On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 02:07:29PM -0600, Steve Wise wrote:
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> On 11/28/2018 2:04 PM, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 01:08:05PM -0600, Steve Wise wrote:
> >>
> >> On 11/28/2018 12:26 PM, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> >>> On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 10:19:21AM -0700, Steve Wise wrote:
> >>>> Add new 'link' subcommand 'add' and 'delete' to allow binding a soft-rdma
> >>>> device to a netdev interface.
> >>>>
> >>>> EG:
> >>>>
> >>>> rdma link add rxe_eth0 type rxe dev eth0
> >>>> rdma link delete rxe_eth0
> >>>>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Steve Wise <swise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> ---
> >>>> rdma/link.c | 106 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>>> rdma/rdma.h | 1 +
> >>>> rdma/utils.c | 2 +-
> >>>> 3 files changed, 108 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>>>
> >>>> diff --git a/rdma/link.c b/rdma/link.c
> >>>> index 7a6d4b7e356d..d4f76b0ce11f 100644
> >>>> --- a/rdma/link.c
> >>>> +++ b/rdma/link.c
> >>>> @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
> >>>> static int link_help(struct rd *rd)
> >>>> {
> >>>> pr_out("Usage: %s link show [DEV/PORT_INDEX]\n", rd->filename);
> >>>> + pr_out("Usage: %s link add NAME type TYPE dev DEV\n", rd->filename);
> >>> I suggest to rename "dev" to be "netdev", because we are using "dev" for
> >>> ib devices.
> >> Yea ok.
> >>
> >>>> + pr_out("Usage: %s link delete NAME type TYPE\n", rd->filename);
> >>> Why do you need "type" for "delete" command?
> >> Because the type is used in the kernel to find the appropriate link
> >> ops. I could change the kernel side to search all types for the device
> >> name to delete?
> > I would say, yes.
> > It makes "delete" operation more natural.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Perhaps.
>
> Note: 'ip link delete' takes a type as well...
According to man section, yes.
According to various guides, no.
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/20/html/Networking_Guide/sec-Configure_802_1Q_VLAN_Tagging_ip_Commands.html
Thanks
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