[ofw] RE: [patch] fix_partitioning_support_in_xp_inf.patch

Smith, Stan stan.smith at intel.com
Tue Sep 9 16:52:28 PDT 2008


Hello,
  Is changing the device name from IBA\IPOIB --> IBA\IPOIBP necessary?
The installer scripts all use IBA\IPOIB device name.
Why only XP or did I miss similar mods to netipoib.inx?

Thanks,

Stan.


Anatoly Greenblatt wrote:
>  <<fix_partitioning_support_in_xp_inf.patch>> Hi,
>
> This fix adds missing lines in ipoib.inf in order to support
> partitions in xp.
>
> I also noticed that xp inf is not stamped as regular inf and there are
> some differences in ndi paramters.
>
> Regards,
> Anatoly.
>
> Index: ulp/ipoib/kernel/netipoib-xp32.inf
> ===================================================================
> --- ulp/ipoib/kernel/netipoib-xp32.inf  (revision 1573)
> +++ ulp/ipoib/kernel/netipoib-xp32.inf  (working copy)
> @@ -21,12 +21,15 @@
>
>  [OPENIB.ntx86]
>  %IpoibDesc%      = Ipoib.DDInstall,    IBA\IPoIB   ; Internet
> Protocol over InfiniBand Adapter
> +%IpoibDescP%     = Ipoib.DDInstall,    IBA\IPoIBP  ; Internet
> Protocol over InfiniBand Adapter with partition key
>
>  [OPENIB.ntamd64]
>  %IpoibDesc%      = Ipoib.DDInstall,    IBA\IPoIB   ; Internet
> Protocol over InfiniBand Adapter
> +%IpoibDescP%     = Ipoib.DDInstall,    IBA\IPoIBP  ; Internet
> Protocol over InfiniBand Adapter with partition key
>
>  [OPENIB.ntia64]
>  %IpoibDesc%      = Ipoib.DDInstall,    IBA\IPoIB   ; Internet
> Protocol over InfiniBand Adapter
> +%IpoibDescP%     = Ipoib.DDInstall,    IBA\IPoIBP  ; Internet
> Protocol over InfiniBand Adapter with partition key
>
>  [Ipoib.DDInstall.ntx86]
>  Characteristics = 0x81 ; NCF_HAS_UI | NCF_VIRTUAL
> @@ -206,6 +209,7 @@
>  [Strings]
>  OPENIB               = "OpenIB Alliance"
>  IpoibDesc            = "OpenIB IPoIB Adapter"
> +IpoibDescP           = "OpenIB IPoIB Adapter Partition"
>  IpoibServiceDispName = "IPoIB"
>  IcsDisk1             = "OpenIB IPoIB Disk #1"
>  DIRID_SYSTEM         = 11




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