[openib-general] Re: [PATCH] mad: use GID/LID on requester side when matching responses to requests

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

Quoting r. Jack Morgenstein <jackm at mellanox.co.il>:
> Subject: [PATCH] mad: use GID/LID on requester side when matching responses to requests
> 
> Check GID/LID for requester side when searching for request which matches
> received response.  This, in order to guarantee uniqueness if use same TID
> when requesting via multiple source LIDs (when LMC is not zero). To perform
> check, need to add LMC to cache.
> 
> (previous patch returned OK unconditionally for LID check, when the check is 
> performed at the requesting node).
> 
> Further, do not perform LID check for direct-routed packets, since permissive
> LID makes a proper check impossible.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jack Morgenstein <jackm at mellanox.co.il>
 
Sean, could you take a look at this please?

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