[ofa-general] Re: [PATCH] opensm/scripts: handling opensm config file

[Al Chu]

On Wed, 2008-10-22 at 19:18 +0200, Sasha Khapyorsky wrote:
> On 09:54 Wed 22 Oct     , Al Chu wrote:
> > On Wed, 2008-10-22 at 18:24 +0200, Sasha Khapyorsky wrote:
> > > On 18:16 Wed 22 Oct     , Yevgeny Kliteynik wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'd like to remove it too. I know that people do use it, but
> > > > this usage should be replaced by /etc/opensm/opensm.conf anyway.
> > 
> > You cannot specify an alternate config file (-F/--config)
> > in /etc/opensm/opensm.conf??? :-)
> 
> Sure, but we clearly shouldn't replace the default unconditionally :)

Absolutely.  My point being that if you wanted to specify an alternate
config path (w/o editting the init script), I think specify OPTIONS in
the sysconfig is the only way??

> > You may wish to ping Redhat/Suse for what they think (b/c if it doesn't
> > meet their requirements, they will just add it back),
> 
> That would be fine - we will learn better then.
> 
> > but I don't think
> > it should be removed.
> 
> Do you use it (/etc/sysconfig/opensm*)?

We don't personally.  But I do know that the system administrators do
use sysconfig for a variety of other daemons.  So I think keeping the
sysconfig OPTIONS variable available as an option is important.

Al

> Sasha
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Albert Chu
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Computer Scientist
High Performance Systems Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory