Re: [PATCH v3 00/13] Request for Comments on SoftiWarp

Jason Gunthorpe
2018-01-23T16:44:45Z

On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 10:31:24AM -0600, Steve Wise wrote:
> >
> > This patch set contributes a new version of the SoftiWarp
> > driver, as originally introduced Oct 6th, 2017.
> >
> > Thank you all for the commments on my last submissiom. It
> > was vey helpful and encouraging. I hereby re-send a SoftiWarp
> > patch after taking all comments into account, I hope. Without
> > introducing SoftiWarp (siw) again, let me fast forward
> > to the changes made to the last submission:
> >
> >
> > 1. Removed all kernel module parameters, as requested.
> > I am not completely happy yet with what came out of
> > that, since parameters like the name of interfaces
> > siw shall attach to,
>
> Can configfs be used for this? I don't remember if that was discussed during
> v2 review? OR, the new rdma command that is part of iproute2 can be
> extended. It would use netlink messages to do the configuration. Perhaps
> Leon can comment on that when he gets time. It could be extended to support
> both rxe and siw.

rdmatool command over rnetlink, supporting both rxe and siw.

The child interface provided by iproute is not really suitable..

Jason