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

[Sean Hefty]

Roland Dreier wrote:
> This patch does a few things:
>  - Adds node_guid and node_desc fields to struct ib_device
>  - Has mthca set these fields on startup
>  - Extends modify_device method to handle setting node_desc
>  - Exposes node_desc in sysfs
>  - Allows userspace to set node_desc by writing into sysfs file, eg.
>      echo -n `hostname` >> /sys/class/infiniband/mthca0/node_desc
> 
> This should probably be combined with Sean's work to get rid of
> node_guid queries in ULPs.
> 
> Comments?

Are there any objections to separating the node_guid changes and commit that 
portion?

- Sean