[openib-general] RE: [RFC] [PATCH 1/2] multicast support for multiple users

Sean Hefty sean.hefty at intel.com
Thu Apr 6 14:21:00 PDT 2006


>> I don't think it's needed.  MGID and PortGID together form the record
>> identifier for multicast groups.
>
>I see your point so perhaps it is not needed. For IPoIB, that clearly
>works as the PKey is embedded in the MGID. I didn't think that was the
>case with generalized IB multicast.

It doesn't appear that PKey is used in deletion of the group unless proxy_join
is set to 1.  But in that case, the PKey that's used comes from the MAD source,
and not the value specified as part of the MCMemberRecord.

- Sean



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