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

[Fab Tillier]

> From: Roland Dreier [mailto:rolandd at cisco.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 6:56 PM
> 
>     Roland>  - Allows userspace to set node_desc by writing into sysfs file,
>     Hal> Shouldn't there be a non volatile way to do this ?
> 
> I'm not sure what "non volatile" means in this context.  For Mellanox
> HCAs, one can already set a permanent NodeDescription in the flash
> when burning firmware.

To me, non volatile in this context means something like using the system name.
Would this be hard to do?  In fact, I would prefer to see the system name used
instead of whatever is programmed in the HCA as the default.  Granted, this
makes the node description burned in the firmware useless, but that doesn't seem
like a big deal.

- Fab