[openib-general] Re: [PATCH 01/13] [RFC] ipath basic headers

[Robert Walsh]

> Do we really need this ugly userspace emulation code in the kernel?

Probably not.  I'll look into removing it.

> What is this used for? Why can't yo use memcpy?

Our chip can only handle double-word copies.

> > +#define round_up(v,sz) (((v) + (sz)-1) & ~((sz)-1))
> 
> Please use ALIGN().

Fair enough.

> You seem to be introducing loads of new ioctls. Any reason you can't
> use sysfs and/or configfs?

I'll see what people here think of that idea.

> > +#define ips_get_ipath_ver(ipath_header) (((ipath_header) >> INFINIPATH_I_VERS_SHIFT) \
> > +        & INFINIPATH_I_VERS_MASK)
> 
> Please use static inlines instead for readability.

OK.

Regards,
 Robert.

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