netdev - Re: [RFC 02/10] IB/hfi-vnic: Virtual Network Interface Controller (VNIC) Bus driver

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Date:   Wed, 30 Nov 2016 23:41:36 -0800
From:   "Vishwanathapura, Niranjana" <niranjana.vishwanathapura@...el.com>
To:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>
Cc:     "ira.weiny" <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC 02/10] IB/hfi-vnic: Virtual Network Interface Controller
 (VNIC) Bus driver

On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 09:21:13AM -0700, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
>On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 10:29:38PM -0800, Vishwanathapura, Niranjana wrote:
>> On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 09:15:45AM -0700, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
>> >>And will move the hfi_vnic module under
>> >>???drivers/infiniband/ulp/hfi_vnic???.
>> >
>> >I would prefer drivers/net/ethernet
>> >
>> >This is clearly not a ULP since it doesn't use verbs.
>> >
>>
>> I understand it is not using verbs, but the control path (ib_device client)
>> is using verbs (IB MAD).
>> Our prefernce is to keep it somewhere under drivers/infiniband. Summarizing
>> reasons again here,
>>
>> - VNIC control driver (ib_device client) is an IB MAD agent.
>> - It is purly a software construct, encapsualtes ethernet packets in
>> Omni-path packet and depends on hfi1 driver here for HW access.
>
>Is the majority of the code MAD focused or net stack focused?
>
>I'm not sure it matters, it isn't like we can review Intel's
>proprietary mad stuff anyhow. :\
>
>Jason

That is an intersting measure. In hfi_vnic driver, I would say, >60% of the 
code is MAD focused, mainly interfacing with the IB MAD agent.
It also includes populating/parsing those MAD packets. At the least it is not 
supporting the driver to be put under net folder.

Even in the remaining <40%, half of it is involved with encapsulating ethernet 
frames with Omni-path header (does this makes it belong under 
drivers/infiniband/hw?).
The net stack interface part is pretty standard, hence is not much of code.

I do see the reason to put it under net folder, but I am seeing more reason for 
it to be somewhere under drivers/infiniband.

Niranjana