Re: [PATCH for-next v2 1/2] IB/core: Add option to retrieve driver gid context from ib_gid_attr

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On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 10:20:00PM -0800, Selvin Xavier wrote:
> Provide an option to retrieve the driver gid context from ib_gid_attr
> structure. Introduce ib_gid_attr_info structure which include both
> gid_attr and the GID's HW context. Replace the attr and context
> members of ib_gid_table_entry with the new ib_gid_attr_info
> structure. Vendor drivers can refer to its own HW gid context
> using the container_of macro.

This seems really weird. Why are we adding a new struct instead of
adding context to the normal gid_attr, or adding some
'get_ib_attr_priv' call?

Jason



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