[openib-general] MAD registration for newer vendor classes
Sean Hefty
mshefty at ichips.intel.com
Mon Nov 29 11:19:30 PST 2004
Hal Rosenstock wrote:
>>>For the newer vendor classes (0x30-0x4f), should we add OUI to the
>>>registration and put the demux into the MAD layer for these classes by OUI ?
>>>
>>>If so, I will work up a patch for this.
>>
>>I guess I need to re-examine the MAD dispatching, but I can't think of
>>a reason why it wouldn't already support vendor classes already.
>
>
> There are a new range of vendor classes (at IBA 1.1) which embed the OUI
> so that multiple vendors can share the same class. There needs to be
> another level of demux for these.
You know, I'd really like to rant about the entire MAD architecture
right about now...
I think it makes sense to add OUI to the MAD interface.
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