Re: [PATCH rdma-next v3 0/2] IB device in-kernel API support indication

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On 08-Jan-19 23:18, Majd Dibbiny wrote:
> 
>> On Jan 8, 2019, at 2:42 PM, Gal Pressman <galpress@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>> This patchset marks drivers that do not implement all mandatory verbs for
>> kverbs as non-kverbs providers though
> through

Thanks Majd, will fix.

>>  a flag in the IB device.  Currently, ULPs
>> add the device and fail when trying to make actual use.  Instead, in case of
>> missing verbs, mark the device as a non-kverbs provider and allow clients to
>> exit gracefully.
>>
>> This also removes the need for stubs implementation of unsupported verbs, which
>> will no longer fail the device registration but mark the device as non-kverbs
>> provider.
>>
>> A 'no_kverbs_req' flag is added to the ib_clients, which is off by default
>> except for uverbs. This is added in order to identify the uverbs module when
>> registering a new device/client.
>> It can also be done using name comparison but the flag seems better to me.
>>
>> Patch #1 adds the flag to the IB device and marks devices that do not implement
>> all needed kverbs functions.
>> Patch #2 removes all stub functions from usnic.
>>
>> Another pair of eyes going through the different callback usage flows is
>> welcome :), flows that are already protected (uapi METHOD_NEEDS_FN NULL check,
>> kernel verbs only flows) do not check for NULL prior to using callback.
>>
>> This patchset is introduced following the discussion over the EFA driver [1],
>> which initially does not provide in-kernel API support.
>>
>> [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/cover/10711629/
>>
>> Changelog:
>> v2->v3
>> * Remove warning print when mandatory verb is not implemented
>> * Change comment of no_kverbs_req flag
>> * Add NULL checks for callbacks in unprotected flows
>> v1->v2
>> * Make core code mark devices instead of having each driver advertise its support
>> * Prevent clients device addition in core code instead of inside the clients
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Gal
>>
>> Gal Pressman (2):
>>  RDMA: Add indication for in kernel API support to IB device
>>  IB/usnic: Remove stub functions
>>
>> drivers/infiniband/core/device.c             | 41 +++++++++++++--------
>> drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c        |  1 +
>> drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c              | 28 +++++++++++++--
>> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c            |  3 ++
>> drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c  |  7 ----
>> drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c | 53 ----------------------------
>> drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.h | 15 --------
>> include/rdma/ib_verbs.h                      |  5 +++
>> 8 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 93 deletions(-)
>>
>> -- 
>> 2.7.4
>>



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