Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] IB/hfi1: Do not use custom stat allocator

From: Breno Leitao
Date: Tue May 07 2024 - 06:07:27 EST


Hello Leon,

On Sun, May 05, 2024 at 05:10:32PM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> On Fri, May 03, 2024 at 04:13:31AM -0700, Breno Leitao wrote:
> > With commit 34d21de99cea9 ("net: Move {l,t,d}stats allocation to core and
> > convert veth & vrf"), stats allocation could be done on net core
> > instead of in this driver.
> >
> > With this new approach, the driver doesn't have to bother with error
> > handling (allocation failure checking, making sure free happens in the
> > right spot, etc). This is core responsibility now.
> >
> > Remove the allocation in the hfi1 driver and leverage the network
> > core allocation instead.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/ipoib_main.c | 19 +++----------------
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> Please use rdma-next in the PATCH subject line, when sending patches for RDMA.

Thanks for the heads-up. I will make sure I use rdma-next in the next RDMA patches.