netdev - RE: [PATCH v1 iproute2-next 2/3] rdma: print driver resource attributes

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Date:   Tue, 15 May 2018 08:18:51 -0500
From:   "Steve Wise" <swise@...ngridcomputing.com>
To:     "'Leon Romanovsky'" <leon@...nel.org>
Cc:     "'Jason Gunthorpe'" <jgg@...pe.ca>, <dsahern@...il.com>,
        <stephen@...workplumber.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v1 iproute2-next 2/3] rdma: print driver resource attributes

 
> > On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 05:04:26PM -0500, Steve Wise wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/14/2018 3:41 PM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > > On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 08:53:16AM -0700, Steve Wise wrote:
> > > >> This enhancement allows printing rdma device-specific state, if
> provided
> > > >> by the kernel.  This is done in a generic manner, so rdma tool
doesn't
> > > >> need to know about the details of every type of rdma device.
> > > >>
> > > >> Driver attributes for a rdma resource are in the form of <key,
> > > >> [print_type], value> tuples, where the key is a string and the
value can
> > > >> be any supported driver attribute.  The print_type attribute, if
present,
> > > >> provides a print format to use vs the standard print format for the
> type.
> > > >> For example, the default print type for a PROVIDER_S32 value is "%d
",
> > > >> but "0x%x " if the print_type of PRINT_TYPE_HEX is included inthe
> tuple.
> > > >>
> > > >> Driver resources are only printed when the -dd flag is present.
> > > >> If -p is present, then the output is formatted to not exceed 80
> columns,
> > > >> otherwise it is printed as a single row to be grep/awk friendly.
> > > >>
> > > >> Example output:
> > > >>
> > > >> # rdma resource show qp lqpn 1028 -dd -p
> > > >> link cxgb4_0/- lqpn 1028 rqpn 0 type RC state RTS rq-psn 0 sq-psn 0
> > path-mig-state MIGRATED pid 0 comm [nvme_rdma]
> > > >>     sqid 1028 flushed 0 memsize 123968 cidx 85 pidx 85 wq_pidx 106
> > flush_cidx 85 in_use 0
> > > >>     size 386 flags 0x0 rqid 1029 memsize 16768 cidx 43 pidx 41
wq_pidx
> > 171 msn 44 rqt_hwaddr 0x2a8a5d00
> > > >>     rqt_size 256 in_use 128 size 130 idx 43 wr_id
0xffff881057c03408 idx
> > 40 wr_id 0xffff881057c033f0
> > > > Hey some of these look like kernel pointers.. That is a no-no.. What
> > > > is up there?
> > >
> > > Nothing is defined as a kernel pointer.  But wr_id is often a pointer
to
> > > the kernel rdma application's context...
> > >
> > > > The wr_id often contains a pointer, right? So we cannot just pass it
> > > > to user space..
> > >
> > > Hmm.  It is useful for debugging kernel rdma applications.  Perhaps
> > > these attrs can be only be sent up by the kernel if the capabilities
> > > allow.  But previous review comments of the kernel series, which is
now
> > > merged, forced me to remove passing the capabilities information to
the
> > > driver resource fill functions.
> > >
> > > So what's the right way to do this?
> >
> > The reviewer asked do not pass to drivers whole CAP_.. bits, because
> > they anyway don't need such granularity.
> >
> 
> Ok thanks.

How's this?

diff --git a/include/rdma/restrack.h b/include/rdma/restrack.h
index 6379685..2cf9c5c 100644
--- a/include/rdma/restrack.h
+++ b/include/rdma/restrack.h
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ struct rdma_restrack_root {
         * Allows rdma drivers to add their own restrack attributes.
         */
        int (*fill_res_entry)(struct sk_buff *msg,
-                             struct rdma_restrack_entry *entry);
+                             struct rdma_restrack_entry *entry,
+                             bool net_admin_capable);
 };