> From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, 20 August 2026 18.23
> 
> On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:22:09 +0200
> Morten Brørup <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > >
> > >  static inline void
> > >  copy_buf_to_pkt(void *buf, unsigned len, struct rte_mbuf *pkt,
> > > unsigned offset)
> > >  {
> > >   if (offset + len <= pkt->data_len) {
> > > -         rte_memcpy(rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(pkt, char *, offset),
> > > buf,
> > > +         memcpy(rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(pkt, char *, offset), buf,
> > >                      (size_t) len);
> >
> > It looks like size is not constant in the above instances.
> >
> > Try writing an intermediate wrapper using __rte_constant() to verify
> at build time.
> > Something like (assuming the return value is unused):
> >
> > #define rte_memcpy_const_size(dst, src, n) \
> > do { \
> >     RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(!__rte_constant(n)); \
> >     memcpy(dst, src, n); \
> > } while (0)
> 
> The goal of this series is to hit as many places where rte_memcpy
> is unnecessary. For tests, this includes all tests except those tests
> specifically targeting testing rte_memcpy.

OK. I agree with that.
Then the patch description needs an update; it only mentions fixed-size copies.
Also the cover letter should mention that tests replace all uses of 
rte_memcpy(), not just fixed-size copies.

Acked-by: Morten Brørup <[email protected]>

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