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Message-ID: <553A415D.1030502@profitbricks.com> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:13:01 +0200 From: Michael Wang <yun.wang@...fitbricks.com> To: Roland Dreier <roland@...nel.org>, Sean Hefty <sean.hefty@...el.com>, Hal Rosenstock <hal@....mellanox.co.il>, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org CC: 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>, Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>, Tom Talpey <tom@...pey.com>, Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>, Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>, Devesh Sharma <Devesh.Sharma@...lex.Com>, Liran Liss <liranl@...lanox.com>, Dave Goodell <dgoodell@...co.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 00/26] IB/Verbs: IB Management Helpers Add missing Cc: Devesh Sharma <Devesh.Sharma@...lex.Com>" Liran Liss <liranl@...lanox.com>" Dave Goodell <dgoodell@...co.com>" Regards, Michael Wang On 04/24/2015 02:23 PM, Michael Wang wrote: > Since v5: > * Thanks to Ira, Devesh for the review and testing :-) > * Thanks for the comments from Steve, Tom, Jason, Hal, Devesh, Ira, > Liran, Jason, Dave :-) Please remind me if anything missed :-P > * Trivial fix for 4# > * Drop the reform on acquiring link-layer in 9# > * Drop cap_ipoib() > > 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. > > we appreciate for those one who have the HW willing to provide 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 ;-) > > We now have a repository based on latest infiniband/for-next with this > series applied: > git@...hub.com:ywang-pb/infiniband-wy.git > > 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 (26): > 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 > 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_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 | 2 +- > drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c | 20 +- > drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c | 282 ++++++++++++--------------- > drivers/infiniband/core/device.c | 1 + > drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c | 43 ++-- > drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c | 12 +- > drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c | 30 +-- > drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c | 3 +- > drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c | 25 +-- > drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c | 26 ++- > drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c | 31 +-- > 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 | 15 +- > include/rdma/ib_verbs.h | 169 +++++++++++++++- > net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c | 4 +- > net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c | 47 ++--- > 33 files 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