Re: [PATCH net-next v6 00/10] net/smc: implement SMCv2.1 virtual ISM device support

[Wen Gu]

On 2023/12/14 00:13, Jan Karcher wrote:
> On 12/12/2023 09:52, Wen Gu wrote:
> > The fourth edition of SMCv2 adds the SMC version 2.1 feature updates for
> > SMC-Dv2 with virtual ISM. Virtual ISM are created and supported mainly by
> > OS or hypervisor software, comparable to IBM ISM which is based on platform
> > firmware or hardware.
> >
> > With the introduction of virtual ISM, SMCv2.1 makes some updates:
> >
> > - Introduce feature bitmask to indicate supplemental features.
> > - Reserve a range of CHIDs for virtual ISM.
> > - Support extended GIDs (128 bits) in CLC handshake.
> >
> > So this patch set aims to implement these updates in Linux kernel. And it
> > acts as the first part of SMC-D virtual ISM extension & loopback-ism [1].
> >
> > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/1695568613-125057-1-git-send-email-guwen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> FYI I'm currently reviewing this version of the series.
> Hope to give you feedback by the end of tomorrow.
>
> Thanks for your effort
> - Jan

Thank you very much for your time, Jan. The new version (v7) is updated:
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20231219084536.8158-1-guwen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/