[openib-general] netdev reference counting problem with ib_at

[Sean Hefty]

Hal Rosenstock wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 15:29, Sean Hefty wrote:
> 
>>>Is this ib_ptr or ipoib_ptr ? I would think iWARP devices would need
>>>this.
>>
>>I think that we can implement the CMA interface without adding this pointer by 
>>using ARP and the private data in the CM REQ.
> 
> True if that is the approach taken.

I thought that there was agreement to use the private data in the CM REQ.  Using 
ARP is just taking advantage of existing functionality.

>>  Is it needed for any other purpose?
> 
> SDP does this too (as well as AT).

What does SDP use this for?  Can it get to the same data another way?

- Sean