Re: [PATCH v2] RDMA/cma: Make CM response timeout and # CM retries configurable

Bart Van Assche
2019-06-13T15:29:00Z

On 6/13/19 7:25 AM, Doug Ledford wrote:
> So, to revive this patch, what I'd like to see is some attempt to
> actually quantify a reasonable timeout for the default backlog depth,
> then the patch should actually change the default to that reasonable
> timeout, and then put in the ability to adjust the timeout with some
> sort of doc guidance on how to calculate a reasonable timeout based on
> configured backlog depth.

How about following the approach of the SRP initiator driver? It derives
the CM timeout from the subnet manager timeout. The assumption behind
this is that in large networks the subnet manager timeout has to be set
higher than its default to make communication work. See also
srp_get_subnet_timeout().

Bart.