[openib-general] Re: [PATCH 4 of 53] ipath - cap number of PDs that can be allocated

Roland Dreier rdreier at cisco.com
Mon May 15 08:45:49 PDT 2006


 > Put an arbitrary cap on the maximum number of PDs that can be allocated
 > for a device.  This is arbitrary because the number we support
 > is constrained only by system memory and what kmalloc can give us.
 > Nevertheless, if we don't have a limit, some third-party  OpenIB stress
 > tests fail.  The limit can be changed on the fly using a module parameter.

Would it make more sense to fix the stress test?

 - R.



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