[openib-general] MAD layer needs for porting SA client code

[Roland Dreier]

    Hal> Just wanted to double check on the MAD layer needs for
    Hal> porting the current SA client code (for Get PathRecord and
    Hal> Set/Delete/Get MCMemberRecord for IPoIB). Is it correct that
    Hal> this code does not rely on request/response matching (and
    Hal> timeouts) currently ? If not, those aspects of the code do
    Hal> not need to be tested before declaring the MAD layer as
    Hal> usable.

SA queries definitely rely on matching responses to requests and on
timeouts.  I don't see how we can sanely make SA queries otherwise.

  - Roland