[openib-general] OpenSM/osm_log API: Use symbol versions rather than polluting namespace

Michael S. Tsirkin mst at mellanox.co.il
Wed Sep 6 09:10:54 PDT 2006


Quoting r. Hal Rosenstock <halr at voltaire.com>:
> > > (which, as I understand it, is really only an issue because opensm can
> > > log so much),
> > > which is what this entire patch series was designed to
> > > address.  They are two different problem spaces.
> > 
> > So ... wouldn't it be better to address the real issue?
> > As I see it, the problem only appears if you activate opensm in the verbose
> > mode. And the reason to run so for a long time is only if you suspect you'll
> > want to debug something later, without killing opensm.
> 
> Those patches are still pending and won't be in OFED 1,1, right ?

Well, I donnu. If it's assumed reducing log size is important enough
for 1.1, then maybe applying these patches are the way to go?

-- 
MST




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