linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] libbpf: Fixes incorrect rx_ring_setup

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Date:   Mon, 7 Jun 2021 08:04:00 -0700
From:   Yonghong Song <yhs@...com>
To:     Kev Jackson <foamdino@...il.com>,
        Björn Töpel <bjorn@...nel.org>,
        Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@...el.com>,
        Jonathan Lemon <jonathan.lemon@...il.com>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>,
        Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>,
        Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>,
        John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        KP Singh <kpsingh@...nel.org>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libbpf: Fixes incorrect rx_ring_setup_done



On 6/7/21 6:08 AM, Kev Jackson wrote:
> When calling xsk_socket__create_shared(), the logic at line 1097 marks a
> boolean flag true within the xsk_umem structure to track setup progress
> in order to support multiple calls to the function.  However, instead of
> marking umem->tx_ring_setup_done, the code incorrectly sets
> umem->rx_ring_setup_done.  This leads to improper behaviour when
> creating and destroying xsk and umem structures.
> 
> Multiple calls to this function is documented as supported.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kev Jackson <foamdino@...il.com>

Acked-by: Yonghong Song <yhs@...com>