[ofa-general] [RFC v2 PATCH 4/5] rdma/cma: implement RDMA_ALIGN_WITH_NETDEVICE ha mode

Or Gerlitz or.gerlitz at gmail.com
Mon May 19 07:48:12 PDT 2008


On 5/19/08, Steve Wise <swise at opengridcomputing.com> wrote:

> I don't understand your rationale above on why adding a new function is
> better than using an extensive "set this option" function.  Can you clarify?
>
> Function rdma_set_option() wouldn't be the mechanism to report the events.
>  It would be the mechanism to set an option indicating the cm_id wants
> NETDEV_CHANGE events.  Seems like the exact fit rather than a new API call
> to set some very specific mode or option.  I missed the QoS thread you're
> referencing, so please excuse me if I'm rehashing something that has been
> agreed-to in the past...
>

Steve,

I think there was some misunderstanding here, I am not against
rdma_set_option, I just said that I would follow what would be decided over
the review / maintainer decision. I am fine both with using a set_opt call
or a dedicated call.

Or.
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