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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Fab</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Simple test that try to allocate max PDs (as reported form query ca) discovered that </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>it can allocate only the max_pds -1.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I checked it and found that:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The user ask for 0x4000 PDs</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>The THH layer keep 2 PDs for itself so the IBAL report on 0x3ffe PDs available</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>while the IBAL is loaded (in creat_ci_ca) IBAL take one more PD (for SQP..) so the user can allocate only 0x3ffd PDs</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Do you think that IBAL should report 1 PD less so the user will know exactly how many resources he actually can allocate ?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Personally I think that if IBAL take resource (PDs, Avs, QPS) for its own use,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>then it should subtract them from the ca capabilities.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>What do you think ?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>10x</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Yossi </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Yossi Leybovich(<A HREF="mailto:sleybo@mellanox.co.il">mailto:sleybo@mellanox.co.il</A>)</FONT>
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