On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 09:52:44AM +0300, Sagi Grimberg wrote: > >>I suggest to start with what I proposed. And in a later stage (if we > >>still think its needed) we can have a higher level API that hides the > >>post, something like: > > > >>rdma_reg_sg(struct ib_qp *qp, > >> struct ib_mr *mr, > >> struct scatterlist *sg, > >> int sg_nents, > >> u64 offset, > >> u64 length, > >> int access_flags) > > > >I still wonder what ?length? means in the context of a scatterlist. > > Would byte_count be a more explanatory name?
What do you even need it for? The total length is implicitly stored in the S/G list as the list of all elements. What's the offset for? To allow skipping parts of a S/G list previously mapped? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rdma" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
