[openib-general] Naming police

Roland Dreier roland at topspin.com
Wed Sep 29 15:18:12 PDT 2004


    Hal> In ib_verbs.h, in ib_ah_attr struct, it is src_path_bits

    Hal> whereas

    Hal> in ib_wc struct, it is dlid_path_bits

    Hal> Should the latter be dest_path_bits for naming consistency ?

Maybe, although the two fields really are different -- in ib_ah_attr
we are telling the HCA what value to use for the source LID in the
message it sends.  In ib_wc we are getting the value in the
destination LID of the message we just received.

 - Roland



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