[openib-general] How to change NodeDescription

[Eitan Zahavi]

Steve Wooding wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is it possible with the gen2 driver to set the NodeDescription for each
> host. I have a machine which is still running gen1 drivers and the
> NodeDescription is set to the hostname. I guess this is done when the
> driver is loaded at boot time (but couldn't find out exactly how this
> is done).
The gen1 implementation sniffed the ingoing 
SubnetManagement.Get(NodeDesc) in the sma.c and replaced appended to the 
  results a string the looked like: <host name> HCA-<hca index>.
I think it was very useful feature.

I wonder if we would provide a patch would it will accepted?
> 
> The NodeDescription on gen2 is "MT25208 InfiniHostEx Mellanox
> Technologies", which looks like it was formed by looking at lspci or
> something. I would like to change it to hostname plus some other custom
> attribute (e.g. type of node).
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Steve.
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