Re: [openib-general] Re: [PATCH 21 of 53] ipath - use phys_to_virt instead of bus_to_virt

• To: Grant Grundler <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: [openib-general] Re: [PATCH 21 of 53] ipath - use phys_to_virt instead of bus_to_virt
• From: Roland Dreier <[email protected]>
• Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 16:34:56 -0700
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    Grant> Aren't remote addresses handled differently than local
    Grant> ones?  ULP has to map local addresses.  We can't map remote
    Grant> ones (remote host maps it).  The ULP must know the
    Grant> difference and can tell the lower level driver which is
    Grant> which.

The problem is that RDMA requests have to be handled by the low-level
driver (or hardware) without any ULP involvement.  So every device has
to handle getting messages like "send me XXX bytes of data from
address YYY in the memory region corresponding to R_Key ZZZ."

 - R.
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    • From: "Bryan O'Sullivan" <[email protected]>
  • Re: [PATCH 21 of 53] ipath - use phys_to_virt instead of bus_to_virt
    • From: Roland Dreier <[email protected]>
  • Re: [PATCH 21 of 53] ipath - use phys_to_virt instead of bus_to_virt
    • From: "Bryan O'Sullivan" <[email protected]>
  • Re: [PATCH 21 of 53] ipath - use phys_to_virt instead of bus_to_virt
    • From: Roland Dreier <[email protected]>
  • Re: [openib-general] Re: [PATCH 21 of 53] ipath - use phys_to_virt instead of bus_to_virt
    • From: Grant Grundler <[email protected]>
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    • From: Roland Dreier <[email protected]>
  • Re: [openib-general] Re: [PATCH 21 of 53] ipath - use phys_to_virt instead of bus_to_virt
    • From: Grant Grundler <[email protected]>

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