> Currently, if there is any user space application using an IB device, > it is impossible to unload the HW device driver for this device. > > Similarly, if the device is hot-unplugged or reset, the device driver > hardware removal flow blocks until all user contexts are destroyed. > > This patchset removes the above limitations from both uverbs and ucma. Please look at ib_user_mad and how it handles device removal with active clients. We should be able to follow the same model that doesn't require driving changes down into every driver. - Sean -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rdma" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html