kni: fix possible deadlock

netif_rx() should be used in interrupt context. Replace it with
netif_rx_ni() which is safe to use in process context.

Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
index e02edcb..cfa8339 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ kni_net_rx_normal(struct kni_dev *kni)
                        skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 
                        /* Call netif interface */
-                       netif_rx(skb);
+                       netif_rx_ni(skb);
 
                        /* Update statistics */
                        kni->stats.rx_bytes += len;