Re: [ewg] [PATCH OFED-1.4.1] openibd: handle NFS-RDMA deps

2009-04-22 Thread Vladimir Sokolovsky
Jon Mason wrote: There are new dependencies on the ib_core module from the NFS-RDMA modules. Since the NFS-RDMA modules are not unloaded in the current version, the ib_core module cannot be removed and the openibd stop will fail. By stopping all of the NFS services and unloading any dependent m

[ewg] [PATCH OFED-1.4.1] openibd: handle NFS-RDMA deps

2009-04-22 Thread Jon Mason
There are new dependencies on the ib_core module from the NFS-RDMA modules. Since the NFS-RDMA modules are not unloaded in the current version, the ib_core module cannot be removed and the openibd stop will fail. By stopping all of the NFS services and unloading any dependent modules, the ib_core

[ewg] New Open MPI 1.3.2 SRPM uploaded

2009-04-22 Thread Jeff Squyres
To the usual place. Should be included in the nightly 1.4.1 build. -- Jeff Squyres Cisco Systems ___ ewg mailing list ewg@lists.openfabrics.org http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ewg

Re: [ewg] [PATCH] ipoib: clear IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP if ipoib_open fails

2009-04-22 Thread Vladimir Sokolovsky
Yossi Etigin wrote: Vladimir Sokolovsky wrote: Hi Yossi, Please send this patch in the "OFED" format: kernel_patches/fixes/ipoib... with backports (if required). Thanks, Vladimir Applied, Regards, Vladimir ___ ewg mailing list ewg@lists.openfabri

Re: [ewg] [PATCH] ipoib: clear IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP if ipoib_open fails

2009-04-22 Thread Yossi Etigin
Vladimir Sokolovsky wrote: > Hi Yossi, > Please send this patch in the "OFED" format: > kernel_patches/fixes/ipoib... with backports (if required). > > Thanks, > Vladimir Here is: diff --git a/kernel_patches/fixes/ipoib_0560_clear_admin_up_flag.patch b/kernel_patches/fixes/ipoib_0560_clear_admi

Re: [ewg] [PATCH] ipoib: clear IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP if ipoib_open fails

2009-04-22 Thread Vladimir Sokolovsky
Yossi Etigin wrote: If ipoib_open() fails, it should clear IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP bit and not leave if on. This is already fixed in 2.6.30. Reported-by: Jack Morgenstein Signed-off-by: Yossi Etigin --- Index: b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c

[ewg] [PATCH] ipoib: clear IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP if ipoib_open fails

2009-04-22 Thread Yossi Etigin
If ipoib_open() fails, it should clear IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP bit and not leave if on. This is already fixed in 2.6.30. Reported-by: Jack Morgenstein Signed-off-by: Yossi Etigin --- Index: b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c ==

Re: [ewg] [PATCH] ipoib: disable napi while cq is being drained

2009-04-22 Thread Yossi Etigin
Jack Morgenstein wrote: > On Friday 17 April 2009 18:26, Yossi Etigin wrote: >> - ipoib_dbg(priv, "bringing up interface\n"); >> - >> -- if (!test_and_set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags)) >> -- napi_enable(&priv->napi); >> -+ set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->

[ewg] Re: [PATCH 1/3] IB/ehca: Replace vmalloc with kmalloc

2009-04-22 Thread Stefan Roscher
On Wednesday 22 April 2009 04:10:18 pm michael wrote: > Hi, > > I don't take the point, if it is not import use the vmalloc. Why you try > with a kmalloc > alloc first? and why do not use kzalloc? Because kmalloc() is faster than vmalloc() causing a huge performance win when someone allocates a

[ewg] Re: [PATCH 1/3] IB/ehca: Replace vmalloc with kmalloc

2009-04-22 Thread Stefan Roscher
In case of large queue pairs there is the possibillity of allocation failures due to memory fragmentationo with kmalloc().To ensure the memory is allocated even if kmalloc() can not find chunks which are big enough, we try to allocate the memory with vmalloc(). Signed-off-by: Stefan Roscher --

Re: [ewg] EWG/OFED meeting minutes for Apr 20, 09

2009-04-22 Thread Tziporet Koren
Steve Wise wrote: What is the cut-off date to have all the backports done (not new features, just backports of 2.6.30 functionality to the older kernels)? Is it RC1? Target should be RC1, but I am sure some of the OSes will be only done in RC2 Tziporet _

[ewg] Re: [GIT PULL] RDMA/nes: Turn off dynamic interrupt moderation as default

2009-04-22 Thread Vladimir Sokolovsky
Tung, Chien Tin wrote: Vlad, Please pull nes OFED 1.4.1 RC4 update from: git://git.openfabrics.org/~ctung/ofed-1.4.1.git ofed_kernel It contains commit 4abc408a8605ac8e5f1829e3e79d6c56dbac1ce7 * Turn off dynamic interrupt moderation as default Thanks, Chien -- Chien Tung | chien.tin.t..

[ewg] Re: [PATCH 1/3] IB/ehca: Replace vmalloc with kmalloc

2009-04-22 Thread Stefan Roscher
Hi Roland, thanks for the quick review. I was hoping you could apply these changes for 2.6.30 because this will be the codebase for the next OFED release. The patch is well tested in HPC environment and we haven't seen any issues. Regarding Antons patch you are right. If a user allocates an unr