[openib-general] [PATCH][iWARP] Added provider CM verbs and queryprovider methods
Sean Hefty
sean.hefty at intel.com
Wed Aug 24 23:33:48 PDT 2005
>It was placed in here to allow ULPs to filter
>the device notifications by the transport type. The IPoIB
>ULP, for example, doesn't care about iWARP devices.
I was confusing myself.
>This method is butt simple, however, doesn't scale very well
>if you add additional transports. The alternative is to
>add a 'filter' mask that allows ULPs to register for
>device type events it is interested in. I am happy to do it
>either way.
I would keep your change as it is. ULPs that care about specific devices can
filter devices in a more flexible ways than anything that we could provide in an
API.
- Sean
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