***SPAM*** Re: [ofa-general] [PATCH] libibmad: remove functions which use pthread

[Sasha Khapyorsky]

Hi Hal,

On 10:20 Wed 18 Feb     , Hal Rosenstock wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:33 PM, Sasha Khapyorsky <sashak at voltaire.com> wrote:
> > On 18:21 Tue 17 Feb     , Hal Rosenstock wrote:
> >> >
> >> > For utilities which run once through I think the old functions work just
> >> > fine.
> >>
> >> Well, sort of... Aren't mad_portid "collisions" possible when multiple
> >> programs are run concurrently ?
> >
> > No.
> 
> With the old API, mad_portid can be overwritten by another process or
> thread. Another thread is not an expected use case but it is possible.

Yes, but you asked about "collisions" between different programs
(processes) run.

Sasha