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Date:      Thu, 4 Mar 2021 11:13:36 +0100
From:      Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org>
To:        "Foster, Greg" <gfoster@panasas.com>, "freebsd-infiniband@freebsd.org" <freebsd-infiniband@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "Pokala, Ravi" <rpokala@panasas.com>
Subject:   Re: Changing Between Infiniband Connected Mode and Datagram Mode at Runtime on FreeBSD 12.2
Message-ID:  <fff5885b-468e-7bef-d9d7-fc6e43d5b246@selasky.org>
In-Reply-To: <BYAPR08MB60387BEF8DB1F72ADEAF480FB4979@BYAPR08MB6038.namprd08.prod.outlook.com>
References:  <BYAPR08MB60387BEF8DB1F72ADEAF480FB4979@BYAPR08MB6038.namprd08.prod.outlook.com>

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On 3/4/21 3:49 AM, Foster, Greg wrote:
> Hello FreeBSD IB,
> 
> What is the procedure to change between Infiniband Connected Mode and Datagram Mode
> at runtime on FreeBSD 12.2?
> 
> I've seen different references on the WEB, but the procedure still seems unclear.
> 
> In one reference https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-infiniband/2013-May/000032.html
> refers to the Linux procedure, which is not applicable on FreeBSD.
> 
> Another reference, https://wiki.freebsd.org/InfiniBand, implies the driver must be recompiled
> to change modes.
> 
> Yet another, https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-infiniband/2013-June/000047.html
> Suggests it can be done at runtime to add a tuneable/sysctl but doesn't specify any details...
> 
> Is the solution to maybe compile the drivers twice, once for CM and once for DM, keeping both around
> and loading the desired one?

Hi,

For IPoIB there is an option you need to set at compile time for this 
feature to be activated:

sys/conf/options:IPOIB_CM	opt_ofed.h

--HPS



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