[PATCH rdma-next v9] RDMA: Change capability fields in ib_device_attr from int to u32

Erni Sri Satya Vennela ernis at linux.microsoft.com
Wed Jul 8 00:35:24 PDT 2026


> > I originally left max_srq as int because its only consumer pairs it with
> > num_comp_vectors (a signed int) in nvmet_rdma, so keeping it int let
> > that site stay a plain min() instead of a min_t().
> > 
> > num_comp_vectors is the completion-vector count, legitimately int and
> > never anywhere near INT_MAX, so I'd prefer to leave it signed rather
> > than convert it everywhere. Does that work for you, or would you rather
> > num_comp_vectors be converted too?
> 
> In this patch no, but it is worth to write this in commit message.
> 
> Thanks

Thanks for the confirmation, Leon.

I'll use min_t for max_srq and document it in the commit message.


- Vennela
> 
> > 
> > If it needs converting, I'll do it as a separate patch, since it lives
> > in a different struct (ib_device) and touches many call sites.
> > Otherwise, using min_t() for just this one call is fine too.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Vennela
> > 
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
> > > index f599c24b34e8..aae4f3f6bcba 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c
> > > @@ -454,7 +454,8 @@ static int fill_res_info(struct sk_buff *msg, struct ib_device *device,
> > >         };
> > > 
> > >         struct nlattr *table_attr;
> > > -       int ret, i, curr, max;
> > > +       u64 curr, max;
> > > +       int ret, i;
> > > 
> > >         if (fill_nldev_handle(msg, device))
> > >                 return -EMSGSIZE;
> > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c
> > > index cfee2071586c..1b2f9df49e28 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/restrack.c
> > > @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void rdma_restrack_clean(struct ib_device *dev)
> > >   * @type: actual type of object to operate
> > >   * @show_details: count driver specific objects
> > >   */
> > > -int rdma_restrack_count(struct ib_device *dev, enum rdma_restrack_type type,
> > > +u32 rdma_restrack_count(struct ib_device *dev, enum rdma_restrack_type type,
> > >                         bool show_details)
> > >  {
> > >         struct rdma_restrack_root *rt = &dev->res[type];
> > > diff --git a/include/rdma/restrack.h b/include/rdma/restrack.h
> > > index 451f99e3717d..c081384740ce 100644
> > > --- a/include/rdma/restrack.h
> > > +++ b/include/rdma/restrack.h
> > > @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ struct rdma_restrack_entry {
> > >         u32 id;
> > >  };
> > > 
> > > -int rdma_restrack_count(struct ib_device *dev, enum rdma_restrack_type type,
> > > +u32 rdma_restrack_count(struct ib_device *dev, enum rdma_restrack_type type,
> > >                         bool show_details);
> > >  /**
> > >   * rdma_is_kernel_res() - check the owner of resource



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