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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: [PATCH v5 16/16] doc: add release note about allocation attributes
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:11:29 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250125021305.76485-17-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250125021305.76485-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>

Since many functions now have allocation attribute, add a release
note to inform users.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_03.rst | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_03.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_03.rst
index 85986ffa61..95ccc01133 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_03.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_25_03.rst
@@ -63,6 +63,36 @@ New Features
   and even substantial part of its code.
   It can be viewed as an extension of rte_ring functionality.
 
+* **Hardened of more allocation functions.**
+
+  Added allocation attributes to functions that allocate data:
+  * ``rte_stats_bitrate_create()``
+  * ``rte_sched_port_config()``
+  * ``rte_ring_create()``
+  * ``rte_tel_data_alloc()``
+  * ``rte_rib_create()``
+  * ``rte_rib6_create()``
+  * ``rte_reorder_create()``
+  * ``rte_mempool_create()``
+  * ``rte_member_create()``
+  * ``rte_acl_create()``
+  * ``rte_comp_op_pool_create()``
+  * ``rte_event_ring_create()``
+  * ``rte_fib_create()``
+  * ``rte_fib6_create()``
+  * ``rte_lpm_create()``
+  * ``rte_lpm6_create()``
+  * ``rte_fbk_hash_create()``
+  * ``rte_hash_create()``
+  * ``rte_port_in_action_profile_create()``
+  * ``rte_port_in_action_create()``
+  * ``rte_table_in_action_profile_create()``
+  * ``rte_table_in_action_create()``
+
+  This can catch some obvious bugs at compile time (with GCC 11.0 or later).
+  For example, calling ``free`` on a pointer that was allocated with one
+  of those functions (and vice versa); freeing the same pointer twice
+  in the same routine or freeing an object that was not created by allocation.
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
-- 
2.45.2


      parent reply	other threads:[~2025-01-25  2:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-01-10 17:06 [PATCH] crypto/cnxk: fix gcc 15 warning Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11 ` [PATCH v5 00/16] Annotate allocation functions Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 01/16] fib: add allocation function attributes Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 02/16] rib: annotate rib allocation functions Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 03/16] hash: add allocation function attributes Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 04/16] lpm: " Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 05/16] pipeline: " Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 06/16] acl: " Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 07/16] bitratestats: " Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 08/16] member: " Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 09/16] mempool: " Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 10/16] eventdev: " Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 11/16] ring: " Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 12/16] reorder: " Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 13/16] compressdev: " Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 14/16] telemetry: " Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` [PATCH v5 15/16] sched: " Stephen Hemminger
2025-01-25  2:11   ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]

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