[openib-general] What does --process_mad-- exactly?

[Hal Rosenstock]

Hi Michael,

On Mon, 2006-09-18 at 08:47, Michael Arndt wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> the function ib_mad_recv_done_handler, which is called if a dr_smp packet 
> was received, calls "port_priv->device->process_mad". I analyze that 
> function (recursive) for mthca, but I never found the point where a set or 
> get method is applied.
> 
> Does anybody knows, what exactly process_mad does.

process_mad hands the incoming MAD to the driver (mthca, ipath, eHCA) if
it has defined this routine. In the case of mthca, it is used to hand
incoming SMA and PMA packets down the firmware (see
hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c:mthca_process_mad).

-- Hal

> Thanks, Michael 
> 
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