mlx5dv_open_device(3)

NAME
mlx5dv_open_device - Open an RDMA device context for the mlx5 provider

SYNOPSIS

        #include <infiniband/mlx5dv.h>

        struct ibv_context *
        mlx5dv_open_device(struct ibv_device *device, struct mlx5dv_context_attr *attr);

DESCRIPTION
Open an RDMA device context with specific mlx5 provider attributes.

ARGUMENTS

device
    RDMA device to open.

  attr argument

        struct mlx5dv_context_attr {
                uint32_t flags;
                uint64_t comp_mask;
        };

flags

        A bitwise OR of the various values described below.

        *MLX5DV_CONTEXT_FLAGS_DEVX*:
        Allocate a DEVX context

comp_mask

        Bitmask specifying what fields in the structure are valid

RETURN VALUE
Returns a pointer to the allocated device context, or NULL if the request fails.

SEE ALSO
ibv_open_device(3)

AUTHOR
Yishai Hadas yishaih@mellanox.com