Re: [dpdk-stable] [PATCH v5] net/virtio-user: fix packed ring server mode

[Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@redhat.com>]

On 1/15/20 7:13 AM, Xuan Ding wrote:
> This patch fixes the situation where data path does not work properly when
> vhost reconnects to virtio in server mode with packed ring.
> 
> Currently, virtio and vhost share memory of vring. For split ring, vhost
> can read the status of descriptors directly from the available ring and
> the used ring during reconnection. Therefore, the data path can continue.
> 
> But for packed ring, when reconnecting to virtio, vhost cannot get the
> status of descriptors via the descriptor ring. By resetting Tx
> and Rx queues, the data path can restart from the beginning.
> 
> Fixes: 4c3f5822eb214 ("net/virtio: add packed virtqueue defines")
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xuan Ding <xuan.ding@intel.com>
> ---
> 
> v5:
> * Fixed two spelling mistakes in the commit log.
> * Added notice message when resetting vring.
> 
> v4:
> * Moved change log below '---' marker.
> 
> v3:
> * Removed an extra asterisk from a comment.
> * Renamed device reset function and moved it to virtio_user_ethdev.c.
> 
> v2:
> * Renamed queue reset functions and moved them to virtqueue.c.
> ---
>  drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c      |  4 +-
>  drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c | 42 +++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.c          | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/virtio/virtqueue.h          |  4 ++
>  4 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Applied to dpdk-next-virtio/master

Thanks,
Maxime