linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/9] IB: add a proper completion queue abstraction

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Message-ID: <5651D7D3.7030509@dev.mellanox.co.il>
Date:	Sun, 22 Nov 2015 16:57:23 +0200
From:	Sagi Grimberg <sagig@....mellanox.co.il>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:	Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@...disk.com>,
	"linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
	"axboe@...com" <axboe@...com>,
	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/9] IB: add a proper completion queue abstraction


>>
>> I think that bart wants to allow the caller to select cpu affinity
>> per CQ. In this case ib_alloc_cq in workqueue mode would need to
>> accept a affinity_hint from the caller (default to wild-card
>> WORK_CPU_UNBOUND).
>
> Hmm, true.  How would be set that hint from userspace?  I'd really prefer
> to see a practical justification for it first.

In order to assign CPUs from user-space we'd need an ethtool like
interface for isert/srpt/<xxxt>. Given that this is something we don't
want to get into right now, I assumed that Bart meant that srpt
would take a "least used" approach from srpt driver (which isn't better
taking the wild-card option I'd say), So I'll let Bart answer...
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