Re: RDMA subsystem namespace related questions (was Re: Finding the namespace of a struct ib_device)

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On Thu, Oct 08, 2020 at 07:08:42PM +0800, Ka-Cheong Poon wrote:
> Note that namespace does not really play a role in this "rogue" reasoning.
> The init_net is also a namespace.  The "rogue" reasoning means that no
> kernel module should start a listening RDMA endpoint by itself with or
> without any extra namespaces.  In fact, to conform to this reasoning, the
> "right" thing to do would be to change the code already in upstream to get
> rid of the listening RDMA endpoint in init_net!

Actually I think they all already need user co-ordination?
 
- NFS, user has to setup and load exports
- Storage Targets, user has to setup the target
- IPoIB, user has to set the link up

etc.

Each of those could provide the anchor to learn the namespace.

Jason



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