[openib-general] Re: [PATCH] ib_mad: prevent duplicateoutstanding MADtransactions with same TID

[Sean Hefty]

Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> But the spec says:
> 
> 	. The method used for all packets sent from the Receiver to the Sender
> 	shall be SubnAdmGetTable() or SubnAdmGetTraceTable(), depending
> 	on which initiated the transfer.
> 
> 	. The method used for all packets sent from the Sender to the Receiver
> 	shall be SubnAdmGetTableResp().

This is for SA class only.  Vendor specific classes do not have this 
requirement.  Also, I don't see that there's any restriction that two systems 
can't both initiate SubnAdmGetTable requests to each other.  (For example, some 
sort of distributed SA.)

- Sean