[openib-general] [PATCHv2] IB/ipoib: Fix ipoib handling for pkey reordering

Moni Levy monil at voltaire.com
Tue Feb 27 07:44:29 PST 2007


On 2/27/07, Roland Dreier <rdreier at cisco.com> wrote:
>  > I just gave this a cursory glance.
>
> I haven't really read it except to think "why is this so complicated"?

Do you refer to that complication of the patch of the issue ?

>
>  > A suggestion: would it not be much simpler to modify the QP from RTS to RTS on pkey
>  > change?
>
> Changing the P_Key index is not allowed for RTS->RTS.  You would have
> to modify the QP RTS->SQD, wait for the SQ to drain, then modify the
> P_Key index with SQD->SQD, and finally go SQD->RTS.

Do you think that using that way to solve it will be a significant
simplification ? We'll still have to reuse that handling for missed
completion that is currently implemented in ipoib_ib_dev_stop and
still have additional work element.

-- Moni

>
>  - R.
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