[openib-general] IP addressing on InfiniBand networks

[Roland Dreier]

    Caitlin> An assigned GID meets all of the requirements for an IA
    Caitlin> Address.  I think taking advantage of that existing
    Caitlin> capability is just one of many options that can be done
    Caitlin> by the IB CM rather than forcing IB specific changes up
    Caitlin> to the application layer.

Just to be clear, the IBA spec is very clear that a GID _is_ an IPv6 address.

 - R.