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From: Hal Rosenstock <hal-LDSdmyG8hGV8YrgS2mwiifqBs+8SCbDb@public•gmane.org>
To: "Hefty, Sean" <sean.hefty-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public•gmane.org>
Cc: Roland Dreier <roland-BHEL68pLQRGGvPXPguhicg@public•gmane.org>,
	David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public•gmane.org>,
	"linux-rdma
	(linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public•gmane.org)"
	<linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public•gmane.org>,
	"netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public•gmane.org"
	<netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public•gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/25 v2] rdma/cm: define native IB address
Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 11:53:51 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4FC7940F.5010309@dev.mellanox.co.il> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1828884A29C6694DAF28B7E6B8A823733B7669D7-P5GAC/sN6hmkrb+BlOpmy7fspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>

On 3/7/2012 12:45 PM, Hefty, Sean wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Hefty, Sean <sean.hefty-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public•gmane.org> wrote:
>>>>> --- a/include/linux/socket.h
>>>>> +++ b/include/linux/socket.h
>>>>> @@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ struct ucred {
>>>>>  #define AF_PPPOX       24      /* PPPoX sockets                */
>>>>>  #define AF_WANPIPE     25      /* Wanpipe API Sockets */
>>>>>  #define AF_LLC         26      /* Linux LLC                    */
>>>>> +#define AF_IB          27      /* Native InfiniBand address    */
>>>>>  #define AF_CAN         29      /* Controller Area Network      */
>>>>>  #define AF_TIPC                30      /* TIPC
>> sockets                 */
>>>>>  #define AF_BLUETOOTH   31      /* Bluetooth sockets            */
>>>>> @@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ struct ucred {
>>>>>  #define PF_PPPOX       AF_PPPOX
>>>>>  #define PF_WANPIPE     AF_WANPIPE
>>>>>  #define PF_LLC         AF_LLC
>>>>> +#define PF_IB          AF_IB
>>>>>  #define PF_CAN         AF_CAN
>>>>>  #define PF_TIPC                AF_TIPC
>>>>>  #define PF_BLUETOOTH   AF_BLUETOOTH
>>>>
>>>> Has this been run by the networking community?  Are they OK with this
>>>> assignment?
>>>
>>> I did copy netdev on the original submissions, but I don't remember any
>> explicit ack or nack.
>>
>> David, any feeling yay or nay about adding these?
>>
>> Is the kernel the final arbiter of AF_xxx / PF_xxx assignments, or
>> is there anything else we have to worry about?
> 
> To clarify the intent of this change:
> 
> The RDMA CM allows users to specify addresses using struct sockaddr.  Today, only INET/6 are supported.  
> The intent is to allow a user to specify native InfiniBand addresses through that interface.  
> In the more immediate, this helps to solve InfiniBand scaling issues.

Yes, this is key for InfiniBand scaling.

> Longer term, this can also be used to control path failover.

This AF_IB patch series appears to be stalled unless I missed something
on the list. What needs to be done to revive it/move it along ?

Thanks.

-- Hal

> 
> - Sean
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      parent reply	other threads:[~2012-05-31 15:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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     [not found]   ` <1828884A29C6694DAF28B7E6B8A8237325661ADD-P5GAC/sN6hlcIJlls4ac1rfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-27 22:07     ` [PATCH 1/25 v2] rdma/cm: define native IB address Roland Dreier
     [not found]       ` <CAL1RGDUu9sUbeWgBwivnAeXf+OWX_m5MRrizfzP4ni-FOGxiTQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-27 22:22         ` Hefty, Sean
     [not found]           ` <1828884A29C6694DAF28B7E6B8A82373374F1A64-P5GAC/sN6hlcIJlls4ac1rfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2012-03-05 20:34             ` Roland Dreier
     [not found]               ` <CAL1RGDV-oYkNwQQUkAuUEHTH=HbmLk6Kv7JRnJ3XxN1DMNzLNQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-03-07 17:45                 ` Hefty, Sean
     [not found]                   ` <1828884A29C6694DAF28B7E6B8A823733B7669D7-P5GAC/sN6hmkrb+BlOpmy7fspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2012-05-31 15:53                     ` Hal Rosenstock [this message]

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