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Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] ib_mad: incoming sminfo SMPs gets discarded if no process_mad function is registered

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On 9/16/2016 11:31 AM, Knut Omang wrote:
> From: Dag Moxnes <dag.moxnes@oracle.com>
>
> The process_mad function is an optional IB driver entry point
> allows a driver to intercept or modify MAD traffic.
>
> This fix allows MAD traffic to flow down to the device also
> when MAD traffic is completely handled by the device and
> no process_mad function is provided.
>
> SIF, the new Oracle Infiniband HCA, is the first HCA
> where the device itself makes all decision wrt MAD processing.
> Up till now devices either supports MAD, and do then
> implement the process_mad entry point, or do not
> support MAD at all, and then do not implement process_mad.
>
> SIF introduces a 3rd case: Supports MAD
> but do not terminate any MAD requests in the driver.
> This case is not handled well by the current code.
>
> The problem is that the handle_outgoing_dr_smp function
> has an implicit assumption that some packets are handled
> by the process_mad function itself.
>
> There is no way to provide return values from the process_mad
> function that ensures that packets are always forwarded to the device,
> so the only viable solution without breaking the API
> seems to be to not implement process_mad.

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[PATCH v2 1/8] ib_mad: incoming sminfo SMPs gets discarded if no process_mad function is registered Knut Omang <knut.omang@oracle.com> - 2016-09-16 20:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] ib_mad: incoming sminfo SMPs gets discarded if no  process_mad function is registered Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar@oracle.com> - 2016-09-16 22:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] ib_mad: incoming sminfo SMPs gets discarded if  no process_mad function is registered Knut Omang <knut.omang@oracle.com> - 2016-09-16 22:50 +0200

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