[openib-general] ib_req_ncomp_notif in core_ layer
Roland Dreier
roland at topspin.com
Wed Aug 4 12:36:48 PDT 2004
Michael> Hello! I am looking at the ib core gen2 code now, and I
Michael> am puzzled by the fact that some functions just seem to
Michael> do a check and then copy another one. Taking the
Michael> following example
Michael> Its true that req_ncomp_notif could be NULL, but this
Michael> could be fixed, instead, by modifying it to a reasonable
Michael> default when the device is initialised.
It's not really a big deal either way. The Linux model seems to be
that function pointers are NULL for unimplemented methods (eg in
struct netdevice).
- R.
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