		     (klm_num ? RTE_ALIGN(klm_num, 4) : 0) * MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(klm);
-	uint32_t in[in_size_dw];
+	uint32_t *in = alloca(sizeof(uint32_t) * in_size_dw);
 	uint32_t out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(create_mkey_out)] = {0};
 	void *mkc;
 	struct mlx5_devx_obj *mkey = mlx5_malloc(MLX5_MEM_ZERO, sizeof(*mkey),
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 18/19] net/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
combinations officially supported by DPDK.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c      | 5 ++---
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index d1a6382..de16acf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -1597,14 +1597,13 @@
 mlx5_rt_timestamp_config(struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh,
 			 struct mlx5_hca_attr *hca_attr)
 {
-	uint32_t dw_cnt = MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(register_mtutc);
-	uint32_t reg[dw_cnt];
+	uint32_t reg[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(register_mtutc)];
 	int ret = ENOTSUP;
 
 	if (hca_attr->access_register_user)
 		ret = mlx5_devx_cmd_register_read(sh->cdev->ctx,
 						  MLX5_REGISTER_ID_MTUTC, 0,
-						  reg, dw_cnt);
+						  reg, RTE_DIM(reg));
 	if (!ret) {
 		uint32_t ts_mode;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index f31fdfb..b52fb77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -1476,8 +1476,8 @@ struct mlx5_flow_tunnel_info {
 					  "mask/last without a spec is not"
 					  " supported");
 	if (item->spec && item->last && !range_accepted) {
-		uint8_t spec[size];
-		uint8_t last[size];
+		uint8_t *spec = alloca(size);
+		uint8_t *last = alloca(size);
 		unsigned int i;
 		int ret;
 
@@ -8344,7 +8344,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_workspace*
 			.type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END,
 		},
 	};
-	uint16_t queue[priv->reta_idx_n];
+	uint16_t *queue = alloca(sizeof(uint16_t) * priv->reta_idx_n);
 	struct rte_flow_action_rss action_rss = {
 		.func = RTE_ETH_HASH_FUNCTION_DEFAULT,
 		.level = 0,
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 19/19] build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code

[Tyler Retzlaff]

MSVC does not support optional C11 VLAs. When building for Windows
enable -Wvla so that mingw and clang also fail if a VLA is used.

Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 config/meson.build | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/config/meson.build b/config/meson.build
index 8c8b019..9e887f2 100644
--- a/config/meson.build
+++ b/config/meson.build
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ if cc.get_id() == 'intel'
         warning_flags += '-diag-disable=@0@'.format(i)
     endforeach
 endif
+# no VLAs in code built on Windows
+if is_windows
+    warning_flags += '-Wvla'
+endif
 foreach arg: warning_flags
     if cc.has_argument(arg)
         add_project_arguments(arg, language: 'c')
-- 
1.8.3.1

Re: [PATCH v3 03/19] eal/common: remove use of VLAs

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Mon,  6 May 2024 11:18:35 -0700
Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com> wrote:

> From: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
> 
> 1) ../lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c:695:15
>     : warning: variable length array used
> 
> As msg->num_fds should not exceed RTE_MP_MAX_FD_NUM, replaced
> it with fixed size array.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ananyev <konstantin.ananyev@huawei.com>
> ---


Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>

Re: [PATCH v3 08/19] gro: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Mon,  6 May 2024 11:18:40 -0700
Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com> wrote:

> MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
> or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
> combinations officially supported by DPDK.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
> ---
>  lib/gro/rte_gro.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/gro/rte_gro.c b/lib/gro/rte_gro.c
> index d824eeb..0f9e85c 100644
> --- a/lib/gro/rte_gro.c
> +++ b/lib/gro/rte_gro.c
> @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ struct gro_ctx {
>  	struct gro_vxlan_udp4_item vxlan_udp_items[RTE_GRO_MAX_BURST_ITEM_NUM]
>  			= {{{0}} };
>  
> -	struct rte_mbuf *unprocess_pkts[nb_pkts];
> +	struct rte_mbuf **unprocess_pkts = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_pkts);
>  	uint32_t item_num;
>  	int32_t ret;
>  	uint16_t i, unprocess_num = 0, nb_after_gro = nb_pkts;
> @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ struct gro_ctx {
>  		uint16_t nb_pkts,
>  		void *ctx)
>  {
> -	struct rte_mbuf *unprocess_pkts[nb_pkts];
> +	struct rte_mbuf **unprocess_pkts = alloca(sizeof(struct rte_mbuf *) * nb_pkts);
>  	struct gro_ctx *gro_ctx = ctx;
>  	void *tcp_tbl, *udp_tbl, *vxlan_tcp_tbl, *vxlan_udp_tbl, *tcp6_tbl;
>  	uint64_t current_time;


According to rte_gro.h the maximum supported burst size is

#define RTE_GRO_MAX_BURST_ITEM_NUM 128U
/**< the max number of packets that rte_gro_reassemble_burst()
 
And it looks like the code already truncates at that.

Re: [PATCH v3 09/19] latencystats: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Mon,  6 May 2024 11:18:41 -0700
Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com> wrote:

> MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
> or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
> combinations officially supported by DPDK.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>

See the alternate patch, the temporary array is unneeded.

[PATCH 1/2] lpm: remove unnecessary temporary VLA

[Stephen Hemminger]

Do not need to recompute all the table indices.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
 lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h | 7 ++-----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h b/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h
index 2888e5f4ca..9c6df311cb 100644
--- a/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h
+++ b/lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ rte_lpm_lookup_bulk_func(const struct rte_lpm *lpm, const uint32_t *ips,
 		uint32_t *next_hops, const unsigned n)
 {
 	unsigned i;
-	unsigned tbl24_indexes[n];
 	const uint32_t *ptbl;
 
 	/* DEBUG: Check user input arguments. */
@@ -345,12 +344,10 @@ rte_lpm_lookup_bulk_func(const struct rte_lpm *lpm, const uint32_t *ips,
 			(next_hops == NULL)), -EINVAL);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		tbl24_indexes[i] = ips[i] >> 8;
-	}
+		unsigned int tbl24_index = ips[i] >> 8;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		/* Simply copy tbl24 entry to output */
-		ptbl = (const uint32_t *)&lpm->tbl24[tbl24_indexes[i]];
+		ptbl = (const uint32_t *)&lpm->tbl24[tbl24_index];
 		next_hops[i] = *ptbl;
 
 		/* Overwrite output with tbl8 entry if needed */
-- 
2.43.0

[PATCH 2/2] latencystats: replace use of VLA

[Stephen Hemminger]

The temporary array latencystats is not needed if the algorithm
is converted into one pass.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
Acked-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c | 31 +++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c b/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
index 4ea9b0d75b..9b345bfb33 100644
--- a/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
+++ b/lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ calc_latency(uint16_t pid __rte_unused,
 		uint16_t nb_pkts,
 		void *_ __rte_unused)
 {
-	unsigned int i, cnt = 0;
+	unsigned int i;
 	uint64_t now;
-	float latency[nb_pkts];
+	float latency;
 	static float prev_latency;
 	/*
 	 * Alpha represents degree of weighting decrease in EWMA,
@@ -169,13 +169,14 @@ calc_latency(uint16_t pid __rte_unused,
 	const float alpha = 0.2;
 
 	now = rte_rdtsc();
-	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
-		if (pkts[i]->ol_flags & timestamp_dynflag)
-			latency[cnt++] = now - *timestamp_dynfield(pkts[i]);
-	}
 
 	rte_spinlock_lock(&glob_stats->lock);
-	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++) {
+		if (!(pkts[i]->ol_flags & timestamp_dynflag))
+			continue;
+
+		latency = now - *timestamp_dynfield(pkts[i]);
+
 		/*
 		 * The jitter is calculated as statistical mean of interpacket
 		 * delay variation. The "jitter estimate" is computed by taking
@@ -187,22 +188,22 @@ calc_latency(uint16_t pid __rte_unused,
 		 * Reference: Calculated as per RFC 5481, sec 4.1,
 		 * RFC 3393 sec 4.5, RFC 1889 sec.
 		 */
-		glob_stats->jitter +=  (fabsf(prev_latency - latency[i])
+		glob_stats->jitter +=  (fabsf(prev_latency - latency)
 					- glob_stats->jitter)/16;
 		if (glob_stats->min_latency == 0)
-			glob_stats->min_latency = latency[i];
-		else if (latency[i] < glob_stats->min_latency)
-			glob_stats->min_latency = latency[i];
-		else if (latency[i] > glob_stats->max_latency)
-			glob_stats->max_latency = latency[i];
+			glob_stats->min_latency = latency;
+		else if (latency < glob_stats->min_latency)
+			glob_stats->min_latency = latency;
+		else if (latency > glob_stats->max_latency)
+			glob_stats->max_latency = latency;
 		/*
 		 * The average latency is measured using exponential moving
 		 * average, i.e. using EWMA
 		 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_average
 		 */
 		glob_stats->avg_latency +=
-			alpha * (latency[i] - glob_stats->avg_latency);
-		prev_latency = latency[i];
+			alpha * (latency - glob_stats->avg_latency);
+		prev_latency = latency;
 	}
 	rte_spinlock_unlock(&glob_stats->lock);
 
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH 1/2] lpm: remove unnecessary temporary VLA

[Bruce Richardson]

On Mon, May 06, 2024 at 07:53:54PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Do not need to recompute all the table indices.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>

Re: [PATCH 2/2] latencystats: replace use of VLA

[David Marchand]

On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 4:54 AM Stephen Hemminger
<stephen@networkplumber.org> wrote:
>
> The temporary array latencystats is not needed if the algorithm
> is converted into one pass.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
> Acked-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>

Series applied, thanks for the cleanup.


-- 
David Marchand

Re: [PATCH v3 00/19] remove use of VLAs for Windows

[David Marchand]

Hello guys,

On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 8:19 PM Tyler Retzlaff
<roretzla@linux.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> As per guidance technical board meeting 2024/04/17. This series
> removes the use of VLAs from code built for Windows for all 3
> toolchains. If there are additional opportunities to convert VLAs
> to regular C arrays please provide the details for incorporation
> into the series.
>
> MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
> or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
> combinations officially supported by DPDK.
>
> v3:
>  * address checkpatch/check git log warnings (minor typos)
>
> v2:
>  * replace patches for ethdev, hash, rcu and include new
>    patches for eal from Konstantin Ananyev
>    from https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=31781
>
> Konstantin Ananyev (6):
>   eal/linux: remove use of VLAs
>   eal/common: remove use of VLAs
>   ethdev: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   hash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   hash/thash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   rcu: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>
> Tyler Retzlaff (13):
>   eal: include header required for alloca
>   gro: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   latencystats: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   lpm: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   app/testpmd: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   test: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   common/idpf: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   net/i40e: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   net/ice: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   net/ixgbe: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   common/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   net/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code
>
>  app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                        |   2 +-
>  app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c                   |   9 +-
>  app/test-pmd/config.c                         |  16 ++-
>  app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c                 |   2 +-
>  app/test/test.c                               |   2 +-
>  app/test/test_cmdline_string.c                |   2 +-
>  app/test/test_cryptodev.c                     |  32 ++---
>  app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c         |   4 +-
>  app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c          |   2 +-
>  app/test/test_dmadev.c                        |   9 +-
>  app/test/test_hash.c                          |   8 +-
>  app/test/test_mempool.c                       |  25 ++--
>  app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c               |   4 +-
>  app/test/test_reorder.c                       |  48 +++----
>  app/test/test_service_cores.c                 |   9 +-
>  app/test/test_thash.c                         |   7 +-
>  config/meson.build                            |   4 +
>  drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c        |   2 +-
>  drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c |   6 +-
>  drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h             |   4 +-
>  drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c          |   7 +-
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c               |   5 +-
>  drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c                    |   2 +-
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c              |   5 +-
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h     |   2 +-
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c                       |   5 +-
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c                  |   6 +-
>  lib/eal/common/eal_common_proc.c              |   5 +-
>  lib/eal/linux/eal_interrupts.c                |  59 ++++++++-
>  lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h                |   1 +
>  lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h              |   1 +
>  lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c                       | 183 ++++++++++++++++----------
>  lib/gro/rte_gro.c                             |   4 +-
>  lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c                    |   4 +-
>  lib/hash/rte_thash.c                          |   2 +-
>  lib/hash/rte_thash.h                          |   8 ++
>  lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c           |   2 +-
>  lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h                             |   2 +-
>  lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c                        |   7 +-
>  lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.h                        |   5 +
>  40 files changed, 314 insertions(+), 198 deletions(-)

I see discussions on patches for some net drivers and the gro library.
Can you please sync and summarize which patches goes though next-net,
though main etc..?

In any case, I think this cleanup can wait 24.11.

For now, I merged Stephen alternatives for lpm and latencystats as the
patches looked clean and were acked.

Thanks.

-- 
David Marchand

Re: [PATCH 00/16] remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:41:43 -0700
Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com> wrote:

> As per guidance technical board meeting 2024/04/17. This series
> removes the use of VLAs from code built for Windows for all 3
> toolchains. If there are additional opportunities to convert VLAs
> to regular C arrays please provide the details for incorporation
> into the series.
> 
> MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
> or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
> combinations officially supported by DPDK.
> 
> Tyler Retzlaff (16):
>   eal: include header required for alloca
>   hash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   ethdev: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   gro: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   latencystats: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   lpm: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   rcu: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   app/testpmd: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   test: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   common/idpf: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   net/i40e: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   net/ice: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   net/ixgbe: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   common/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   net/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
>   build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code
> 
>  app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                        |  2 +-
>  app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c                   |  9 +++--
>  app/test-pmd/config.c                         | 16 +++++----
>  app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c                 |  2 +-
>  app/test/test.c                               |  2 +-
>  app/test/test_cmdline_string.c                |  2 +-
>  app/test/test_cryptodev.c                     | 32 +++++++++---------
>  app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c         |  4 +--
>  app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c          |  2 +-
>  app/test/test_dmadev.c                        |  9 +++--
>  app/test/test_hash.c                          |  8 ++---
>  app/test/test_mempool.c                       | 25 +++++++-------
>  app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c               |  4 +--
>  app/test/test_reorder.c                       | 48 +++++++++++++++------------
>  app/test/test_service_cores.c                 |  9 +++--
>  app/test/test_thash.c                         |  7 ++--
>  config/meson.build                            |  4 +++
>  drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c        |  2 +-
>  drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c |  6 ++--
>  drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h             |  4 +--
>  drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c          |  7 ++--
>  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c               |  5 ++-
>  drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c                    |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c              |  5 +--
>  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h     |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c                       |  5 ++-
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c                  |  6 ++--
>  lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h                |  1 +
>  lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h              |  1 +
>  lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c                       |  9 ++---
>  lib/gro/rte_gro.c                             |  4 +--
>  lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c                    |  4 +--
>  lib/hash/rte_thash.c                          |  2 +-
>  lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c           |  2 +-
>  lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h                             |  2 +-
>  lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c                        |  6 ++--
>  36 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 123 deletions(-)

Looks good:

Series-Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>


Series needs to be rebased to current master, some parts have changed.

Re: [PATCH 00/16] remove use of VLAs for Windows built code

[Andre Muezerie]

On Mon, Oct 07, 2024 at 10:15:46AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:41:43 -0700
> Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com> wrote:
> 
> > As per guidance technical board meeting 2024/04/17. This series
> > removes the use of VLAs from code built for Windows for all 3
> > toolchains. If there are additional opportunities to convert VLAs
> > to regular C arrays please provide the details for incorporation
> > into the series.
> > 
> > MSVC does not support VLAs, replace VLAs with standard C arrays
> > or alloca(). alloca() is available for all toolchain/platform
> > combinations officially supported by DPDK.
> > 
> > Tyler Retzlaff (16):
> >   eal: include header required for alloca
> >   hash: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   ethdev: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   gro: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   latencystats: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   lpm: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   rcu: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   app/testpmd: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   test: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   common/idpf: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   net/i40e: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   net/ice: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   net/ixgbe: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   common/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   net/mlx5: remove use of VLAs for Windows built code
> >   build: enable vla warnings on Windows built code
> > 
> >  app/test-pmd/cmdline.c                        |  2 +-
> >  app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c                   |  9 +++--
> >  app/test-pmd/config.c                         | 16 +++++----
> >  app/test-pmd/shared_rxq_fwd.c                 |  2 +-
> >  app/test/test.c                               |  2 +-
> >  app/test/test_cmdline_string.c                |  2 +-
> >  app/test/test_cryptodev.c                     | 32 +++++++++---------
> >  app/test/test_cryptodev_blockcipher.c         |  4 +--
> >  app/test/test_cryptodev_crosscheck.c          |  2 +-
> >  app/test/test_dmadev.c                        |  9 +++--
> >  app/test/test_hash.c                          |  8 ++---
> >  app/test/test_mempool.c                       | 25 +++++++-------
> >  app/test/test_reassembly_perf.c               |  4 +--
> >  app/test/test_reorder.c                       | 48 +++++++++++++++------------
> >  app/test/test_service_cores.c                 |  9 +++--
> >  app/test/test_thash.c                         |  7 ++--
> >  config/meson.build                            |  4 +++
> >  drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx.c        |  2 +-
> >  drivers/common/idpf/idpf_common_rxtx_avx512.c |  6 ++--
> >  drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.h             |  4 +--
> >  drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c          |  7 ++--
> >  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_testpmd.c               |  5 ++-
> >  drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c                    |  2 +-
> >  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c              |  5 +--
> >  drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h     |  2 +-
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c                       |  5 ++-
> >  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c                  |  6 ++--
> >  lib/eal/linux/include/rte_os.h                |  1 +
> >  lib/eal/windows/include/rte_os.h              |  1 +
> >  lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c                       |  9 ++---
> >  lib/gro/rte_gro.c                             |  4 +--
> >  lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c                    |  4 +--
> >  lib/hash/rte_thash.c                          |  2 +-
> >  lib/latencystats/rte_latencystats.c           |  2 +-
> >  lib/lpm/rte_lpm.h                             |  2 +-
> >  lib/rcu/rte_rcu_qsbr.c                        |  6 ++--
> >  36 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 123 deletions(-)
> 
> Looks good:
> 
> Series-Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> 
> 
> Series needs to be rebased to current master, some parts have changed.

Hi Stephen, I'll continue the work Tyler was doing on this front.
You can expect a new rebased patch soon. I'll also adapt it for the parts that have changed.