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From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe-ePGOBjL8dl3ta4EC/59zMFaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
To: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Roland Dreier <roland-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
	Doug Ledford <dledford-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Yishai Hadas <yishaih-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>,
	Matan Barak <matanb-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH libibverbs] Add MR re-registeration
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 19:50:49 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141103025049.GA31929@obsidianresearch.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1414920605-18943-1-git-send-email-ogerlitz-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>

On Sun, Nov 02, 2014 at 11:30:05AM +0200, Or Gerlitz wrote:

> @@ -886,7 +887,7 @@ struct ibv_context_ops {
>  	int			(*dealloc_pd)(struct ibv_pd *pd);
>  	struct ibv_mr *		(*reg_mr)(struct ibv_pd *pd, void *addr, size_t length,
>  					  int access);
> -	struct ibv_mr *		(*rereg_mr)(struct ibv_mr *mr,
> +	int			(*rereg_mr)(struct ibv_mr *mr,
>  					    int flags,
>  					    struct ibv_pd *pd, void *addr,
>  					    size_t length,

What is going on here?

Signatures in the ops structure should not be changed without quite a
bit more explanation. I'd like to see this in a dedicated patch with a
proper discussion about why it is safe...

(I admit, I'm confused how this patch is adding rereg_mr when it
 already sort of seems to exist)

Jason
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-11-03  2:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-11-02  9:30 [PATCH libibverbs] Add MR re-registeration Or Gerlitz
     [not found] ` <1414920605-18943-1-git-send-email-ogerlitz-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2014-11-02 12:35   ` Sagi Grimberg
2014-11-03  2:50   ` Jason Gunthorpe [this message]
     [not found]     ` <20141103025049.GA31929-ePGOBjL8dl3ta4EC/59zMFaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
2014-11-03  8:28       ` Matan Barak
     [not found]         ` <54573CA9.8060202-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2014-11-03 19:20           ` Jason Gunthorpe

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