I agree with Woody's proposal, makes sense to me. Thanks, Pradeep --
> -----Original Message----- > From: ewg [mailto:ewg-boun...@lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of > Woodruff, > Robert J > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 10:03 PM > To: Davis, Arlin R; Vladimir Sokolovsky; Bart Van Assche; rsdance@soft- > forge.com; Hanania, Amir; mschlin...@ddn.com > Cc: mda...@ddn.com; ewg@lists.openfabrics.org; cfernan...@ddn.com > Subject: Re: [ewg] [GIT PULL compat-rdma] qib for OFED 4.8 > > I vote for documenting the problem as a known issue with documentation on > any known workarounds (such as using Bart's srp_backports driver) and then > work on getting an in-box fix into OFED-4.8-1. > especially since we are attempting to have a quick turn-around for > OFED-4.8-1 > since the new content being added is limited, and thus it should not take > too > long to get done. > > Vlad, what is your position on this one ? > > And also, does anyone else have an opinion ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Davis, Arlin R > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 9:12 AM > To: Woodruff, Robert J <robert.j.woodr...@intel.com>; Vladimir Sokolovsky > <v...@dev.mellanox.co.il>; Bart Van Assche <bart.vanass...@wdc.com>; > rsda...@soft-forge.com; Hanania, Amir <amir.hana...@intel.com>; > mschlin...@ddn.com > Cc: mda...@ddn.com; ewg@lists.openfabrics.org; cfernan...@ddn.com > Subject: RE: [ewg] [GIT PULL compat-rdma] qib for OFED 4.8 > > We need community input here or some direction from the co-chairs (Woody > and Vlad) so we can move forward. I have no problem waiting for a fix if > someone can give the EWG a timely ETA on an upstream fix. From what I can > tell, the maintainer doesn't have the bandwidth and DDN doesn't have the > expertise to fix so I don't see any quick resolution. There are several > OFA > members anxiously waiting for OFED 4.8-1 to add their new drivers and many > that need to get OFED 4.8 GA done. Not sure we can wait weeks and/or > months > for this to get resolved. > > The EWG meeting next Monday is on a US holiday and will be cancelled so we > don't want to wait 2 weeks for a decision. > > I am asking EWG and OFA members to please reply with their recommendations > and suggestions. We are clearly at an impasse. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Woodruff, Robert J > > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 1:25 PM > > To: Davis, Arlin R <arlin.r.da...@intel.com>; Vladimir Sokolovsky > > <v...@dev.mellanox.co.il>; Bart Van Assche <bart.vanass...@wdc.com>; > > rsda...@soft-forge.com; Hanania, Amir <amir.hana...@intel.com>; > > mschlin...@ddn.com > > Cc: mda...@ddn.com; ewg@lists.openfabrics.org; cfernan...@ddn.com > > Subject: RE: [ewg] [GIT PULL compat-rdma] qib for OFED 4.8 > > > > I know that DDN really wants to hold the release until a fix is > > available. I am personally OK with just documenting the known issues > > for now and fixing them in OFED-4.8-1 as I know there are some people > > that want to use what is there now and do not care about SRP. > > > > What do others think ? Are we going to have to have a vote to break > > this log jam ? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Davis, Arlin R > > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 11:10 AM > > To: Davis, Arlin R <arlin.r.da...@intel.com>; Vladimir Sokolovsky > > <v...@dev.mellanox.co.il>; Bart Van Assche <bart.vanass...@wdc.com>; > > rsda...@soft-forge.com; Hanania, Amir <amir.hana...@intel.com>; > > Woodruff, Robert J <robert.j.woodr...@intel.com>; mschlin...@ddn.com > > Cc: mda...@ddn.com; ewg@lists.openfabrics.org; cfernan...@ddn.com > > Subject: RE: [ewg] [GIT PULL compat-rdma] qib for OFED 4.8 > > > > All, > > > > Here is a quick summary of OFED 4.8 and SRP blocking bugs. Please > > correct/comment if I have it wrong. > > > > - SL7.2 and SL7.3 SRP support is a must for DDN, need latest upstream > > SRP > > 4.11 fixes > > - No resources available to backport or integrate the SRP 4.11 base or > > fixes into OFED 4.8 > > - ib_srp_backport (4.11 base) installs/builds/runs on OFED 4.8 for > > both 7.2 and 7.3 > > - SL7.3+OFED+srp_backport fixes 2632 > > - SL7.2+OFED+srp_backport still hitting bug 2632 > > - SL7.2+inbox_infiniband+srp_backport (no OFED) still hitting 2632 and > > 2634 (slightly different but still seeing CM DREQ) > > - Bug 2632, 2634 still open, no resolution and no ETA on fix from > > maintainer > > > > Given that we still have the same issues without OFED installed and no > > ETA on fixes, I would suggest moving forward and releasing OFED 4.8 > > GA. We can document issues and process for applying upstream SRP fixes > > in the release notes. > > > > If there are no objections, I would like Vlad to modify OFED release > > notes, add the 2 remaining bugs to known issues, and add backport > > procedure for SRP upstream as follow: > > > > http://bugs.openfabrics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2632 > > http://bugs.openfabrics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2634 > > > > The ib_srp-backport procedure is as follows: > > 1. Install the OS (RHEL, SLES, ...). > > 2. Install OFED. > > 3. Install the ib_srp-backport driver: > > git clone https://github.com/bvanassche/ib_srp-backport > > cd ib_srp-backport > > make rpm > > sudo rpm -U $PWD/rpmbuilddir/RPMS/*/*.rpm > > > > We can then release GA package tomorrow with these changes and latest > > daily build. > > Any other release notes changes? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Arlin > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ewg [mailto:ewg-boun...@lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of > > > Davis, Arlin R > > > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 12:59 PM > > > To: Vladimir Sokolovsky <v...@dev.mellanox.co.il>; Bart Van Assche > > > <bart.vanass...@wdc.com>; rsda...@soft-forge.com; Hanania, Amir > > > <amir.hana...@intel.com>; Woodruff, Robert J > > > <robert.j.woodr...@intel.com>; mschlin...@ddn.com > > > Cc: mda...@ddn.com; ewg@lists.openfabrics.org; cfernan...@ddn.com > > > Subject: Re: [ewg] [GIT PULL compat-rdma] qib for OFED 4.8 > > > > > > It seems like we now have a way to apply the latest SRP upstream > > > fixes to OFED 4.8, tested with RH 7.2 and RH7.3. However, we still > > > have 2 critical bugs > > > (1 new one) on RH 7.2 even after the upstream fixes are applied. RH > > > 7.3+OFED4.8+srp_backport seems to be fine. > > > > > > http://bugs.openfabrics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2632 > > > http://bugs.openfabrics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2634 > > > > > > How does DDN want to proceed? > > > Is it acceptable to apply upstream version/fixes to OFED 4.8 as > > > follow, document in release notes? > > > Can you tell us if the remaining bugs are related to OFED 4.8 or if > > > RH7.2+infiniband+srp_backport has the same issues? > > > > > > The ib_srp-backport procedure is as follows: > > > 1. Install the OS (RHEL, SLES, ...). > > > 2. Install OFED. > > > 3. Install the ib_srp-backport driver: > > > git clone https://github.com/bvanassche/ib_srp-backport > > > cd ib_srp-backport > > > make rpm > > > sudo rpm -U $PWD/rpmbuilddir/RPMS/*/*.rpm > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Arlin > > > > > > > SRP is included already in OFED-4.8 as a part of linux-4.8 kernel > > > > and I don't see any reason to include SRP code twice. > > > > If some bug fixes have to be added there then there is a specific > > > > place in compat-rdma git tree for the relevant patches. > > > > If somebody is interested to add an additional SRP standalone > > > > package then please send me the relevant patches for > > > > compat-rdma/ofed_scripts and build git trees. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Vladimir > > > > > > > > > > > > On 06/20/2017 09:01 PM, Davis, Arlin R wrote: > > > > > Ok. Vlad, what would it take to get this backported version of > > > > > SRP into OFED > > > > 4.8? > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > > >> From: Bart Van Assche [mailto:bart.vanass...@wdc.com] > > > > >> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 10:49 AM > > > > >> To: v...@dev.mellanox.co.il; rsda...@soft-forge.com; Davis, > > > > >> Arlin R <arlin.r.da...@intel.com>; Hanania, Amir > > > > >> <amir.hana...@intel.com>; Woodruff, Robert J > > > > >> <robert.j.woodr...@intel.com>; mschlin...@ddn.com > > > > >> Cc: ewg@lists.openfabrics.org; cfernan...@ddn.com; > > mda...@ddn.com > > > > >> Subject: Re: [ewg] [GIT PULL compat-rdma] qib for OFED 4.8 > > > > >> > > > > >> Hello Arlin, > > > > >> > > > > >> Adding a URL to the OFED README is not the same as including a > > > > >> version of the ib_srp-backport driver in OFED. How can OFED > > > > >> users know what version of the ib_srp-backport driver has been > > > > >> tested in combination with which OFED version? > > > > >> > > > > >> Thanks, > > > > >> > > > > >> Bart. > > > > >> > > > > >> On Tue, 2017-06-20 at 17:18 +0000, Davis, Arlin R wrote: > > > > >>> Marty, > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Would this work for DDN? We could add the URL and the SRP > > > > >>> backport readme to the OFED release notes. I believe you had > > > > >>> an issue when applying the backport to SL 7.2 and OFED 4.8 RC4 > > > > >>> but I think Bart fixed that > > > > >> already. > > > > >>> Thanks, Arlin > > > > >>> > > > > >>>> Hello Arlin and Robert, > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> A backported version of the 4.11 ib_srp driver that already > > > > >>>> has been tested is available at > > > > >>>> https://github.com/bvanassche/ib_srp- > > > > backport. > > > > >>>> That driver builds fine against kernel.org kernels, > > > > >>>> RHEL/CentOS kernels, openSuSE and SLES kernels and also > > > > >>>> against MOFED and > > OFED. > > > > >>>> Has it already been considered to use that code base instead > > > > >>>> of duplicating the backporting effort of the ib_srp driver? > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> Thanks, > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> Bart. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > ewg mailing list > > > ewg@lists.openfabrics.org > > > http://lists.openfabrics.org/mailman/listinfo/ewg > _______________________________________________ > ewg mailing list > ewg@lists.openfabrics.org > http://lists.openfabrics.org/mailman/listinfo/ewg _______________________________________________ ewg mailing list ewg@lists.openfabrics.org http://lists.openfabrics.org/mailman/listinfo/ewg