Re: [RFC rdma-next 0/3] Move mlx5 vendor specific to UAPI directory

[Leon Romanovsky <leon-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>]

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On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 03:46:07PM -0400, Laurence Oberman wrote:
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> > From: "Jason Gunthorpe" <jgunthorpe-ePGOBjL8dl3ta4EC/59zMFaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
> > To: "Leon Romanovsky" <leon-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
> > Cc: dledford-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 1:21:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: [RFC rdma-next 0/3] Move mlx5 vendor specific to UAPI directory
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> > On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 11:27:26AM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > > The consolidate library revealed the fact that vendor specific
> > > structures and defines are copy/pasted between kernel and user-space,
> > > instead of sharing.
> > >
> > > This RFC was tested by compilation only and not-ready for merge yet.
> >
> > Yah, this is exactly what I had in mind. We need to give this
> > treatment to all the drivers :|
> >
> > > Leon Romanovsky (3):
> > >   IB/mlx5: Move and decouple user vendor structures
> > >   IB/core: Export mlx5 vendor specific strucutres
> > >   MAINTAINERS: Add mlx5 uapi file
> >
> > One patch is probably enough, 3 patches per driver is going to be
> > alot.
> >
> > Jason
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> Leon, I have not kept up with testing all the mlx5 changes and latest patches.
> Going to wait until this settles then will take snapshot and start testing.

Thanks Laurence,

I will set the topic branch when I'll create patches for all drivers. I don't
expect any additional testing to compilations and header installations.

At the end, It is simple file moves from one place to another without
any functional changes.

>
> Thanks
> Laurence

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