RE: [PATCH v2 iproute2-next 3/6] rdma: Add CM_ID resource tracking information

["Steve Wise" <swise@opengridcomputing.com>]

> 
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 06:15:44PM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 08:44:55AM -0600, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 06:21:41AM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 04:30:33PM -0600, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 04:34:44PM -0500, Steve Wise wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 3/26/2018 4:15 PM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 09:30:41AM -0500, Steve Wise wrote:
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> On 3/26/2018 9:17 AM, David Ahern wrote:
> > > > > > >>> On 2/27/18 9:07 AM, Steve Wise wrote:
> > > > > > >>>> diff --git a/rdma/rdma.h b/rdma/rdma.h
> > > > > > >>>> index 5809f70..e55205b 100644
> > > > > > >>>> +++ b/rdma/rdma.h
> > > > > > >>>> @@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
> > > > > > >>>>  #include <libmnl/libmnl.h>
> > > > > > >>>>  #include <rdma/rdma_netlink.h>
> > > > > > >>>>  #include <time.h>
> > > > > > >>>> +#include <net/if_arp.h>
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>>  #include "list.h"
> > > > > > >>>>  #include "utils.h"
> > > > > > >>>>  #include "json_writer.h"
> > > > > > >>>> +#include <rdma/rdma_cma.h>
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>> did you forget to add rdma_cma.h? I don't see that file in my
> repo.
> > > > > > >> It is provided by the rdma-core package, upon which rdma tool
> now
> > > > > > >> depends for the rdma_port_space enum.
> > > > > > > It is a kernel bug that enum is not in an include/uapi/rdma
> header
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Fix it there and don't try to use rdma-core headers to get kernel
> ABI.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jason
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I wish you'd commented on this just a little sooner.  I just resent
> v3
> > > > > > of this series... with rdma_cma.h included. :)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How about the restrack/nldev code just translates the port space
> from
> > > > > > enum rdma_port_space to a new ABI enum, say
> nldev_rdma_port_space, that
> > > > > > i add to rdma_netlink.h?  I'd hate to open the can of worms of
> trying to
> > > > > > split rdma_cma.h into uabi and no uabi headers. :(
> > > > >
> > > > > If port space is already part of the ABI there isn't much reason to
> > > > > translate it.
> > > > >
> > > > > You just need to pick the right header to put it in, since it is a verbs
> > > > > define it doesn't belong in the netlink header.
> > > >
> > > > I completely understand Steve's concerns.
> > > >
> > > > I tried to do such thing (expose kernel headers) in first incarnation of
> > > > rdmatool with attempt to clean IB/core as well to ensure that we
> won't expose
> > > > anything that is not implemented. It didn't go well.
> > >
> > > rdma-core is now using the kernel uapi/ headers natively, seems to be
> > > going OK. What problem did you face?
> >
> > I didn't agree to move to UAPI defines which are not implemented and
> not
> > used in the kernel, so I sent small number of patches similar to those [1,
> 2].
> >
> > Those patches were rejected.
> >
> > So please don't mix Steve's need to use 3 defines with very large and
> > painful task to expose proper UAPIs.
> 
> Steve can just move the 3 defines he needs to the uapi, we are doing
> this incrementally..
> 
> rdma_core does not define kernel ABI and it is totally wrong to use
> random constants from rdma_cma.h as kernel ABI.
> 

Proposal:

Since the cm_id port space is part of the rdma_ucm_create_id struct in include/uapi/rdma/rdma_user_cm.h, I'll move the rdma_port_space enum there.  And then my iproute2 series will have to add a copy of rdma_user_cm.h locally into rdma/include/uapi/rdma, right?  

Will that work for everyone?

Steve.