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

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 01:51, Eitan Zahavi wrote:
> Hal Rosenstock wrote:
> > 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
> I would think the way to use this is to add the above call to the modprobe sequence.

That still leaves a window where the SM could get this after the driver
and core are started but before this is set.

-- Hal