Re: [PATCH rdma-next 02/15] RDMA/mlx5: Allow optional access flags in DEVX UMEM registration

From: Jason Gunthorpe

Date: Tue Aug 11 2026 - 15:36:36 EST


On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:29:16 +0300, Michael Gur <michaelgur@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The uverbs ABI reserves the optional access flags range as best-effort:
> drivers should accept any flag in this range and treat the actual support
> as opportunistic, never failing registration when an optional flag is
> requested.
>
> Add the optional access flag to the allow-list of DEVX UMEM registration.
> Uverbs users can now request any optional access flag on these
> registrations and mlx5 will apply the flag's effect on a best-effort
> basis when supported.
>
> [...]

Reviewed-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Jason