[openib-general] [PATCH 03/18] [RFC] Provider Registration and Methods

[Caitlin Bestler]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: openib-general-bounces at openib.org 
> [mailto:openib-general-bounces at openib.org] On Behalf Of Sean Hefty
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:27 AM
> To: Steve Wise
> Cc: openib-general
> Subject: Re: [openib-general] [PATCH 03/18] [RFC] Provider 
> Registration and Methods
> 
> Steve Wise wrote:
> > ISSUES:
> > 
> > - we're exporting the mac address assigned to each netdev 
> port as the 
> > port gid.  The IW CM/CMA uses this to find the openib device, given 
> > the associated netdev mac address.  Caitlin wanted this to 
> be done by 
> > IP address, not mac address.
> 
> The CMA is trying to map to a specific hardware device.  I'm 
> not sure that you want this mapping done using an IP address, 
> over a hardware specific identifier.
> 
> - Sean

To be precise the RDMA device should map to a struct netdevice.
A netdevice always has an IP address, and almost always has
a MAC address.