On 6/22/2015 6:40 PM, Hefty, Sean wrote: >> Note that there still remain a couple of node type checks in the kernel >> that we may want to remove. There's an IB CA check in cma.c:rdma_notify > > This should check for rdma_cap_ib_cm() IB, RoCE, and OPA ports have the RDMA_CORE_CAP_IB_CM set so this seems OK. For IB switches, there are 2 cases: enhanced switch port 0s can support CM and base switch port 0s would not so this seems better than the IB CA node type current check. > >> as well as in rds/ib.c:rds_ib_add_one and rds_ib_laddr_check and > > Not sure what the underlying reason is for these checks. rds_ib_add_one says: /* Only handle IB (no iWARP) devices */ but not sure comment is 100% accurate as it checks node type != IB CA. rds_ib_laddr_check says: /* rdma_bind_addr will only succeed for IB & iWARP devices */ /* due to this, we will claim to support iWARP devices unless we check node_type. */ It's similar to above in that it checks node type != IB CA and does not seem 100% accurate. Comments and node type check are from Andy Grover back in 2009 (in the original RDS commit). >> an RNIC check in rds/iw.c:rds_iw_add_one and rds_iw_laddr_check > > rdma_cap_iw_cm() iWARP ports are the only ones to have the RDMA_CORE_CAP_IW_CM bit so that seems right. > The intent is to clarify why the checks that exist are made and replace them with a check that clearly conveys > what the restriction is. So, yes, the use of node_type should be replaced. Understood. -- Hal > - Sean > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rdma" in
