[openib-general] Re: [PATCH v2] mad: use GID/LID on requester side when matching responses to requests

Michael S. Tsirkin mst at mellanox.co.il
Sat Apr 29 12:39:13 PDT 2006


Quoting r. Sean Hefty <mshefty at ichips.intel.com>:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mad: use GID/LID on requester side when matching responses to requests
> 
> Jack Morgenstein wrote:
> >Corrected and cleaner version.
> >
> >Check GID/LID for requester side when searching for request which matches
> >received response.  This, in order to guarantee uniqueness if use same TID
> >when requesting via multiple source LIDs (when LMC is not zero). To perform
> >check, add LMC to cache.
> >
> >Further, do not perform LID check for direct-routed packets, since 
> >permissive
> >LID makes a proper check impossible.
> 
> Thanks - I'll look at this within the next couple of days.

Could this patch be merged please? Sean?

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MST



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