Re: [PATCH v5 09/27] IB/Verbs: Reform IB-core verbs/uverbs_cmd/sysfs

From: Michael Wang
Date: Wed Apr 22 2015 - 03:39:32 EST


Hi, Ira

Thanks for the review :-)

On 04/22/2015 01:19 AM, ira.weiny wrote:
[snip]
>> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
>> index cbd0383..8570180 100644
>> --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
>> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
>> @@ -248,14 +248,10 @@ static ssize_t phys_state_show(struct ib_port *p, struct port_attribute *unused,
>> static ssize_t link_layer_show(struct ib_port *p, struct port_attribute *unused,
>> char *buf)
>> {
>> - switch (rdma_port_get_link_layer(p->ibdev, p->port_num)) {
>> - case IB_LINK_LAYER_INFINIBAND:
>> + if (rdma_tech_ib(p->ibdev, p->port_num))
>
> Is the final intention to remove Link Layer from the rdma stack entirely?
>
> I know that the use of link layer in userspace is just as convoluted as what we
> are trying to fix here in the kernel. So it would be nice if we can eventually
> get user space cleaned up to not use link layer as it currently does.
>
> However, standard networking tools can report the link layer. So while the
> current use of "link layer" via userspace software is wrong I don't think it is
> wrong to report this information _to_ userspace.
>
> So unless we intend to completely hide the link layer from userspace I don't
> think we should be removing the rdma_port_get_link_layer call. It is still
> valid information even though we don't want to use it in most places.

This series won't erase the rdma_port_get_link_layer(), although
currently only mlx4 still using it in kernel...

link_layer_show() was supposed to report the same info to user
space as usual, so user tool don't have to change anything :-)

Regards,
Michael Wang

>
> Ira
>
>> return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", "InfiniBand");
>> - case IB_LINK_LAYER_ETHERNET:
>> + else
>> return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", "Ethernet");
>> - default:
>> - return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", "Unknown");
>> - }
>> }
>>
>> static PORT_ATTR_RO(state);
>> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
>> index a9f0489..5dc90aa 100644
>> --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
>> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
>> @@ -515,8 +515,10 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_query_port(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
>> resp.active_width = attr.active_width;
>> resp.active_speed = attr.active_speed;
>> resp.phys_state = attr.phys_state;
>> - resp.link_layer = rdma_port_get_link_layer(file->device->ib_dev,
>> - cmd.port_num);
>> + resp.link_layer = rdma_tech_ib(file->device->ib_dev,
>> + cmd.port_num) ?
>> + IB_LINK_LAYER_INFINIBAND :
>> + IB_LINK_LAYER_ETHERNET;
>>
>> if (copy_to_user((void __user *) (unsigned long) cmd.response,
>> &resp, sizeof resp))
>> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
>> index 626c9cf..7264860 100644
>> --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
>> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
>> @@ -200,11 +200,9 @@ int ib_init_ah_from_wc(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num, struct ib_wc *wc,
>> u32 flow_class;
>> u16 gid_index;
>> int ret;
>> - int is_eth = (rdma_port_get_link_layer(device, port_num) ==
>> - IB_LINK_LAYER_ETHERNET);
>>
>> memset(ah_attr, 0, sizeof *ah_attr);
>> - if (is_eth) {
>> + if (rdma_tech_iboe(device, port_num)) {
>> if (!(wc->wc_flags & IB_WC_GRH))
>> return -EPROTOTYPE;
>>
>> @@ -873,7 +871,7 @@ int ib_resolve_eth_l2_attrs(struct ib_qp *qp,
>> union ib_gid sgid;
>>
>> if ((*qp_attr_mask & IB_QP_AV) &&
>> - (rdma_port_get_link_layer(qp->device, qp_attr->ah_attr.port_num) == IB_LINK_LAYER_ETHERNET)) {
>> + (rdma_tech_iboe(qp->device, qp_attr->ah_attr.port_num))) {
>> ret = ib_query_gid(qp->device, qp_attr->ah_attr.port_num,
>> qp_attr->ah_attr.grh.sgid_index, &sgid);
>> if (ret)
>> --
>> 2.1.0
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