* [dpdk-dev] [memnic PATCH] linux: fix to disable softirq before netif_receive_skb()
@ 2014-06-06 7:54 Hiroshi Shimamoto
2014-06-29 22:14 ` Thomas Monjalon
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From: Hiroshi Shimamoto @ 2014-06-06 7:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dev; +Cc: Hayato Momma
From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@ct.jp.nec.com>
Calling netif_receive_skb() from memnic thread may cause deadlock, if
softirq is not disabled.
The netif_receive_skb() should be called in softirq context, but memnic
thread is not softirq context. That may conflict softirq work like a
timer handler in kernel network stack.
Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@ct.jp.nec.com>
Reviewed-by: Hayato Momma <h-momma@ce.jp.nec.com>
---
linux/memnic_net.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/linux/memnic_net.c b/linux/memnic_net.c
index fadece6..a1b433a 100644
--- a/linux/memnic_net.c
+++ b/linux/memnic_net.c
@@ -133,8 +133,14 @@ static int memnic_thread(void *param)
continue;
}
+ local_bh_disable();
+ /*
+ * Disable softirq here to avoid race between timers and
+ * netif_receive_skb
+ */
for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
netif_receive_skb(skbs[i]);
+ local_bh_enable();
cnt = 0;
}
--
1.8.4
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