[openib-general] [PATCH] IPOIB: Use a GRH when appropriate for unicast packets

Sean Hefty sean.hefty at intel.com
Fri Jan 26 13:45:02 PST 2007


>Maybe the best fix is to have ib_init_ah_from_path() itself print a
>warning if the GID index can't be found, just set the gid_index to 0
>in that case, and change ib_init_ah_from_path() to return void?
>
>What do you think of doing something like this for 2.6.21:

Changing this to a void seems fine to me.  Hal, do you see any issues with this?
Can the problem occur if we have an out of date path record?  And even if that
can occur, can the problem be pushed off until the user calls ib_create_ah?

- Sean




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