[openib-general] Re: [swg] Re: private data...

[Fab Tillier]

> From: Sean Hefty [mailto:mshefty at ichips.intel.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 10:25 AM
> 
> If we use an IBTA assigned service ID, I think that this can be
> defined without using a reserved bit or changing a version number.
> The two possible implementations that I see are using a single
> service ID, or mapping port numbers to a range of assigned service
> IDs.

I would personally rather see a reserved bit get used.  Imagine a system that
has two protocols installed that use IP addressing.  That system might want to
have different apps listening on the same port number over both, even though the
protocols are different.

Having a reserved bit in the REQ indicate the presence of IP addressing
information (including source and destination port numbers) in the private data
seems most flexible to me.

- Fab