[openib-general] [PATCH] [verbs] add node_guid to device structure

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 04:24:56PM -0700, Sean Hefty wrote:
> This patch adds the node_guid to struct ib_device to avoid ULPs needing
> to query for it.
> 
> It will also make it possible to give users the attributes of a device
> as part of their add_device routine.
> 
> If this patch is okay with everyone, I will submit patches to remove
> the device attribute queries in the CM, SRP, and sysfs.

The PAGE_SIZE slab cache doesn't make sense - just use alloc_page
to get a page or merge it into the other slab cache.  Probably the
former makes more sense.