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![]() - Remove usage of ib_query_device and instead store attributes in ib_device struct - Move iopoll out of block and into lib, rename to irqpoll, and use in several places in the rdma stack as our new completion queue polling library mechanism. Update the other block drivers that already used iopoll to use the new mechanism too. - Replace the per-entry GID table locks with a single GID table lock - IPoIB multicast cleanup - Cleanups to the IB MR facility - Add support for 64bit extended IB counters - Fix for netlink oops while parsing RDMA nl messages - RoCEv2 support for the core IB code - mlx4 RoCEv2 support - mlx5 RoCEv2 support - Cross Channel support for mlx5 - Timestamp support for mlx5 - Atomic support for mlx5 - Raw QP support for mlx5 - MAINTAINERS update for mlx4/mlx5 - Misc ocrdma, qib, nes, usNIC, cxgb3, cxgb4, mlx4, mlx5 updates - Add support for remote invalidate to the iSER driver (pushed through the RDMA tree due to dependencies, acknowledged by nab) - Update to NFSoRDMA (pushed through the RDMA tree due to dependencies, acknowledged by Bruce) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAABAgAGBQJWoSygAAoJELgmozMOVy/dDjsP/2vbTda2MvQfkfkGEZBQdJSg 095RN0gQgCJdg78lAl8yuaK8r4VN/7uefpDtFdudH1I/Pei7X0wxN9R1UzFNG4KR AD53lz92IVPs15328SbPR2kvNWISR9aBFQo3rlElq3Grqlp0EMn2Ou1vtu87rekF aMllxr8Nl0uZhP+eWusOsYpJUUtwirLgRnrAyfqo2UxZh/TMIroT0TCx1KXjVcAg dhDARiZAdu3OgSc6OsWqmH+DELEq6dFVA5F+DDBGAb8bFZqlJc7cuMHWInwNsNXT so4bnEQ835alTbsdYtqs5DUNS8heJTAJP4Uz0ehkTh/uNCcvnKeUTw1c2P/lXI1k 7s33gMM+0FXj0swMBw0kKwAF2d9Hhus9UAN7NwjBuOyHcjGRd5q7SAnfWkvKx000 s9jVW19slb2I38gB58nhjOh8s+vXUArgxnV1+kTia1+bJSR5swvVoWRicRXdF0vh TvLX/BjbSIU73g1TnnLNYoBTV3ybFKQ6bVdQW7fzSTDs54dsI1vvdHXi3bYZCpnL HVwQTZRfEzkvb0AdKbcvf8p/TlaAHem3ODqtO1eHvO4if1QJBSn+SptTEeJVYYdK n4B3l/dMoBH4JXJUmEHB9jwAvYOpv/YLAFIvdL7NFwbqGNsC3nfXFcmkVORB1W3B KEMcM2we4bz+uyKMjEAD =5oO7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dledford/rdma Pull rdma updates from Doug Ledford: "Initial roundup of 4.5 merge window patches - Remove usage of ib_query_device and instead store attributes in ib_device struct - Move iopoll out of block and into lib, rename to irqpoll, and use in several places in the rdma stack as our new completion queue polling library mechanism. Update the other block drivers that already used iopoll to use the new mechanism too. - Replace the per-entry GID table locks with a single GID table lock - IPoIB multicast cleanup - Cleanups to the IB MR facility - Add support for 64bit extended IB counters - Fix for netlink oops while parsing RDMA nl messages - RoCEv2 support for the core IB code - mlx4 RoCEv2 support - mlx5 RoCEv2 support - Cross Channel support for mlx5 - Timestamp support for mlx5 - Atomic support for mlx5 - Raw QP support for mlx5 - MAINTAINERS update for mlx4/mlx5 - Misc ocrdma, qib, nes, usNIC, cxgb3, cxgb4, mlx4, mlx5 updates - Add support for remote invalidate to the iSER driver (pushed through the RDMA tree due to dependencies, acknowledged by nab) - Update to NFSoRDMA (pushed through the RDMA tree due to dependencies, acknowledged by Bruce)" * tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dledford/rdma: (169 commits) IB/mlx5: Unify CQ create flags check IB/mlx5: Expose Raw Packet QP to user space consumers {IB, net}/mlx5: Move the modify QP operation table to mlx5_ib IB/mlx5: Support setting Ethernet priority for Raw Packet QPs IB/mlx5: Add Raw Packet QP query functionality IB/mlx5: Add create and destroy functionality for Raw Packet QP IB/mlx5: Refactor mlx5_ib_qp to accommodate other QP types IB/mlx5: Allocate a Transport Domain for each ucontext net/mlx5_core: Warn on unsupported events of QP/RQ/SQ net/mlx5_core: Add RQ and SQ event handling net/mlx5_core: Export transport objects IB/mlx5: Expose CQE version to user-space IB/mlx5: Add CQE version 1 support to user QPs and SRQs IB/mlx5: Fix data validation in mlx5_ib_alloc_ucontext IB/sa: Fix netlink local service GFP crash IB/srpt: Remove redundant wc array IB/qib: Improve ipoib UD performance IB/mlx4: Advertise RoCE v2 support IB/mlx4: Create and use another QP1 for RoCEv2 IB/mlx4: Enable send of RoCE QP1 packets with IP/UDP headers ... |
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This directory attempts to document the ABI between the Linux kernel and userspace, and the relative stability of these interfaces. Due to the everchanging nature of Linux, and the differing maturity levels, these interfaces should be used by userspace programs in different ways. We have four different levels of ABI stability, as shown by the four different subdirectories in this location. Interfaces may change levels of stability according to the rules described below. The different levels of stability are: stable/ This directory documents the interfaces that the developer has defined to be stable. Userspace programs are free to use these interfaces with no restrictions, and backward compatibility for them will be guaranteed for at least 2 years. Most interfaces (like syscalls) are expected to never change and always be available. testing/ This directory documents interfaces that are felt to be stable, as the main development of this interface has been completed. The interface can be changed to add new features, but the current interface will not break by doing this, unless grave errors or security problems are found in them. Userspace programs can start to rely on these interfaces, but they must be aware of changes that can occur before these interfaces move to be marked stable. Programs that use these interfaces are strongly encouraged to add their name to the description of these interfaces, so that the kernel developers can easily notify them if any changes occur (see the description of the layout of the files below for details on how to do this.) obsolete/ This directory documents interfaces that are still remaining in the kernel, but are marked to be removed at some later point in time. The description of the interface will document the reason why it is obsolete and when it can be expected to be removed. removed/ This directory contains a list of the old interfaces that have been removed from the kernel. Every file in these directories will contain the following information: What: Short description of the interface Date: Date created KernelVersion: Kernel version this feature first showed up in. Contact: Primary contact for this interface (may be a mailing list) Description: Long description of the interface and how to use it. Users: All users of this interface who wish to be notified when it changes. This is very important for interfaces in the "testing" stage, so that kernel developers can work with userspace developers to ensure that things do not break in ways that are unacceptable. It is also important to get feedback for these interfaces to make sure they are working in a proper way and do not need to be changed further. How things move between levels: Interfaces in stable may move to obsolete, as long as the proper notification is given. Interfaces may be removed from obsolete and the kernel as long as the documented amount of time has gone by. Interfaces in the testing state can move to the stable state when the developers feel they are finished. They cannot be removed from the kernel tree without going through the obsolete state first. It's up to the developer to place their interfaces in the category they wish for it to start out in. Notable bits of non-ABI, which should not under any circumstances be considered stable: - Kconfig. Userspace should not rely on the presence or absence of any particular Kconfig symbol, in /proc/config.gz, in the copy of .config commonly installed to /boot, or in any invocation of the kernel build process. - Kernel-internal symbols. Do not rely on the presence, absence, location, or type of any kernel symbol, either in System.map files or the kernel binary itself. See Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt.