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| mlx5dv_open_device(3) | Library Functions Manual | mlx5dv_open_device(3) | 
NAME¶
mlx5dv_open_device - Open an RDMA device context for the mlx5 provider
SYNOPSIS¶
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#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
mlx5dv_context_attr¶
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struct mlx5dv_context_attr {
uint32_t flags;
uint64_t comp_mask;
struct ibv_fd_arr *fds; }; 
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A bitwise OR of the various values described below.
*MLX5DV_CONTEXT_FLAGS_DEVX*:
Allocate a DEVX context 
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Bitmask specifying what fields in the structure are valid
*MLX5DV_CONTEXT_ATTR_MASK_FD_ARRAY*:
Valid value in *fds* 
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Used to pass a file descriptor array. 
ibv_fd_arr¶
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struct ibv_fd_arr {
int *arr;
uint32_t count; }; 
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Pointer to the file descriptor array. 
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Number of elements in the array. 
RETURN VALUE¶
Returns a pointer to the allocated device context, or NULL if the request fails.
SEE ALSO¶
AUTHOR¶
Yishai Hadas yishaih@mellanox.com