[openib-general] ib_mad.c comments

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Sat, 2004-09-11 at 14:12, Hal Rosenstock wrote:
> >     Hal> To minimize time spent in non process context. Is this an
> >     Hal> overly conservative approach ?
> > 
> > It's probably OK for now.  Probably the correct answer is to use
> > tasklets and run in softirq context though (since process context can
> > be starved for an arbitrarily long time).
> 
> OK. I will put changing this on the futures list for now.

One further thought although I think this was already discussed on the
list but I forgot the answer...

Another specific issue will come into play for the CM in that the
callbacks will want to invoke ib_create/modify_qp. Will those be
callable from non process context ? Just want to be sure...

-- Hal