Re: [PATCH v3 05/15] xprtrdma: Remove last ib_reg_phys_mr() call site

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On 7/20/2015 3:17 PM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 03:04:21PM -0700, Tom Talpey wrote:
B) why bother to check? Are machines with <4GB interesting, and worth
supporting a special optimization?

mainline drivers shouldn't silently malfunction.

I meant why bother to check, just always return failure. It's more
honest, and robust. Someone might test with 2GB, conclude it worked,
then deploy with 8GB and boom.

Also, what about hotplug RAM? Same situation.
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