[openib-general] ib_mad.h: ib_mad_reg_req question

Roland Dreier roland at topspin.com
Tue Aug 31 12:39:37 PDT 2004


    Sean> As an aside question, does the SM receive unsolicited
    Sean> directed route MADs?  I always thought of directed route
    Sean> MADs as being initiated by the SM, basically for
    Sean> configuration purposes, and then routed locally (via
    Sean> ib_process_mad) at the remote side.

It shouldn't -- I'm pretty sure there's a compliance statement that
says only the SM may originate DR SMPs (obviously other nodes are
allowed to return their responses).

 - R.



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