[ofa-general] [PATCH] OpenSM/osm_port_info_rcv.c: In __osm_pi_rcv_process_endport, isSMdisabled also indicates that an SM is present so poll SMInfo

[Roland Dreier]

 > C14-69 describes one such scenario where the SM is disabled out of band
 > and the only way other SMs know there is an inactive SM there is via
 > this capmask bit as it will not respond to SMInfo.

I guess that's the central part of my confusion -- why do I care about
a disabled SM?  What does another SM do differently depending on
whether a given port has a disabled SM or no SM at all?

 - R.