[openib-general] ib_free_recv_mad and references

Sean Hefty mshefty at ichips.intel.com
Wed Oct 27 10:45:48 PDT 2004


On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:11:17 -0400
Hal Rosenstock <halr at voltaire.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 2004-10-27 at 12:40, Sean Hefty wrote:
> > I'm just wondering more about whether we should permit an agent to unregister 
> > while it has received MADs outstanding.  Or, if it makes more sense to block 
> > unregister until all MADs have been returned.
> 
> That sounds reasonable to me since if the deregistration is blocked
> until all received MADs are freed, this will make it more likely that
> the client will do the right thing. 
> 
> Shall I work up a patch for this ?

If you have time.  I'll get to it if not.  I don't think this will be a large change.

- Sean



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