[openib-general] modify_device API?
Roland Dreier
roland at topspin.com
Fri Aug 13 18:42:44 PDT 2004
I'm starting to look at implementing the new device query/modify API,
and I have a few questions about the modify_device API.
First, the enum ib_device_attr_flags
enum ib_device_attr_flags {
IB_DEVICE_SM = 1,
IB_DEVICE_SNMP_TUN_SUP = (1<<1),
IB_DEVICE_DM_SUP = (1<<2),
IB_DEVICE_VENDOR_CLS_SUP = (1<<3),
IB_DEVICE_RESET_QKEY_CNTR = (1<<4)
};
seems to leave out a few things that IBTA says can be changed, namely
system image GUID, port shutdown, and PortInfo:InitType.
Also, there are a couple of extensions we may want to add, namely
setting IsCM and possibly IsClientReregistrationSupported in the
capabilities.
Next, the API
int ib_modify_device(struct ib_device *device,
u8 port_num,
int device_attr_flags);
seems to leave out the actual properties structure.
One last minor question: system image GUID is really per-device (since
it's in NodeInfo, not PortInfo), so requiring a port number to set it
seems a little unclean. Is it worth creating a new entry point for
setting system image GUID (and any other per-device settings we want)?
- Roland
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