Re: [PATCH] app/testpmd: fix closing softnic port before ethdev ports

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

10/03/2023 15:36, Dumitrescu, Cristian:
> From: David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com>
> > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 2:48 PM Dumitrescu, Cristian
> > <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com> wrote:
> > > > Why not fix the misbehaving drivers, instead of working around for
> > > > softnic, as Stephen suggested?
> > > >
> > > > Is there a list of problematic drivers?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Ferruh, I think this is not a reasonable request. We don't have the expertise to
> > fix all drivers, not the hardware to test all drivers.
> > 
> > Then, please report the issues.
> > I am also NAKing this horror.
> > 
> > --
> > David Marchand
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> Your ideas on how to fix this issue would be way more helpful than your NAK😉
> 
> Can you please explain why this fix is a problem? We have device X that sits on top of devices A, B, C, ... who are created and started before device X, to me it makes sense to stop device X first before stopping A, B, C, ...

Ferruh has already explained it well: it is not a testpmd problem.
The problem you describe can happen in any application,
so we need to fix the root cause.
If there are problems in some drivers, please tell us which one
and we'll look at how to fix them.