[openib-general] netdev reference counting problem with ib_at

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 15:52, Sean Hefty wrote:
> Hal Rosenstock wrote:
> > On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 15:29, Sean Hefty wrote:
> > 
> >>>Is this ib_ptr or ipoib_ptr ? I would think iWARP devices would need
> >>>this.
> >>
> >>I think that we can implement the CMA interface without adding this pointer by 
> >>using ARP and the private data in the CM REQ.
> > 
> > True if that is the approach taken.
> 
> I thought that there was agreement to use the private data in the CM REQ.  Using 
> ARP is just taking advantage of existing functionality.

Is there any harm in exposing this ?

> >>  Is it needed for any other purpose?
> > 
> > SDP does this too (as well as AT).
> 
> What does SDP use this for?

Same thing as AT right now.

>   Can it get to the same data another way?

Probably.

-- Hal