IBV_INC_RKEY(3)

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>