[openib-general] [MAD] RMPP reassembly

[Roland Dreier]

    Sean> * In order to send RMPP ACKs, etc. the RMPP code needs
    Sean> access to a MR (LKey actually) usable with the registered
    Sean> mad_agent.  Both the CM and SA query code call
    Sean> ib_get_dma_mr() after calling ib_register_mad_agent(), and I
    Sean> would expect that other code will be similar.  I was
    Sean> considering adding an ib_mr* field to the mad_agent
    Sean> structure and returning it to the user.  Any objections or
    Sean> comments?

We discussed this once back in September of last year.  For some
reason we decided that the consumer was responsible for managing
memory registration, but I don't remember why.

 - R.