netdev - Re: [RFC v3 00/11] HFI Virtual Network Interface Controller (VNIC)

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Message-ID: <20170208051822.GX6005@mtr-leonro.local>
Date:   Wed, 8 Feb 2017 07:18:22 +0200
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To:     "Vishwanathapura, Niranjana" <niranjana.vishwanathapura@...el.com>
Cc:     "Hefty, Sean" <sean.hefty@...el.com>,
        "dledford@...hat.com" <dledford@...hat.com>,
        "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Dalessandro, Dennis" <dennis.dalessandro@...el.com>,
        "Weiny, Ira" <ira.weiny@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC v3 00/11] HFI Virtual Network Interface Controller (VNIC)

On Tue, Feb 07, 2017 at 01:43:03PM -0800, Vishwanathapura, Niranjana wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 07, 2017 at 01:00:05PM -0800, Hefty, Sean wrote:
> > > I didn't read patches yet, and prefer to ask it in advance. Does this
> > > new ULP work with all
> > > drivers/infiniband/hw/* devices as it is expected from ULP?
> >
> > Like the way ipoib or srp work with all hw devices?  What is the real point of this question?
>
> Leon,
> It was already discussed in below threads.
>
> https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-rdma/msg44128.html
> https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-rdma/msg44131.html
> https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-rdma/msg44155.html

Yes, but you still didn't answer on my question.
From the first link:
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  If that is your position then this should be a straight up IB ULP that
  works with any IB hardware.

Yes, see my comments in point #3 of my previous email...
------

Can I grab these patches and run on one of 14 drivers available in
drivers/inifiniband/hw/* ?

>
> Niranjana
>

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