[ofa-general] [PATCH V3] infiniband/core: Enable loopback ofDRSMP responses from userspace

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Fri, 2007-10-19 at 09:19 -0700, Sean Hefty wrote:
> > This looks like it could be a problem, but it is not directly
> > related to the original patch; i.e. loop back of a DR SMP
> > response being sent from userspace.
> > 
> > I think you could probably combine the routines as you suggest
> > or call them both as is done to solve the original problem.
> > If you want to combine this change with the original patch
> > to make a more uniform change across both problems that
> > would be fine with me.  Hal, Sean, do you have an opinion?
> 
> I think Hal pointed this out, but the mad layer doesn't currently 
> support mixing DR and LID routed SMPs.  

To be precise, pure DR and LR SMPs are supported. Additionally, there is
one combined route (LR part followed by a DR part) which can be
initiated but that's as far as it goes. That latter mode is used by some
ibportstate forms.

> I would like patches to add/fix that to be separate.

Me too.

-- Hal

> 
> - Sean
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