[openib-general] [PATCH] Allow setting of NodeDescription

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 19:43, Roland Dreier wrote:
>  - Allows userspace to set node_desc by writing into sysfs file, eg.
>      echo -n `hostname` >> /sys/class/infiniband/mthca0/node_desc

Shouldn't there be a non volatile way to do this ?

Are there issues with userspace being able to do this or is the access
rights on /sys/class/infiniband/mthca0/node_desc sufficient ?

-- Hal