[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ivshmem: document a potential segmentation fault in rte_ring

2016-06-01 15:51, Anatoly Burakov: > Commit 4768c475 added a pointer to the memzone in rte_ring. However, > all memzones are residing in local mem_config, therefore accessing > the memzone pointer inside the guest in an IVSHMEM-shared rte_ring > will cause segmentation fault. This issue is

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] ivshmem: document a potential segmentation fault in rte_ring

Commit 4768c475 added a pointer to the memzone in rte_ring. However, all memzones are residing in local mem_config, therefore accessing the memzone pointer inside the guest in an IVSHMEM-shared rte_ring will cause segmentation fault. This issue is unlikely to ever get fixed, as this would require