[PATCH rdma-next 00/13] Add RDMA inline crypto support
Sagi Grimberg
sagi at grimberg.me
Tue Feb 14 02:01:15 PST 2023
>>> Today, if one would like to run both features using a capable device
>>> then
>>> the PI will be offloaded (no SW fallback) and the Encryption will be
>>> using
>>> SW fallback.
>> It's not just running both - it's offering both as currently registering
>> these fatures is mutally incompatible.
>
> For sure we would like to offer both, but as mentioned before, this will
> require blk layer instrumentation and ib_core instrumentation to some
> pipeline_mr or something like that.
Can you explain what is needed in the block layer that prevents queueing
a request that has PI and crypto ctx?
As for the rdma portion, I don't know enough if this is something
that is supported by the HW and lacks a SW interface, or inherently
unsupported in HW...
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