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man pages: Update man page for smc_pnet
Update the smc_pnet man page to clarify that users can create PNET ID for the Ethernet interface or the RNIC or an ISM device even though they don't exist. Such PNET IDs will be applied once these devices come online. This behaviour was introduced with the below kernel commit. fdff704(net/smc: rework pnet table to support SMC-R failover) Reviewed-by: Alexandra Winter <wintera@linux.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Mahanta Jambigi <mjambigi@linux.ibm.com> --- v2: Addressed comments from Alexandra, Jan Hoppner & Halil. v3: Addressed comments from Alexandra. Hi All, This change is required to address BZ 203880[1]. This is by design & we need to update the manual page so that the users are aware of this design. [1] https://bugzilla.linux.ibm.com/show_bug.cgi?id=203880 ---
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@@ -48,13 +48,19 @@ smc_pnet \- create, destroy, and change the SMC PNET table
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The SMC protocol requires grouping of standard Ethernet and RoCE networks or ISM
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devices.
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Such groups are called \fIPhysical Networks\fR (PNETs). The mapping is configured
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within a table called \fIpnet table\fR. Any available Ethernet interface can be
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combined with an available RDMA-capable network interface card (RNIC) or a
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within a table called \fIpnet table\fR. Any Ethernet interface can be
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combined with the RDMA-capable network interface card (RNIC) or a
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DMA-capable ISM device, if they
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belong to the same Converged Ethernet fabric. To configure mapping of a RoCE Adapter
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port or an ISM device to a standard Ethernet interface, both devices need to have
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the same PNET ID; either hardware-defined or user-defined using the pnet table.
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Hardware-defined PNET IDs cannot be overwritten.
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Hardware-defined PNET IDs cannot be overwritten. The Ethernet interface or the
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RNIC or a DMA-capable ISM device may not be present while creating a pnet table
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entry. Such pnet table entries will be applied once the corresponding interface
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or device comes online. The entry will still remain in the pnet table when the
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interface or device is removed. The entire pnet table is not persistent across
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reboots.
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