05/05/2020 12:28, Burakov, Anatoly: > On 03-May-20 5:26 PM, Renata Saiakhova wrote: > > Delete memzones for HW rings in igb and ixgbe while freeing queues > > > > Signed-off-by: Renata Saiakhova <renata.saiakh...@ekinops.com> > > --- > > +Thomas > > Should this perhaps be fixed in all drivers, not just ixgbe/igb? Is this > safe to do in multiprocess? I'm not too well versed in ethdev mechanics > when it comes to multiprocess, presumably the application itself is > responsible for synchronizing access to ports, so freeing the resources > should be OK?
The application is responsible of port policy. If the application decides to close a port, it must be safe in all threads and processes, meaning it is application responsibility to not refer to port resources. About fixing in all drivers, is it something missing in other drivers?
