[ofw] question on usermode verbs provider interface
Sean Hefty
sean.hefty at intel.com
Wed Mar 5 14:06:22 PST 2008
I want to verify if the usermode verbs provider supports opening a CA multiple
times. Specifically, can the uvp handle multiple calls to pre_open_ca() /
post_open_ca() without calling pre_close_ca() / post_close_ca() in between?
I don't see anything in the mellanox provider that stands out as prohibiting
this, but it looks like ibal only ever opens a device once.
The reason for asking is that I'm considering the following conceptual layering
for winverbs:
winverbs dll -> (existing) uvp dll
|
V
winverbs driver
|
V
ibal driver -> hca driver
Does either the uvp dll or hca driver assume anything about ibal's operation
beyond implementing the defined interfaces?
- Sean
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