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From: Lance Richardson <lance.richardson@broadcom.com>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Cc: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>, dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/7] kni: cleanups and improvements
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:18:42 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADyeNEAkUijck-Ah=GFjGyzx0fG4jQoS+E4Fta2bkn7KHms4Qg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190611135416.01f6dffc@hermes.lan>

On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 4:54 PM Stephen Hemminger
<stephen@networkplumber.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:51:48 -0700
> Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org> wrote:
>
> > While testing KNI with netvsc, saw lots of places more code
> > could be safely removed from KNI kernel driver.
> >
> > This is still mostly "putting lipstick on a pig" all users
> > would be better off using virtio_user rather than KNI.
> >
> > v2 - get rid of unnecessary padding, combine the unused field patches
> >
> > Stephen Hemminger (7):
> >   kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl
> >   kni: use netdev_alloc_skb
> >   kni: don't keep stats in kni_net
> >   kni: drop unused fields
> >   kni: use proper type for kni fifo's
> >   kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails
> >   doc: update KNI documentation
> >
> >  .../sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst    | 18 ++---
> >  kernel/linux/kni/kni_dev.h                    | 21 ++---
> >  kernel/linux/kni/kni_misc.c                   | 17 ++--
> >  kernel/linux/kni/kni_net.c                    | 79 +++++--------------
> >  4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 97 deletions(-)
> >
>
> Don't believe patchwork the patch is fine, it is getting falsely blamed
> for failures caused by other changes in ice, bnxt which fail
> FreeBSD build.

Do you mean failures like the ones below? If so, I think think they
might be an unintended
consequence of commit a385972c3 "mk: disable warning for packed member pointer".

    Lance

OS: FreeBSD12-64
Target: x86_64-native-bsdapp-gcc
  CC ice_rxtx.o
  CC ice_ethdev.o
cc1: error: unrecognized command line option
'-Wno-address-of-packed-member' [-Werror]
cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
gmake[6]: *** [/tmp/FreeBSD12-64_K19.02_GCC7.3.0/x86_64-native-bsdapp-gcc/e6c3bc062b1045128114bdf0cfdd236b/dpdk/mk/internal/rte.compile-pre.mk:114:
bnxt_ethdev.o] Error 1
gmake[5]: *** [/tmp/FreeBSD12-64_K19.02_GCC7.3.0/x86_64-native-bsdapp-gcc/e6c3bc062b1045128114bdf0cfdd236b/dpdk/mk/rte.subdir.mk:37:
bnxt] Error 2
gmake[5]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

  reply	other threads:[~2019-06-11 21:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 63+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-06-10 17:51 Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/7] kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 2/7] kni: use netdev_alloc_skb Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 3/7] kni: don't keep stats in kni_net Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 4/7] kni: drop unused fields Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 5/7] kni: use proper type for kni fifo's Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 6/7] kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-10 17:51 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 7/7] doc: update KNI documentation Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-11 20:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 0/7] kni: cleanups and improvements Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-11 21:18   ` Lance Richardson [this message]
2019-06-11 21:30     ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-11 21:49       ` Lance Richardson
2019-06-18 16:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/8] kni: fixes and cleanups Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/8] kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/8] kni: use netdev_alloc_skb Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/8] kni: don't keep stats in kni_net Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/8] kni: drop unused fields Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/8] kni: use proper type for kni fifo's Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/8] kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 7/8] doc: update KNI documentation Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-18 16:16   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 8/8] kni: fix style issues Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 0/8] kni: cleanups and fixes Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/8] kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 2/8] kni: use netdev_alloc_skb Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/8] kni: don't keep stats in kni_net Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 4/8] kni: drop unused fields Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 5/8] kni: use proper type for kni fifo's Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 6/8] kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 7/8] doc: update KNI documentation Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:57   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 8/8] kni: fix style issues Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/8] kni: fixes and cleanups Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 1/8] kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 2/8] kni: use netdev_alloc_skb Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 3/8] kni: don't keep stats in kni_net Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 4/8] kni: drop unused fields Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 5/8] kni: use proper type for kni fifo's Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 6/8] kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 7/8] doc: update KNI documentation Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-19 18:59   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 8/8] kni: fix style issues Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 0/9] kni: fixes and cleanups Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 1/9] kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 2/9] kni: use netdev_alloc_skb Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 3/9] kni: don't keep stats in kni_net Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 4/9] kni: drop unused fields Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 5/9] kni: use proper type for kni fifo's Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 6/9] kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 7/9] doc: update KNI documentation Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 8/9] kni: fix style issues Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-20 19:20   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5 9/9] kni: add minimal ethtool Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-21  8:26     ` Igor Ryzhov
2019-06-21 15:10       ` Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/9] kni: fixes and cleanups Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 1/9] kni: don't need stubs for rx_mode or ioctl Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 2/9] kni: use netdev_alloc_skb Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 3/9] kni: don't keep stats in kni_net Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 4/9] kni: drop unused fields Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 5/9] kni: use proper type for kni fifo's Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 6/9] kni: return -EFAULT if copy_from_user fails Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 7/9] kni: fix style issues Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 8/9] kni: add minimal ethtool Stephen Hemminger
2019-06-24 16:47   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 9/9] doc: update KNI documentation Stephen Hemminger
2019-07-12 17:03   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v6 0/9] kni: fixes and cleanups Ferruh Yigit
2019-07-15 17:18     ` Thomas Monjalon

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