[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5] net/mlx5: support upstream rdma-core

[Shachar Beiser]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferruh Yigit [mailto:ferruh.yigit at intel.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 12:07 PM
> To: Shachar Beiser <shacharbe at mellanox.com>; dev at dpdk.org
> Cc: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil at 6wind.com>; Nélio Laranjeiro
> <nelio.laranjeiro at 6wind.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5] net/mlx5: support upstream rdma-core
> 
> On 9/17/2017 8:31 AM, Shachar Beiser wrote:
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ferruh Yigit [mailto:ferruh.yigit at intel.com]
> >> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 4:47 PM
> >> To: Shachar Beiser <shacharbe at mellanox.com>; dev at dpdk.org
> >> Cc: Adrien Mazarguil <adrien.mazarguil at 6wind.com>; Nélio Laranjeiro
> >> <nelio.laranjeiro at 6wind.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v5] net/mlx5: support upstream
> >> rdma-core
> >>
> >> On 9/14/2017 2:34 PM, Shachar Beiser wrote:
> >>> This removes the dependency on specific Mellanox OFED libraries by
> >>> using the upstream rdma-core and linux upstream community code.
> >>
> >> Would you mind mentioning what is the difference between "specific
> >> Mellanox OFED libraries" and "upstream rdma-core"? If not in the
> >> documentation, at least in mail list for interested people?
> >>
> >> Does it make sense to put this update into release notes?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> ferruh
> >>
> >
> >  Hi Ferruh,
> >
> > Both packages, rdma-core upstream &  Mellanox OFED are Linux user-
> space packages :
> >  	1. Rdma-core is the Linux upstream user-space package.
> >  	2. Mellanox OFED  is the Mellanox's Linux user-space package.
> >  The difference is the APIs . We shall explain that difference in the
> > release notes .
> 
> The difference can be too much detail for release notes, I believe it is good to
> mention in release notes the dependency requirement change, as above
> commit log.
> 
> But this commit log can have the detail.
I will send a new PATCHv6 with an updated commit log . That contains this
explanation above. The release notes will updated by Shahaf Shuler 
separately. 

> 
> >
> >              -Shachar Beiser.
> >
> >>>
> >>> ---
> >>> I have squashed :
> >>> [PATCH v2 3/3] “net/mlx5: fix interrupt enable return”
> >>>
> >>
> https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdpd
> >> k
> >>>
> >>
> .org%2Fdev%2Fpatchwork%2Fpatch%2F28380%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cshach
> >> arbe%40m
> >>>
> >>
> ellanox.com%7Cc79d7690cb454f8dd41508d4fb771dea%7Ca652971c7d2e4d9b
> >> a6a4d
> >>>
> >>
> 149256f461b%7C0%7C0%7C636409936407431479&sdata=T5wgSUeCx1tzM9Z
> >> UnBAauNt
> >>> iG4djfIpOJZOj%2FWM6v4Y%3D&reserved=0
> >>> into this patch
> >>>
> >>> a. Compile with rdma-core commit f11292efd541 ("Merge pull request
> >>> #202") b. Tested with linux kernel 4.13-rc4 c. For performance
> >>> testing recommended to wait till kernel 4.14
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Shachar Beiser <shacharbe at mellanox.com>
> >>
> >> <...>
> >