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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758432801-03122010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Hello,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758432801-03122010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> A few questions:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758432801-03122010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Why is this design not under an OFA/BSD disclaimer? The target
code is Open Source?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758432801-03122010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Your Mellanox copyright date needs an
update.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758432801-03122010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758432801-03122010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>How large of an object history buffer do you
envision?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758432801-03122010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Is the size of the object history buffer a static allocation
(compiled into the object struct) or dynamic (obj struct has a pointer
to history buf)?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758432801-03122010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Case where one realizes the buffer is too small at
runtime; recompile the world or reset a size variable?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758432801-03122010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Will the object ref/deref history mechanism be available only
for DBG builds?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758432801-03122010><FONT color=#0000ff
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field set if all of the history mechanisms are hidden within macros and
the macro interfaces remain constant?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=758432801-03122010></SPAN><SPAN
class=758432801-03122010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>stan.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> ofw-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org
[mailto:ofw-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Irena
Gannon<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 29, 2010 8:46 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'ofw@lists.openfabrics.org'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [ofw] Reference count debugging
mechanism proposal<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Please review the attached proposal for adding debugging
information to the reference count mechanism.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Irena<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>