Hi Chuck,
I have a patch for the server side that simplifies the memory registration
and fixes a bug where the server ignores the FRMR hardware limits. This
bug is actually upstream now.
I have been sitting on it because it's a big patch and will require a lot
of testing/review to get it upstream. This is Just an FYI in case there is
someone on your team who has the bandwidth to take this work and finish it up.
Thanks,
Tom
On 2/28/14 8:59 PM, Chuck Lever wrote:
Hi Wendy-
On Feb 28, 2014, at 5:26 PM, Wendy Cheng <s.wendy.cheng@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Wendy Cheng <s.wendy.cheng@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
ni i...On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 1:41 PM, Tom Talpey <tom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2/26/2014 8:44 AM, Chuck Lever wrote:
Hi-
Shirley Ma and I are reviving work on the NFS/RDMA client code base in
the Linux kernel. So far we've built and run functional tests to determine
what is working and what is broken.
[snip]
ALLPHYSICAL - Usually fast, but not safe as it exposes client memory.
All HCAs support this mode.
Not safe is an understatement. It exposes all of client physical
memory to the peer, for both read and write. A simple pointer error
on the server will silently corrupt the client. This mode was
intended only for testing, and in experimental deployments.
(sorry, resend .. previous reply bounced back due to gmail html format)
Please keep "ALLPHYSICAL" for now - as our embedded system needs it.
This is just the client side. Confirming that you still need support for the ALLPHYSICAL memory registration mode in the NFS/RDMA client.
Do you have plans to move to a mode that is less risky? If not, can we depend on you to perform regular testing with ALLPHYSICAL as we update the client code? Do you have any bug fixes you’d like to merge upstream?
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