> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v5 12/16] RDMA/irdma: Add miscellaneous utility > definitions > [...] > > > > + * irdma_arp_table -manage arp table > > > > + * @rf: RDMA PCI function > > > > + * @ip_addr: ip address for device > > > > + * @ipv4: IPv4 flag > > > > + * @mac_addr: mac address ptr > > > > + * @action: modify, delete or add */ int irdma_arp_table(struct > > > > +irdma_pci_f *rf, u32 *ip_addr, bool ipv4, > > > > + u8 *mac_addr, u32 action) > > > > > > ARP table in the RDMA driver looks strange, I see that it is legacy > > > from i40iw, but wonder if it is the right thing to do the same for the new driver. > > > > > > > See response in Patch #1. > > OK, let's me rephrase the question. > Why can't you use arp_tbl from include/net/arp.h and need to implement it in the > RDMA driver? > The driver needs to track the on-chip arp cache indices and program the index & entry via rdma admin queue cmd. These indices are specific to our hw arp cache and not the system arp table. So I am not sure how we can use it.
