[PATCH mlx5-next 00/10] mlx5: Move data direct infrastructure to mlx5_core
From: Tariq Toukan
Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 07:15:33 EST
Hi,
Data direct support currently lives in mlx5_ib, which owns the data
direct PCI driver, device matching and resource management. To prepare
for data direct support in netdev, move this infrastructure to mlx5_core
and provide a common interface for its consumers.
The series first replaces the direct IB unbind callback with a blocking
notifier chain, allowing multiple consumers to receive unbind events.
It then separates consumer registration from initialization,
consolidates the per-device state and resources, and keeps IB-specific
locking and MR teardown in mlx5_ib.
With these preparations in place, the final patch moves the shared
implementation and PCI driver to mlx5_core. Data direct initialization
and resource creation run during core load, before consumers attach;
cleanup runs during core unload, after consumers detach.
The data direct PCI driver is also explicitly named "mlx5_dd", replacing
the previous "mlx5_ib" name derived from KBUILD_MODNAME.
This series by Dragos prepares the shared infrastructure for netdev
support. The netdev consumer will follow in a separate series.
Regards,
Tariq
Dragos Tatulea (10):
RDMA/mlx5: Notify data direct users via a notifier chain on unbind
RDMA/mlx5: Add mlx5_data_direct_supported() helper
RDMA/mlx5: Make the data direct VUID query self-contained
RDMA/mlx5: Give the data direct PCI driver a proper name
RDMA/mlx5: Move and rename data direct resource functions
RDMA/mlx5: Add new registration stage for data direct users
RDMA/mlx5: Extract IB specific lock out of data direct
RDMA/mlx5: Consolidate data direct state into one object
RDMA/mlx5: Pull data_direct resource creation in init phase
mlx5: Move data direct implementation to mlx5_core
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/Makefile | 1 -
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cmd.c | 21 -
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cmd.h | 2 -
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/data_direct.c | 227 ----------
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/data_direct.h | 23 -
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c | 144 +------
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h | 18 +-
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c | 7 +-
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/odp.c | 2 +-
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/std_types.c | 3 +-
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/umr.c | 11 +-
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Makefile | 2 +-
.../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/data_direct.c | 402 ++++++++++++++++++
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c | 15 +
.../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h | 5 +
include/linux/mlx5/data_direct.h | 47 ++
include/linux/mlx5/driver.h | 8 +
17 files changed, 517 insertions(+), 421 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/data_direct.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/data_direct.h
create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/data_direct.c
create mode 100644 include/linux/mlx5/data_direct.h
base-commit: 36b1d3299d0b6aa51485cc9a79b8d94948d5f3d4
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