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@mellanox.com>, Yishai Hadas <yishaih@mellanox.com>