ibv_inc_rkey (3) - Linux Manuals

ibv_inc_rkey: creates a new rkey from the given one

NAME

ibv_inc_rkey - creates a new rkey from the given one

SYNOPSIS

#include <infiniband/verbs.h>

uint32_t ibv_inc_rkey(uint32_t rkey);

DESCRIPTION

ibv_inc_rkey() Increases the 8 LSB of rkey and returns the new value.

RETURN VALUE

ibv_inc_rkey() returns the new rkey.

NOTES

The verb generates a new rkey that is different from the previous one on its tag part but has the same index (bits 0xffffff00). A use case for this verb can be to create a new rkey from a Memory window's rkey when binding it to a Memory region.

AUTHORS

Majd Dibbiny <majd [at] mellanox.com>, Yishai Hadas <yishaih [at] mellanox.com>