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RDMA-SYSTEM(8) Linux RDMA-SYSTEM(8)

NAME top

   rdma-system - RDMA subsystem configuration

SYNOPSIS top

   **rdma** [ _OPTIONS_ ] **sys** { _COMMAND_ | **help** }

   _OPTIONS_ := { **-V**[_ersion_] | **-d**[_etails_] }

   **rdma system show**

   **rdma system set netns NEWMODE**

   **rdma system set privileged-qkey NEWSTATE**

   **rdma system help**

DESCRIPTION top

rdma system set - set RDMA subsystem network namespace mode or privileged qkey mode

rdma system show - display RDMA subsystem network namespace mode, privileged qkey state and whether RDMA monitoring is supported.

   _NEWMODE_ - specifies the RDMA subsystem mode. Either exclusive or
   shared.  When user wants to assign dedicated RDMA device to a
   particular network namespace, exclusive mode should be set before
   creating any network namespace. If there are active network
   namespaces and if one or more RDMA devices exist, changing mode
   from shared to exclusive returns error code EBUSY.

   When RDMA subsystem is in shared mode, RDMA device is accessible
   in all network namespace. When RDMA device isolation among
   multiple network namespaces is not needed, shared mode can be
   used.

   It is preferred to not change the subsystem mode when there is
   active RDMA traffic running, even though it is supported.

   _NEWSTATE_ - Specifies the new state of the privileged-qkey
   parameter, either on or off.  This parameter determines whether a
   non-privileged user is allowed to specify a controlled QKEY or
   not.

EXAMPLES top

   rdma system show
       Shows the state of RDMA subsystem network namespace mode on
       the system, the state of privileged qkey parameter and whether
       RDMA monitor is supported.

   rdma system set netns exclusive
       Sets the RDMA subsystem in network namespace exclusive mode.
       In this mode RDMA devices are visible only in single network
       namespace.

   rdma system set netns shared
       Sets the RDMA subsystem in network namespace shared mode. In
       this mode RDMA devices are shared among network namespaces.

   rdma system set privileged-qkey on
       Sets the privileged-qkey parameter to on. In this state non-
       privileged user is allowed to specify a controlled QKEY.

   rdma system set privileged-qkey off
       Sets the privileged-qkey parameter to off. In this state non-
       privileged user is *not* allowed to specify a controlled QKEY.

SEE ALSO top

   [rdma(8)](../man8/rdma.8.html), [rdma-link(8)](../man8/rdma-link.8.html), [rdma-resource(8)](../man8/rdma-resource.8.html), [rdma-monitor(8)](../man8/rdma-monitor.8.html),
   [network_namespaces(7)](../man7/network%5Fnamespaces.7.html), [namespaces(7)](../man7/namespaces.7.html),

AUTHOR top

   Parav Pandit <parav@mellanox.com>

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iproute2 06 Jul 2017 RDMA-SYSTEM(8)

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