Re: [PATCH v2 13/17] IB/Verbs: Reform cma/ucma with management helpers

From: Michael Wang
Date: Thu Apr 09 2015 - 04:05:44 EST


On 04/08/2015 07:02 PM, Hefty, Sean wrote:
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>>
>> The wrapper make sense, but do we have the guarantee that IBoE port won't
>> be used for AF_IB address? I just can't locate the place we filtered it
>> out...
>
> I can't think of a reason why IBoE wouldn't work with AF_IB, but I'm not sure if anyone has tested it. The original check would have let IBoE through. When I suggested checking for IB transport, I meant the actual transport protocol, which would have included both IB and IBoE.

Got it :-)

>
>>>> @@ -700,8 +700,7 @@ static int cma_ib_init_qp_attr(struct
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>
>>>> id_priv->id.route.addr.dev_addr.dev_type =
>>>> - (rdma_port_get_link_layer(cma_dev->device, p) ==
>>>> IB_LINK_LAYER_INFINIBAND) ?
>>>> + (rdma_transport_ib(cma_dev->device, p)) ?
>>>> ARPHRD_INFINIBAND : ARPHRD_ETHER;
>>>
>>> This wants the link layer, or maybe use cap_ipoib.
>>
>> Is this related with ipoib only?
>
> ARPHDR_INFINIBAND is related to ipoib. In your next update, maybe go with tech_ib. I don't know the status of ipoib over iboe.

Will be in next version :-)

Regards,
Michael Wang

>
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