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From: Andrew Rybchenko <arybchenko@solarflare.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] ethdev: remove release function for
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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:25:14 +0300
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On 10/17/18 4:54 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> After previous changes, the function rte_eth_dev_release_port()
> can be used for primary or secondary process as well.
> The only difference with rte_eth_dev_release_port_secondary()
> is the shared lock used in rte_eth_dev_release_port().
>
> The function rte_eth_dev_release_port_secondary() was recently
> added in 18.11 cycle.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>

I really like it. Few notes below.

> diff --git a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
> index b77283ae7..c9bf15d75 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
> @@ -679,9 +679,6 @@ rte_pmd_null_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
>   	if (eth_dev == NULL)
>   		return -1;
>   
> -	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
> -		return rte_eth_dev_release_port_secondary(eth_dev);
> -
>   	/* mac_addrs must not be freed alone because part of dev_private */
>   	eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = NULL;

I think it should be done in primary process only.

>   	rte_eth_dev_release_port(eth_dev);
> diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
> index 1790a8064..bfb5d710d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
> @@ -1228,9 +1228,6 @@ pmd_pcap_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
>   	if (eth_dev == NULL)
>   		return -1;
>   
> -	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
> -		return rte_eth_dev_release_port_secondary(eth_dev);
> -
>   	internals = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
>   	if (internals != NULL && internals->phy_mac == 0)
>   		/* not dynamically allocated, must not be freed */

Like above I think that assignment (which follows) should be done
in the primary process only.