[ofa-general] Re: initial set of "direct" SDP tests in netperf

[Rick Jones]

>>However, I think that is the "better" problem - SDP is a "protocol" not 
>>an address family.  (Again, based on what little I understand about 
>>SDP).
> 
> 
> I see why this makes sens for you, but in what sense is it a "better" problem?

Because it isn't trying to describe a change in protocol as a change in 
addressing.  It makes getting to SDP look like getting to any other 
transport-layer protocol - eg UDP, TCP, or SCTP.  My intuitive guessing 
suggests that fewer folks use getprotobyname() than getaddrinfo().

rick jones