[openib-general] [PATCH] libibsa: userspace SA query and multicast support

Michael S. Tsirkin mst at mellanox.co.il
Wed Aug 23 14:52:46 PDT 2006


Quoting r. Sean Hefty <mshefty at ichips.intel.com>:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] libibsa: userspace SA query and multicast support
> 
> > Yea I had the same question. Shouldn't interface expose
> > just the specific queries that we need?
> 
> I don't know what queries a user will want, and I'd rather not change the
> kernel ABI with every new query, but that is a possibility.  Which queries are
> of concern?

Donnu. I'm just speaking on the general principle that we should deny by
default, not allow by default.  Which queries do you want to perform?

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MST




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