[openib-general] Different byte order between gen1 CM and gen2 CM ->RE: How to connect gen2 CM to gen1 IBGD CM?

Sean Hefty mshefty at ichips.intel.com
Thu Sep 14 08:25:11 PDT 2006


Bub Thomas wrote:
> Do you know rany other Verbs or CM parameter that does have a different 
> byte order between gen1 and gen2?

I'm not really familiar with the gen1 code.

> P.S.: Maybe someone should put a big “Warning” sign somewhere so that 
> others don’t stumple into that pit again. ;-)

The byte ordering in the kernel APIs are fairly clear about this, but that 
documentation didn't carry up to userspace everywhere.  I will update the 
userspace documentation, but it may take me a few weeks to get to this.

- Sean




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