Re: [PATCH v6 13/25] rtrs: include client and server modules into kernel compilation

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On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 11:11 PM Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 12/30/19 2:29 AM, Jack Wang wrote:
> > +config INFINIBAND_RTRS
> > +     tristate
> > +     depends on INFINIBAND_ADDR_TRANS
> > +
> > +config INFINIBAND_RTRS_CLIENT
> > +     tristate "RTRS client module"
> > +     depends on INFINIBAND_ADDR_TRANS
> > +     select INFINIBAND_RTRS
> > +     help
> > +       RDMA transport client module.
> > +
> > +       RTRS client allows for simplified data transfer and connection
> > +       establishment over RDMA (InfiniBand, RoCE, iWarp). Uses BIO-like
> > +       READ/WRITE semantics and provides multipath capabilities.
>
> What does "simplified" mean in this context? I'm concerned that
> including that word will cause confusion. How about writing that RTRS
> implements a reliable transport layer and also multipathing
> functionality and that it is intended to be the base layer for a block
> storage initiator over RDMA?
Sounds fine, will explains what the RTRS abbreviation
>
> > +config INFINIBAND_RTRS_SERVER
> > +     tristate "RTRS server module"
> > +     depends on INFINIBAND_ADDR_TRANS
> > +     select INFINIBAND_RTRS
> > +     help
> > +       RDMA transport server module.
> > +
> > +       RTRS server module processing connection and IO requests received
> > +       from the RTRS client module, it will pass the IO requests to its
> > +       user eg. RNBD_server.
>
> Users who see these help texts will be left wondering what RTRS stands
> for. Please add some text that explains what the RTRS abbreviation
> stands for.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bart.
Thanks.



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