[openib-general] [PATCH] rdma_cm: let SDP control the SDP version in the hello header

[Caitlin Bestler]

openib-general-bounces at openib.org wrote:
>> Go ahead. BTW, I'm reasonably sure CMA does not check MajV at least
>> in incoming HelloAck. I think since you must check it in incoming
>> Hello in CMA, its best to check it in incoming HelloAck in CMA as
>> well. 
>> 
>> Another validation check needed in CMA:
>> 
>> CA4-17: The accepting peer shall reject the connection if IPV of the
>> HH has a value other than 0x4 or 0x6.
> 
> Note that I would like to keep as much of the SDP protocol
> out of the CMA as possible.  I agree that this check should be in the
> CMA. 
> 

Could the CMA handoff parsing/evaluation of the Hello/HelloAck
exchange much the way it hands off private data to the ULP?