RE: [ofa-general] Re: [ewg] Re: [PATCH] IB/ehca: Serialize HCA-related hCalls on POWER5

2007-12-13 Thread Joachim Fenkes
"Caitlin Bestler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13.12.2007 22:08:34: > To clarify, an FMR Work Request is simply posted to the SendQ like > any other Work Request (of course the QP has to be privileged, or > it will complete in error). An SQ Post should never block. This would require hardware su

RE: [ofa-general] Re: [ewg] Re: [PATCH] IB/ehca: Serialize HCA-related hCalls on POWER5

2007-12-13 Thread Caitlin Bestler
gt; Subject: Re: [ofa-general] Re: [ewg] Re: [PATCH] IB/ehca: Serialize > HCA-related hCalls on POWER5 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 13.12.2007 20:22:49: > > > On Dec 13, 2007 12:30 AM, Or Gerlitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The current implementation of the open i

Re: [ofa-general] Re: [ewg] Re: [PATCH] IB/ehca: Serialize HCA-related hCalls on POWER5

2007-12-13 Thread Joachim Fenkes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 13.12.2007 20:22:49: > On Dec 13, 2007 12:30 AM, Or Gerlitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The current implementation of the open iscsi initiator makes sure to > > issue commands in thread (sleepable) context, see iscsi_xmitworker and > > references to it in drivers/scsi

Re: [ofa-general] Re: [ewg] Re: [PATCH] IB/ehca: Serialize HCA-related hCalls on POWER5

2007-12-13 Thread Caitlin Bestler
On Dec 13, 2007 12:30 AM, Or Gerlitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Roland Dreier wrote: > > I think the right fix for iSER would be to make iSER work even for > > devices that don't support FMRs. For example cxgb3 doesn't implement > > FMRs so if anyone ever updates iSER to work on iWARP and not ju

Re: [ewg] Re: [PATCH] IB/ehca: Serialize HCA-related hCalls on POWER5

2007-12-13 Thread Or Gerlitz
Roland Dreier wrote: > I think the right fix for iSER would be to make iSER work even for > devices that don't support FMRs. For example cxgb3 doesn't implement > FMRs so if anyone ever updates iSER to work on iWARP and not just IB, > then this is something that has to be tackled anyway. Then ehc

Re: [ewg] Re: [PATCH] IB/ehca: Serialize HCA-related hCalls on POWER5

2007-12-12 Thread Roland Dreier
> What is the fix you suggest, to add a device query that tells you for > which verbs the documentation does not apply? or enhance the code of the > map_phys_fmr verb within the ehca driver to return error if called > from non-sleepable context? I think the right fix for iSER would be to

Re: [ewg] Re: [PATCH] IB/ehca: Serialize HCA-related hCalls on POWER5

2007-12-12 Thread Or Gerlitz
Joachim Fenkes wrote: > Roland Dreier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 10.12.2007 22:47:37: >> It's an optional device feature, so this should be OK >> (although the iSER driver currently seems to depend on a device >> supporting FMRs, which is probably going to be a problem with iWARP >> support in t

Re: [ewg] Re: [PATCH] IB/ehca: Serialize HCA-related hCalls on POWER5

2007-12-12 Thread Christoph Raisch
Or Gerlitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 12.12.2007 13:14:25: > Joachim Fenkes wrote: > > Roland Dreier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 10.12.2007 22:47:37: > > >> It's an optional device feature, so this should be OK > >> (although the iSER driver currently seems to depend on a device > >> supporting