Re: [PATCH for-next 2/7] IB/mlx4: Add RoCE per GID support for add_gid and del_gid

2015-12-30 Thread Matan Barak
On 12/29/2015 5:24 PM, Or Gerlitz wrote: On 12/29/2015 3:24 PM, Matan Barak wrote: [...] We use a new firmware command in order to populate the GID table and store the type along with the GID value. Its a new value to existing command.. so better say we use a new value to the SET_PORT firmwa

Re: [PATCH for-next 2/7] IB/mlx4: Add RoCE per GID support for add_gid and del_gid

2015-12-29 Thread Or Gerlitz
On 12/29/2015 3:24 PM, Matan Barak wrote: [...] We use a new firmware command in order to populate the GID table and store the type along with the GID value. Its a new value to existing command.. so better say we use a new value to the SET_PORT firmware command to do X Also here, break out

[PATCH for-next 2/7] IB/mlx4: Add RoCE per GID support for add_gid and del_gid

2015-12-29 Thread Matan Barak
In RoCE, GID table is managed in the IB core driver. The role of the mlx4 driver is to synchronize the HW with the entries in the GID table. Since it is possible that the same GID value will appear more than once in the GID table (though with different attributes) it is required from the mlx4 drive