[openib-general] [PATCH] agent: Add IB ping server agent

[Hal Rosenstock]

Hi Eitan,

On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 11:55, Eitan Zahavi wrote:
> If the response would have included the guid and lid of the responding
> port this could potentially be used to validate path record cache in a
> distributed manner...
> 
> Also could help in diagnostics.

An entire range of IB ping types could be implemented analagous to ICMP
types.

Also, as you indicate, a response that includes target port GUID and LID
could be used to validate an SA client cache.

-- Hal