[ofw] status on FDR support SVN commits?

Leonid Keller leonid at mellanox.co.il
Thu Sep 22 06:05:11 PDT 2011


I'm going to send FDR patches soon.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Smith, Stan [mailto:stan.smith at intel.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 7:38 PM
> To: Uri Habusha; Leonid Keller
> Cc: ofw at lists.openfabrics.org
> Subject: RE: status on FDR support SVN commits?
> 
> Hello Uri,
>   Please see inline comments.
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Uri Habusha [mailto:urih at mellanox.co.il]
> >Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 12:21 PM
> >To: Smith, Stan; Leonid Keller
> >Cc: ofw at lists.openfabrics.org
> >Subject: RE: status on FDR support SVN commits?
> >
> >Hi Stan,
> >
> >Leonid already completed the changes for FDR in the low level driver. However
> since the bus driver completely changed we need to see
> >how we can propagate the changes to OFW svn.
> 
> Leo suggested the FDR patches were a small set and independent of ROCE, hence
> could be committed independent of ROCE.
> Has something changed?
> 
> >
> >Is it okay if we propagate it as part of the changes for RoCE branch?
> 
> Why is it now you choose to ignore the standard open source policy of working
> with the OFA-Windows community prior to commits?
> 
> Because you stated ROCE changes were so wide spread that making patches was
> too time consuming, the WWG agreed to review a ROCE code drop.
> Yes you made a ROCE code drop into gen1\branches and  it's nearly impossible
> to determine what is old code and what are ROCE patches; many files are
> untouched.
> No written ROCE insights to be located in the drop.
> Your code drop was based on a SVN snapshot taken many months ago....hence the
> problem understanding what are ROCE changes and what is old/outdated code.
> 
> Two separate times I have asked Mellanox to clarify the ROCE source drop; no
> response.
> 
> At this late date, you are now  requesting you dump non-reviewed ROCE code
> into SVN, which only just recently it was revealed that the winOFED stack
> would not load without your binary-only Ethernet driver.
> Has something changed in the mlx4_bus driver such that there no longer a bus
> driver dependency on your binary-only Ethernet driver?
> 
> We have asked you two separate times to participate in engineering a solution
> which allows the OFED stack to load without your binary only Ethernet driver;
> received no input.
> 
> Why is it you choose to ignore OFA-windows community input?
> 
> You behave as if open source participation has no relevance to you.
> 
> >
> >By the way do you know if there is any plan to propagate the SM FDR/FDR10
> changes to windows tree. If yes, when it will be done
> 
> Opensm 3.3.11 is in branches\OpenSMX; work-in-progress: configures the fabric
> correctly, DAPL and IPoIB tests run correctly, some osmtests pass, MultiCast
> tests fail.
> Should be completed by the end of the week.
> 
> Stan.
> >
> >Thanks Uri
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: ofw-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org [mailto:ofw-
> bounces at lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of Smith, Stan
> >Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 7:13 PM
> >To: Leonid Keller
> >Cc: ofw at lists.openfabrics.org
> >Subject: [ofw] status on FDR support SVN commits?
> >
> >Hi Leo,
> >  In the last WWG meeting you stated FDR support could be committed by 9/15.
> >What's the estimated time of arrival for those patches to be committed?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Stan.
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