(SPAM?) [openib-general] [RFC] new ibv_get_devices() API -- avoid dlists
Roland Dreier
rolandd at cisco.com
Thu Nov 10 15:16:27 PST 2005
> I would prefer one call to get the entire structure. Another option might
> be:
>
> struct ibv_device ** ibv_get_device()
>
> where it returns a list which is null terminated so you do not need to
> return the length.
Yes, I thought of that too. It seemed faintly preferable to tell the
caller how big the array was rather than forcing the caller to count
for itself. But I can't really think of a use case where it makes a
difference, so perhaps your simpler version is better.
- R.
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