From: Leon Romanovsky <leon-2ukJVAZIZ/Y@public.gmane.org>
To: Jason Gunthorpe
<jgunthorpe-ePGOBjL8dl3ta4EC/59zMFaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
Cc: dledford-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org,
saeedm-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org,
linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
Leon Romanovsky <leonro-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>,
Christoph Hellwig <hch-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH rdma-next V1 7/8] IB/core: Advertise supported vector CALC capabilities
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2016 12:37:37 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160306103737.GA13396@leon.nu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160223184400.GA27769-ePGOBjL8dl3ta4EC/59zMFaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 11:44:00AM -0700, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 10:25:27AM +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > From: Leon Romanovsky <leonro-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
> >
> > This vector CALC feature allows different offloaded arithmetic
> > calculations of several vectors of equal length.
> >
> > In order to properly use this feature, the user space applications
> > need to know the supported properties, like operations, size and
> > maximal number of vectors.
> >
> > The properties exposed are:
> > * calc_matrix - If set, vector CALC matrix is supported.
> > * max_vector_count - Maximum number of vectors supported.
> > * max_chunk_size - Maximum chunk size supported.
>
> This kind of stuff should be in a kdoc not lost in a commit message.
>
> > * op_cap - Bit mask indicates which vector CALC operations are supported:
> > Bit 1: ADD operation
> > Bit 2: MAX operation
> > Bit 3: AND operation
> > Bit 4: OR operation
> > Bit 5: XOR operation
> > Bit 6: MIN operation
> > Bit 7: SWAP_ENDIANNESS operation
>
> This should be constants in the uAPI header.
>
> A commit message is not documentation.
Sorry for not actively participating in this discussion, I was
traveling with terrible internet access.
I'll be more than happy to send the version with your concerns fixed.
Thanks.
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Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-02-23 8:25 [PATCH rdma-next V1 0/8] Introduce vector CALC support Leon Romanovsky
[not found] ` <1456215928-9305-1-git-send-email-leon-2ukJVAZIZ/Y@public.gmane.org>
2016-02-23 8:25 ` [PATCH rdma-next V1 1/8] net/mlx5_core: Fix caching ATOMIC endian mode capability Leon Romanovsky
2016-02-23 8:25 ` [PATCH rdma-next V1 2/8] net/mlx5_core: Refactor device capability function Leon Romanovsky
2016-02-23 8:25 ` [PATCH rdma-next V1 3/8] net/mlx5_core: Introduce offload arithmetic hardware capabilities Leon Romanovsky
2016-02-23 8:25 ` [PATCH rdma-next V1 4/8] IB/core: Replace setting the zero values in ib_uverbs_ex_query_device Leon Romanovsky
2016-02-23 8:25 ` [PATCH rdma-next V1 5/8] IB/{core,ulp} Support above 32 possible device capability flags Leon Romanovsky
2016-02-23 8:25 ` [PATCH rdma-next V1 6/8] IB/core: Add offload arithmetic operations support Leon Romanovsky
2016-02-23 8:25 ` [PATCH rdma-next V1 7/8] IB/core: Advertise supported vector CALC capabilities Leon Romanovsky
[not found] ` <1456215928-9305-8-git-send-email-leon-2ukJVAZIZ/Y@public.gmane.org>
2016-02-23 18:44 ` Jason Gunthorpe
[not found] ` <20160223184400.GA27769-ePGOBjL8dl3ta4EC/59zMFaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
2016-03-02 17:07 ` Sagi Grimberg
[not found] ` <56D71DEE.6070406-LDSdmyG8hGV8YrgS2mwiifqBs+8SCbDb@public.gmane.org>
2016-03-02 18:38 ` Jason Gunthorpe
[not found] ` <20160302183847.GB7084-ePGOBjL8dl3ta4EC/59zMFaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
2016-03-06 9:45 ` Sagi Grimberg
2016-03-06 13:30 ` Liran Liss
2016-03-06 10:37 ` Leon Romanovsky [this message]
2016-02-23 8:25 ` [PATCH rdma-next V1 8/8] IB/mlx5: Exposure offload arithmetic operations Leon Romanovsky
2016-02-23 15:28 ` [PATCH rdma-next V1 0/8] Introduce vector CALC support Steve Wise
2016-02-23 16:33 ` Leon Romanovsky
2016-03-06 10:45 ` Leon Romanovsky
[not found] ` <20160306104508.GB13396-2ukJVAZIZ/Y@public.gmane.org>
2016-03-12 10:17 ` Leon Romanovsky
[not found] ` <20160312101724.GB11383-2ukJVAZIZ/Y@public.gmane.org>
2016-03-17 14:48 ` Leon Romanovsky
[not found] ` <20160317144847.GF25216-2ukJVAZIZ/Y@public.gmane.org>
2016-03-17 15:23 ` Doug Ledford
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