From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bart Van Assche Subject: Re: [PATCH rdma-next] Revert "IB/core: Add flow control to the portmapper netlink calls" Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 20:10:31 +0000 Message-ID: <1496261429.2608.15.camel@sandisk.com> References: <20170529082423.1180-1-leon@kernel.org> <20170530212431.GA21008@ssaleem-MOBL4.amr.corp.intel.com> <20170531040437.GE5406@mtr-leonro.local> <20170531174245.GA16304@ssaleem-MOBL4.amr.corp.intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20170531174245.GA16304-GOXS9JX10wfOxmVO0tvppfooFf0ArEBIu+b9c/7xato@public.gmane.org> Content-Language: en-US Content-ID: <90A1C009B83A134B88B8E9D6C8CE1300-+cFlbfsKLD6cE4WynfumptQqCkab/8FMAL8bYrjMMd8@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-rdma-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: "shiraz.saleem-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org" , "leon-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org" Cc: "faisal.latif-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org" , "leonro-Nfu5REtnQAJWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org" , "mustafa.ismail-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org" , "linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , "dledford-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org" , "swise-7bPotxP6k4+P2YhJcF5u+vpXobYPEAuW@public.gmane.org" List-Id: linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 2017-05-31 at 12:42 -0500, Shiraz Saleem wrote: > > 5. I proposed a solution -> go and fix your user space program. >=20 > This is a kernel patch you are trying to revert, you are breaking existin= g > kernel functionality. Nothing to do with user space. >=20 > Bottom line, come up with a solution that will address both port mapper > functionality and your issue. Hello Shiraz, Sorry that this means additional work for you, but I agree with Leon that user space software should not assume that netlink sockets are a reliable communication mechanism. Bart.= -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rdma" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html