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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:28:51 -0400 From: "ira.weiny" <ira.weiny@...el.com> To: Michael Wang <yun.wang@...fitbricks.com> Cc: Roland Dreier <roland@...nel.org>, Sean Hefty <sean.hefty@...el.com>, Hal Rosenstock <hal.rosenstock@...il.com>, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hal@....mellanox.co.il, Tom Tucker <tom@...ngridcomputing.com>, Steve Wise <swise@...ngridcomputing.com>, Hoang-Nam Nguyen <hnguyen@...ibm.com>, Christoph Raisch <raisch@...ibm.com>, Mike Marciniszyn <infinipath@...el.com>, Eli Cohen <eli@...lanox.com>, Faisal Latif <faisal.latif@...el.com>, Jack Morgenstein <jackm@....mellanox.co.il>, Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>, Haggai Eran <haggaie@...lanox.com>, Tom Talpey <tom@...pey.com>, Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>, Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 00/27] IB/Verbs: IB Management Helpers On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:28:57AM +0200, Michael Wang wrote: > > Since v4: > * Thanks for the comments from Hal, Sean, Tom, Or Gerlitz, Jason, > Roland, Ira and Steve :-) Please remind me if anything missed :-P > * Fix logical issue inside 3#, 14# > * Refine 3#, 4#, 5# with label 'free' > * Rework 10# to stop using port 1 when port already assigned > > 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/feature is supported by the device/port. > > Thus instead of inferring, we should have our own mechanism for IB management > capability/protocol/feature checking, several proposals below. > > This patch set will reform the method of getting transport type, we will > now using query_transport() instead of inferring from transport and link > layer respectively, also we defined the new transport type to make the > concept more reasonable. > > Mapping List: > node-type link-layer old-transport new-transport > nes RNIC ETH IWARP IWARP > amso1100 RNIC ETH IWARP IWARP > cxgb3 RNIC ETH IWARP IWARP > cxgb4 RNIC ETH IWARP IWARP > usnic USNIC_UDP ETH USNIC_UDP USNIC_UDP > ocrdma IB_CA ETH IB IBOE > mlx4 IB_CA IB/ETH IB IB/IBOE > mlx5 IB_CA IB IB IB > ehca IB_CA IB IB IB > ipath IB_CA IB IB IB > mthca IB_CA IB IB IB > qib IB_CA IB IB IB > > For example: > if (transport == IB) && (link-layer == ETH) > will now become: > if (query_transport() == IBOE) > > Thus we will be able to get rid of the respective transport and link-layer > checking, and it will help us to add new protocol/Technology (like OPA) more > easier, also with the introduced management helpers, IB management logical > will be more clear and easier for extending. > > Highlights: > The patch set covered a wide range of IB stuff, thus for those who are > familiar with the particular part, your suggestion would be invaluable ;-) > > Patch 1#~15# included all the logical reform, 16#~25# introduced the > management helpers, 26#~27# do clean up. > > Patches haven't been tested yet, we appreciate if any one who have these > HW willing to provide his Tested-by :-) > > Doug suggested the bitmask mechanism: > https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org/msg23765.html > which could be the plan for future reforming, we prefer that to be another > series which focus on semantic and performance. > > This patch-set is somewhat 'bloated' now and it may be a good timing for > staging, I'd like to suggest we focus on improving existed helpers and push > all the further reforms into next series ;-) > Series tested for IPoIB and MAD functionality on qib and mlx4 hardware. Tested-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com> > > 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 > https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org/msg23765.html > Jason: > https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org/msg23425.html > > Michael Wang (27): > IB/Verbs: Implement new callback query_transport() > IB/Verbs: Implement raw management helpers > IB/Verbs: Reform IB-core mad/agent/user_mad > IB/Verbs: Reform IB-core cm > IB/Verbs: Reform IB-core sa_query > IB/Verbs: Reform IB-core multicast > IB/Verbs: Reform IB-ulp ipoib > IB/Verbs: Reform IB-ulp xprtrdma > IB/Verbs: Reform IB-core verbs/uverbs_cmd/sysfs > IB/Verbs: Reform cm related part in IB-core cma/ucm > IB/Verbs: Reform route related part in IB-core cma > IB/Verbs: Reform mcast related part in IB-core cma > IB/Verbs: Reserve legacy transport type in 'dev_addr' > IB/Verbs: Reform cma_acquire_dev() > IB/Verbs: Reform rest part in IB-core cma > IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_ib_mad() > IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_ib_smi() > IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_ib_cm() > IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_iw_cm() > IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_ib_sa() > IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_ib_mcast() > IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_ipoib() > IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_read_multi_sge() > IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_af_ib() > IB/Verbs: Use management helper cap_eth_ah() > IB/Verbs: Clean up rdma_ib_or_iboe() > IB/Verbs: Cleanup rdma_node_get_transport() > > --- > drivers/infiniband/core/agent.c | 4 > drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c | 26 +- > drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c | 328 ++++++++++++--------------- > drivers/infiniband/core/device.c | 1 > drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c | 51 ++-- > drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c | 18 - > drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c | 41 +-- > drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c | 8 > drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c | 5 > drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c | 27 -- > drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c | 32 +- > drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c | 6 > drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c | 33 -- > drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_provider.c | 7 > drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c | 7 > drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c | 7 > drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_hca.c | 6 > drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_iverbs.h | 3 > drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_main.c | 1 > drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c | 7 > drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c | 10 > drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c | 7 > drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c | 7 > drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c | 6 > drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c | 1 > drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c | 6 > drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.h | 3 > drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_verbs.c | 7 > drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c | 1 > drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c | 6 > drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.h | 2 > drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c | 17 - > include/rdma/ib_verbs.h | 204 +++++++++++++++- > net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c | 6 > net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c | 51 +--- > 35 files changed, 584 insertions(+), 368 deletions(-) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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