This v2 patch series is used to read the port_attribute subnet_prefix from a valid cache entry instead of having to call device->ops.query_gid() in Infiniband link-layer devices. This requires addition of a flag used to check that the cache entry is initialized and that a valid value is being read. 1. Removed the port validity check from ib_get_cached_subnet_prefix. This check was not useful as the port_num is always valid. 2. Shuffled locks pkey_lost_lock and netdev_lock in struct ib_port_data. This was done to add the 8 byte field flags used for checking the cache entry validity. Output of pahole showed two 4-byte holes in the structure ib_port_data after pkey_list_lock and netdev_lock. Moving netdev_lock shaved off 8 bytes from the structure, which is used to add the 8 byte field flags in patch 3. 3. Added flags to struct ib_port_data and enum ib_port_data_flags. These are used to validate the status of cached subnet_prefix. This valid cache entry of subnet_prefix is used in function __ib_query_port(). This allows the utilization of the cache entry and hence avoids a call into device->ops.query_gid(). Anand Khoje (3): Removed port validity check from ib_get_cached_subnet_prefix Shuffle locks in ib_port_data to save memory Obtain subnet_prefix from cache in IB devices drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c | 14 ++++++++------ drivers/infiniband/core/core_priv.h | 2 +- drivers/infiniband/core/device.c | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- drivers/infiniband/core/security.c | 7 ++----- include/rdma/ib_cache.h | 6 ++++++ include/rdma/ib_verbs.h | 10 +++++++++- 6 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) -- 1.8.3.1
