[openib-general] RE: osm_sa_pkey_record.c when VENDOR_RMPP_SUPPORT defined

[Hal Rosenstock]

Hi Eitan,

On Fri, 2005-01-14 at 15:13, Eitan Zahavi wrote:
> [EZ] You wrote:
> It looks to me like osm_sa_pkey_record.c (line 513) is missing the
> #else
> clause as shown below (and in all the other SA files where
> appropriate).
> If you concur, I will generate the patch and apply.
> 
> [EZ] Yes you can add this in. 

OK. Thanks.

> But please note the usage of setting the rmpp_flags in the OpenSM was
> done for supporting the IB-AL interface that required the flags to be
> set to RMPP_FLAGS_ACTIVE to start the RMPP send. In the our
> implementation of RMPP this is not required (osm_vendor_mlx.c ). We
> base the RMPP send on the size of the sent MAD. So if a single record
> is returned in one packet it goes out as a simple send.  

But there are single packet RMPP responses so how are these
distinguished from simple sends ? Certain methods are required to use
RMPP whether it is a single packet response or not. Am I
misunderstanding ?

Thanks.

-- Hal