Re: [PATCH for-next V2 05/11] IB/core: Add rdma_network_type to wc

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>>
>> A17.4.5.1 UD COMPLETION QUEUE ENTRIES (CQES)
>> For UD, the Completion Queue Entry (CQE) includes remote address
>> information (InfiniBand Specification Vol. 1 Rev 1.2.1 Section
>> 11.4.2.1). For RoCEv2, the remote address information comprises the
>> source L2 Address and a flag that indicates if the received frame is
>> an IPv4, IPv6 or RoCE packet.
>
> rdma_dgid_index_from_wc satisfies the above spec requirements without
How? Please explain.

> creating a horrible API, or requiring all vendors to implement a
> network type flag.
>
Actually you haven't suggested anything yet besides a name to the function.
I already said that calculating gid_index from wc and grh requires
extra CPU cycles and is prone to mistakes. But, I might be wrong and
you have a better idea. Do you?
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