On Tue, 2015-05-12 at 09:57 +0200, Michael Wang wrote:
> 
> On 05/12/2015 02:27 AM, Doug Ledford wrote:
> > On Mon, 2015-05-11 at 19:49 -0400, ira.weiny wrote:
> >> I have run with this series and the only issue I have found is not with 
> >> this
> >> patch set directly.
> >>
> >> This patch:
> >>
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_ib_mad()
> >>
> >> causes an error when you actually use the port passed from the ib_umad 
> >> module.
> >> I have a patch to fix that which I found while trying to build on this 
> >> series
> >> for the use of a bit mask.
> >>
> >> Doug, I don't know what you would like to do for this fix.  I am 
> >> submitting it
> >> shortly with a new version of the core capability bit patches.  If you 
> >> want to
> >> just add it after this series or force Michael to respin with the fix?
> > 
> > As I recall, there was a comment from Or requesting to squash some of
> > the individual patches down, but I no longer have that email in my Inbox
> > to double check.  And it seemed like there was one other review comment
> > not yet addressed.  Do I have that right Michael?  And if so, are you
> > working on a v9?
> 
> AFAIK Or was asking to merge the #15~23, and want to reserve the changelog
> meanwhile reply the cover of prev version (I'm still confused on that...),
> I've replied but get no respond yet.
> 
> I can make a v9 to merge the #15~#23 if that could benefit the 
> maintainability,
> please let me know your opinion :-)

I don't think it would make a significant difference.  I've pulled the
v8 patchset out of patchworks and I'll throw a new branch with it
included up to my github repo sometime today.

> About the Bug, if it was not introduced in this series, maybe including the
> fix in next series would be better?
> 
> Regards,
> Michael Wang
> 
> > 
> >>   Frankly
> >> I vote for the former because as it stands this series does not break 
> >> directly.
> >> It was only after I changed the implementation of rdma_cap_ib_mad that it
> >> broke.
> >>
> >>
> >> For the rest of the series.
> >>
> >> Reviewed-by: Ira Weiny <ira.we...@intel.com>
> >> Tested-by: Ira Weiny <ira.we...@intel.com>
> >>    -- Limited to mlx4, qib, and OPA (with additional patches.)
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 05, 2015 at 02:50:17PM +0200, Michael Wang wrote:
> >>> Since v7:
> >>>   * Thanks to Doug, Ira, Devesh for the testing :-)
> >>>   * Thanks for the comments from or, Doug, Ira, Jason :-)
> >>>     Please remind me if anything missed :-P
> >>>   * Use rdma_cap_XX() instead of cap_XX() for readability
> >>>   * Remove CC list in git log for maintainability
> >>>   * Use bool as return value
> >>>   * Updated github repository to v8
> >>>
> >>> There are plenty of lengthy code to check the transport type of IB device,
> >>> or the link layer type of it's port, but actually we are just speculating
> >>> whether a particular management/feature is supported by the device/port.
> >>>
> >>> Thus instead of inferring, we should have our own mechanism for IB 
> >>> management
> >>> capability/protocol/feature checking, several proposals below.
> >>>
> >>> This patch set will introduce query_protocol() to check management 
> >>> requirement
> >>> instead of inferring from transport and link layer respectively, along 
> >>> with
> >>> the new enum on protocol type.
> >>>
> >>> Mapping List:
> >>>           node-type       link-layer      transport       protocol
> >>> nes               RNIC            ETH             IWARP           IWARP
> >>> amso1100  RNIC            ETH             IWARP           IWARP
> >>> cxgb3     RNIC            ETH             IWARP           IWARP
> >>> cxgb4     RNIC            ETH             IWARP           IWARP
> >>> usnic     USNIC_UDP       ETH             USNIC_UDP       USNIC_UDP
> >>> ocrdma    IB_CA           ETH             IB              IBOE
> >>> mlx4      IB_CA           IB/ETH          IB              IB/IBOE
> >>> mlx5      IB_CA           IB              IB              IB
> >>> ehca      IB_CA           IB              IB              IB
> >>> ipath     IB_CA           IB              IB              IB
> >>> mthca     IB_CA           IB              IB              IB
> >>> qib       IB_CA           IB              IB              IB
> >>>
> >>> For example:
> >>>   if (transport == IB) && (link-layer == ETH)
> >>> will now become:
> >>>   if (query_protocol() == IBOE)
> >>>
> >>> Thus we will be able to get rid of the respective transport and link-layer
> >>> checking, and it will help us to add new protocol/Technology (like OPA) 
> >>> more
> >>> easier, also with the introduced management helpers, IB management logical
> >>> will be more clear and easier for extending.
> >>>
> >>> Highlights:
> >>>     The long CC list in each patches was complained consider about the
> >>>     maintainability, it was suggested folks to provide their reviewed-by 
> >>> or
> >>>     Acked-by instead, so for those who used to be on the CC list, please
> >>>     provide your signature voluntarily :-)
> >>>
> >>>     The 'mgmt-helpers' branch of 
> >>> 'g...@github.com:ywang-pb/infiniband-wy.git'
> >>>     contain this series based on the latest 'infiniband/for-next'
> >>>
> >>>     Patch 1#~14# included all the logical reform, 15#~23# introduced the
> >>>     management helpers.
> >>>
> >>>     Doug suggested the bitmask mechanism:
> >>>   https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org/msg23765.html
> >>>     which could be the plan for future reforming, we prefer that to be 
> >>> another
> >>>     series which focus on semantic and performance.
> >>>
> >>>     This patch-set is somewhat 'bloated' now and it may be a good timing 
> >>> for
> >>>     staging, I'd like to suggest we focus on improving existed helpers 
> >>> and push
> >>>     all the further reforms into next series ;-)
> >>>
> >>> Proposals:
> >>>     Sean:
> >>>   https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org/msg23339.html
> >>>     Doug:
> >>>   https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org/msg23418.html
> >>>   https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org/msg23765.html
> >>>     Jason:
> >>>   https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org/msg23425.html
> >>>
> >>> Michael Wang (23):
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Implement new callback query_protocol()
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Implement raw management helpers
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Reform IB-core mad/agent/user_mad
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Reform IB-core cm
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Reform IB-core sa_query
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Reform IB-core multicast
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Reform IB-ulp ipoib
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Reform IB-ulp xprtrdma
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Reform IB-core verbs
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Reform cm related part in IB-core cma/ucm
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Reform route related part in IB-core cma
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Reform mcast related part in IB-core cma
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Reform cma_acquire_dev()
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Reform rest part in IB-core cma
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_ib_mad()
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_ib_smi()
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_ib_cm()
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_iw_cm()
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_ib_sa()
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_ib_mcast()
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_read_multi_sge()
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_af_ib()
> >>>   IB/Verbs: Use management helper rdma_cap_eth_ah()
> >>>
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/core/agent.c              |   2 +-
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c                 |  20 ++-
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c                | 257 
> >>> +++++++++++----------------
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/core/device.c             |   1 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c                |  43 +++--
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c          |  12 +-
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c           |  30 ++--
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c                |   3 +-
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c               |  25 +--
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c           |  26 ++-
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c              |   6 +-
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_provider.c |   7 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c  |   7 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c       |   7 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_hca.c        |   6 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_iverbs.h     |   3 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_main.c       |   1 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c    |   7 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c            |  10 ++
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c            |   7 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_provider.c |   7 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c        |   6 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_main.c   |   1 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c  |   6 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.h  |   3 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_verbs.c        |   7 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c  |   1 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c |   6 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.h |   2 +
> >>>  drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c    |  15 +-
> >>>  include/rdma/ib_verbs.h                      | 167 +++++++++++++++++
> >>>  net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c      |   4 +-
> >>>  net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c     |  45 ++---
> >>>  33 files changed, 477 insertions(+), 273 deletions(-)
> >>>
> >>> -- 
> >>> 2.1.0
> >>>
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