| Message ID | 297f2af6-d85e-1adb-51b9-aa9bf17c99b8@snowmoose.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Changes Requested |
| Delegated to: | Stephen Hemminger |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [v2] rdma.8: Add basic description for users unfamiliar with rdma | expand |
| Context | Check | Description |
|---|---|---|
| netdev/tree_selection | success | Not a local patch |
On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 10:09:55AM -0800, Alan Perry wrote: > > Add a description section with basic info about the rdma command for users > unfamiliar with it. > > Signed-off-by: Alan Perry <alanp@snowmoose.com> > --- > man/man8/rdma.8 | 9 ++++++++- > 1 file changed, 8 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > diff --git a/man/man8/rdma.8 b/man/man8/rdma.8 > index c9e5d50d..66ef9902 100644 > --- a/man/man8/rdma.8 > +++ b/man/man8/rdma.8 > @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ > -.TH RDMA 8 "28 Mar 2017" "iproute2" "Linux" > +.TH RDMA 8 "24 Jan 2021" "iproute2" "Linux" > .SH NAME > rdma \- RDMA tool > .SH SYNOPSIS > @@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ rdma \- RDMA tool > \fB\-j\fR[\fIson\fR] } > \fB\-p\fR[\fIretty\fR] } > > +.SH DESCRIPTION > +.B rdma > +is a tool for querying and setting the configuration for RDMA-capable > +devices. Remote direct memory access (RDMA) is the ability of accessing > +(reading, writing) memory on a remote machine without interrupting the > +processing of the CPU(s) on that system. > + > .SH OPTIONS > > .TP Please send patch with git send-email and not as reply. Also don't forget to add my Acked-by, use [PATCH iproute2-next] in the title and add Changelog under "---". Thanks > > On 1/23/21 10:31 PM, Leon Romanovsky wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 01:32:42PM -0800, Alan Perry wrote: > > > > > > On 12/23/20 12:19 AM, Leon Romanovsky wrote: > > > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 08:47:51PM -0800, Alan Perry wrote: > > > > > Add a description section with basic info about the rdma command for users > > > > > unfamiliar with it. > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Alan Perry <alanp@snowmoose.com> > > > > > --- > > > > > man/man8/rdma.8 | 6 +++++- > > > > > 1 file changed, 5 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/man/man8/rdma.8 b/man/man8/rdma.8 > > > > > index c9e5d50d..d68d0cf6 100644 > > > > > --- a/man/man8/rdma.8 > > > > > +++ b/man/man8/rdma.8 > > > > > @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ > > > > > -.TH RDMA 8 "28 Mar 2017" "iproute2" "Linux" > > > > > +.TH RDMA 8 "22 Dec 2020" "iproute2" "Linux" > > > > > .SH NAME > > > > > rdma \- RDMA tool > > > > > .SH SYNOPSIS > > > > > @@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ rdma \- RDMA tool > > > > > \fB\-j\fR[\fIson\fR] } > > > > > \fB\-p\fR[\fIretty\fR] } > > > > > > > > > > +.SH DESCRIPTION > > > > > +.B rdma > > > > > +is a tool for querying and setting the configuration for RDMA, direct > > > > > memory access between the memory of two computers without use of the > > > > > operating system on either computer. > > > > > + > > > > Thanks, it is too close to the Wikipedia description that can be written > > > > slightly differently (without "two computers"), what about the following > > > > description from Mellanox site? > > > > > > > > "is a tool for querying and setting the configuration for RDMA-capable > > > > devices. Remote direct memory access (RDMA) is the ability of accessing > > > > (read, write) memory on a remote machine without interrupting the processing > > > > of the CPU(s) on that system." > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Acked-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@nvidia.com> > > > > > > > I noticed that the rdma man page has not been changed. I am unfamiliar with > > > the process. Should I have submitted an updated patch with the alternate > > > wording after this exchange? > > Yes, please. > > > > Thanks > > > > > alan
diff --git a/man/man8/rdma.8 b/man/man8/rdma.8 index c9e5d50d..66ef9902 100644 --- a/man/man8/rdma.8 +++ b/man/man8/rdma.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH RDMA 8 "28 Mar 2017" "iproute2" "Linux" +.TH RDMA 8 "24 Jan 2021" "iproute2" "Linux" .SH NAME rdma \- RDMA tool .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ rdma \- RDMA tool \fB\-j\fR[\fIson\fR] } \fB\-p\fR[\fIretty\fR] } +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B rdma +is a tool for querying and setting the configuration for RDMA-capable +devices. Remote direct memory access (RDMA) is the ability of accessing +(reading, writing) memory on a remote machine without interrupting the +processing of the CPU(s) on that system. + .SH OPTIONS .TP