On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 10:53:05AM -0600, Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 07:47:35PM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 10:34:06AM -0600, Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 12:32:48PM +0300, Yuval Shaia wrote: > > > > The sysfs "create_child" interface creates pkey based child interface but > > > > derives the name from parent device name and pkey value. > > > > This makes administration difficult where pkey values can change but > > > > policies encoded with device names do not. > > > > > > > > We add ability to create a child interface with a user specified name and a > > > > specified pkey with a new sysfs "create_named_child" interface (and also > > > > add a corresponding "delete_named_child" interface). > > > > > > > > We also add a new module api interface to query pkey from a netdevice so > > > > any kernel users of pkey based child interfaces can query it - since with > > > > device name decoupled from pkey, it can no longer be deduced from parsing > > > > the device name by other kernel users. > > > > > > This should all use netlink these days, not more sysfs files. > > > > > > Leon? What do you think about using rdmatool to provide a command line > > > for creating ipoib children? > > > > As far as I understand ipoib_netlink.c, ipoib_new_child_link() already > > implements it and it is supported in "ip". > > Oh right: > > ip link add DEVICE name NAME type ipoib [ pkey PKEY ] [mode MODE ] So with this interface we can entirely remove the sysfs interface to create child, right? > > So what is the point of this series? > > NAK from me. > > Jason -- 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
