netdev - Re: [PATCH rdma-next 08/10] RDMA/uverbs: Add new relaxed ordering memory region access flag

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Date:   Thu, 9 Jan 2020 12:38:01 +0300
From:   Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:     Yishai Hadas <yishaih@...lanox.com>, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        jgg@...lanox.com, dledford@...hat.com
Cc:     saeedm@...lanox.com, maorg@...lanox.com, michaelgur@...lanox.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH rdma-next 08/10] RDMA/uverbs: Add new relaxed ordering
 memory region access flag

On 08.01.2020 21:05, Yishai Hadas wrote:

> From: Michael Guralnik <michaelgur@...lanox.com>
> 
> Adding new relaxed ordering access flag for memory regions.
> Using memory regions with relaxed ordeing set can enhance performance.

   Ordering. :-)

> This access flag is handled in a best-effort manner, drivers should
> ignore if they don't support setting relaxed ordering.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Guralnik <michaelgur@...lanox.com>
> Signed-off-by: Yishai Hadas <yishaih@...lanox.com>
[...]

MBR, Sergei