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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 00/11] IB/Verbs: IB Management Helpers
On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 04:39:54PM +0100, Michael Wang wrote:
>
> There are plenty of lengthy code to check the transport type of IB device,
> or the link layer type of it's port, but actually we are just speculating
> whether a particular management is supported by the device/port.

Michael,

There was a lot of input on this patch series which I believe indicates we
would like to move forward. Were you working through another version of the
series with the suggested changes?

Thanks,
Ira


>
> Thus instead of inferring, we should have our own mechanism for
> IB management capability/protocol checking, several proposals below.
>
> This patch set is the pioneer which try to collecting all the cases where
> a management helper applicable, and put all the speculating logical together,
> in order to be easily integrated to the new querying mechanism in future.
>
> TODO:
> The helper in patch 10 and 11 are still to be classified, that is
> cap_ib() and cap_eth().
>
> The name/description of each helper may not correct enough, those folks
> who are familiar with these particular parts, your suggestion would be
> invaluable ;-)
>
> Proposals:
> Sean:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org/msg23339.html
> Doug:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org/msg23418.html
> Jason:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org/msg23425.html
>
> Michael Wang (11):
> [PATCH 01/11] IB/Verbs: Use helpers to check transport and link layer
> [RFC PATCH 02/11] IB/Verbs: Use management helper tech_iboe() for iboe-check
> [RFC PATCH 03/11] IB/Verbs: Use management helper has_mad() for mad-check
> [RFC PATCH 04/11] IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_smi() for smi-check
> [RFC PATCH 05/11] IB/Verbs: Use management helper has_cm() for cm-check
> [RFC PATCH 06/11] IB/Verbs: Use management helper has_sa() and cap_sa() for sa-check
> [RFC PATCH 07/11] IB/Verbs: Use management helper has_mcast() and cap_mcast() for mcast-check
> [RFC PATCH 08/11] IB/Verbs: Use management helper has_iwarp() for iwarp-check
> [RFC PATCH 09/11] IB/Verbs: Use management helper has_ipoib() and cap_ipoib() for ipoib-check
> [RFC PATCH 10/11] IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_ib() for ib-check
> [RFC PATCH 11/11] IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_eth() for eth-check
>
> ---
> drivers/infiniband/core/agent.c | 6
> drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c | 6
> drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c | 79 ++++------
> drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c | 18 +-
> drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c | 30 +---
> drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c | 42 ++---
> drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c | 8 -
> drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c | 6
> drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c | 14 -
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c | 6
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c | 10 -
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c | 36 +---
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c | 23 +--
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h | 6
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c | 57 ++-----
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/sysfs.c | 16 --
> drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c | 18 +-
> include/rdma/ib_verbs.h | 218 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c | 8 -
> 19 files changed, 381 insertions(+), 226 deletions(-)
>


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