Re: [RFC 02/10] IB/hfi-vnic: Virtual Network Interface Controller (VNIC) Bus driver

Christoph Lameter
2016-11-22T23:04:37Z

On Tue, 22 Nov 2016, Vishwanathapura, Niranjana wrote:

> Ok, I do understand Jason's point that we should probably not put this driver
> under drivers/infiniband/sw/.., as this driver is not a HCA.
> It is an ULP similar to ipoib, built on top of Omni-path irrespective of
> whether we register a hfi_vnic_bus or a direct custom interface with HFI1.
> This ULP will transmit and recieve Omni-path packets over the fabric, and is
> dependent on IB MAD interface and the HFI1 driver.

This is something that encapsulates IP (v4 right?) in something else.
Would belong into

linux/net/ipv4

You already have similar implementations there

See f.e. ipip.c, ip_tunnel.c and lots more (try
ls linux/net/ipv4/*tunnel*

)

If this is more like a device then it would belong into

linux/drivers/net/hfi or so (see also linux/drivers/net/ppp, plip,
loopback, etc etc)