[openib-general] [PATCH] netdevice.h: Add RDMA private pointer to the net_device structure

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Tue, 2005-10-04 at 12:36, Sean Hefty wrote:
> Caitlin Bestler wrote:
> > That makes sense. The only thing really missing is clarifying
> > the intended scope of this data. I believe that the intent is
> > for it to be transport specific, but not device specific. Is
> > that correct?
> 
> I'm trying to understand who would use this field and what it would contain. 
>  From discussions so far, it looks like only an IP to IB address translation 
> mechanism would need it.  And the only value that's required seems to be the 
> pkey.  Other values could be returned as well to possibly simplify things, but 
> not sure that anything else is required.

Also, ib_device and port as well as PKey.

-- Hal