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Message-ID: <5551B429.4090508@profitbricks.com> Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 10:04:57 +0200 From: Michael Wang <yun.wang@...fitbricks.com> To: "ira.weiny" <ira.weiny@...el.com> CC: Roland Dreier <roland@...nel.org>, Sean Hefty <sean.hefty@...el.com>, Hal Rosenstock <hal@....mellanox.co.il>, Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 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>, Devesh Sharma <Devesh.Sharma@...lex.Com>, Liran Liss <liranl@...lanox.com>, Dave Goodell <dgoodell@...co.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 00/23] IB/Verbs: IB Management Helpers On 05/12/2015 01:49 AM, ira.weiny wrote: > I have run with this series and the only issue I have found is not with this > patch set directly. > > This patch: > >> IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_ib_mad() > > causes an error when you actually use the port passed from the ib_umad module. > I have a patch to fix that which I found while trying to build on this series > for the use of a bit mask. > > Doug, I don't know what you would like to do for this fix. I am submitting it > shortly with a new version of the core capability bit patches. If you want to > just add it after this series or force Michael to respin with the fix? Frankly > I vote for the former because as it stands this series does not break directly. > It was only after I changed the implementation of rdma_cap_ib_mad that it > broke. Agree, it sounds more reasonable to include the fix in the series introduced it :-P > > > For the rest of the series. > > Reviewed-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com> > Tested-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com> > -- Limited to mlx4, qib, and OPA (with additional patches.) Thanks for the review and testing :-) Regards, Michael Wang > > > On Tue, May 05, 2015 at 02:50:17PM +0200, Michael Wang wrote: >> Since v7: >> * Thanks to Doug, Ira, Devesh for the testing :-) >> * Thanks for the comments from or, Doug, Ira, Jason :-) >> Please remind me if anything missed :-P >> * Use rdma_cap_XX() instead of cap_XX() for readability >> * Remove CC list in git log for maintainability >> * Use bool as return value >> * Updated github repository to v8 >> >> 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 introduce query_protocol() to check management requirement >> instead of inferring from transport and link layer respectively, along with >> the new enum on protocol type. >> >> Mapping List: >> node-type link-layer transport protocol >> 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_protocol() == 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 long CC list in each patches was complained consider about the >> maintainability, it was suggested folks to provide their reviewed-by or >> Acked-by instead, so for those who used to be on the CC list, please >> provide your signature voluntarily :-) >> >> The 'mgmt-helpers' branch of 'git@...hub.com:ywang-pb/infiniband-wy.git' >> contain this series based on the latest 'infiniband/for-next' >> >> Patch 1#~14# included all the logical reform, 15#~23# introduced the >> management helpers. >> >> 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 ;-) >> >> 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 (23): >> IB/Verbs: Implement new callback query_protocol() >> 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: Reform cma_acquire_dev() >> IB/Verbs: Reform rest part in IB-core cma >> IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_ib_mad() >> IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_ib_smi() >> IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_ib_cm() >> IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_iw_cm() >> IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_ib_sa() >> IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_ib_mcast() >> IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_read_multi_sge() >> IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_af_ib() >> IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_eth_ah() >> >> drivers/infiniband/core/agent.c | 2 +- >> drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c | 20 ++- >> drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c | 257 +++++++++++---------------- >> 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 | 6 +- >> 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 | 167 +++++++++++++++++ >> net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c | 4 +- >> net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c | 45 ++--- >> 33 files changed, 477 insertions(+), 273 deletions(-) >> >> -- >> 2.1.0 >> -- 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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