[openib-general] Re: [PATCH] ipv4/fib_frontend.c: (Re)export ip_dev_find for 2.6.14

[David S. Miller]

From: Hal Rosenstock <halr at voltaire.com>
Date: 04 Oct 2005 11:01:14 -0400

> (There is emerging functionality (not yet pushed upstream) in the IB
> subsystem which relies on this being available. ip_dev_find is used to
> find a valid IPoIB device when the outgoing device returned by the route
> lookup (ip_route_output_key) is using the loopback interface. A valid
> IPoIB device is needed to perform sending an ARP and doing an IB path
> lookup so that an IB connection can be made).

Then add this when this "emerging functionality" is pushed upstream.