linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 2/2] net/smc: handle -ENOMEM from smc_wr_alloc_link

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Message-ID: <20250925234633.3f0db19c.pasic@linux.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:46:33 +0200
From: Halil Pasic <pasic@...ux.ibm.com>
To: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>,
        "D.
 Wythe" <alibuda@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Dust Li <dust.li@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Sidraya Jayagond <sidraya@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Wenjia Zhang
 <wenjia@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Mahanta Jambigi <mjambigi@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Tony Lu
 <tonylu@...ux.alibaba.com>, Wen Gu <guwen@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, Halil Pasic <pasic@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 2/2] net/smc: handle -ENOMEM from
 smc_wr_alloc_link_mem gracefully

On Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:41:29 +0200
Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com> wrote:

> > So I would prefer sticking to the current logic.  
> 
> Ok, makes sense to me. Please capture some of the above either in the
> commit message or in a code comment.

I will make sure to add to the commit message that the ratio is preserved
when backing off and spell out the old values the 'we give up condition'.
Maybe add some more words on possible implications for v4.

Thank you very much for your review!

Regards,
Halil