[ofa-general] Re: [PATCH] ib/ipoib: Reduce comparison size in data path

[Eli Cohen]

On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 03:53 -0800, Hal Rosenstock wrote:

> OpenSM's subnet prefix is determined via a config file (or defaults if
> not overridden there). There has been discussion about supporting
> reconfiguration without OpenSM restart. (One can also envision a restart
> scenario here where the subnet prefix is changed).
Won't such a possible event require the SM to send an SM change event?
If it does then ipoib can handle this.

>  Also, OpenSM is not
> the only SM out there and IMO ideally we would/should rely on only what
> the IBA architecture requires and not on current implementation.
Agree but again, wouldn't such a change in configuration require an SM
change event?