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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> > I wanted to point out that the proposed patch will not fix the<BR>
> > /proc/interrupts reporting issue for ConnectX IB devices because<BR>
> > request_irq() is done by mlx4_core and not by mlx4_ib. Also,<BR>
> > mlx4_core doesn't plug into IB core module.<BR>
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> Good point. So I guess we should try to come up with a more general way<BR>
> that works for mlx4 as well. Perhaps enhance the PCI core so that all<BR>
> MSI-X vectors for a device are reported in the /sys hierarchy (analogous<BR>
> to the existing irq file that is under /sys/devices), which would work<BR>
> for all possible devices, rather than having an RDMA-specific method?<BR>
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> - R.<BR>
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Can I proceed with the ib_alloc_device_set_name()IB core API changes,<BR>
and mthca driver changes we agreed? After we test and apply these<BR>
patches, we can take a look at how we can fix mlx4 as well.<BR>
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Please confirm.<BR>
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Regards,<BR>
Benjamin<BR>
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