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

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 03:36, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> Would make more sense to initialize node_desc to an empty string
> instead of whatever is programmed in the device flash?
> This creates a way for the remote user to find out that the "echo"
> script above did not run yet, and try again later.

I think this is the wrong direction to go as the SM may now see many
nodes without any NodeDescription. I don't think the tradeoff to know
that it wasn't set this way is worth it on what it potentially causes to
SM and any management/diagnosic tools.

-- Hal