[openib-general] IPoIB broadcast MC group membership

Hal Rosenstock halr at voltaire.com
Tue Feb 28 11:35:34 PST 2006


On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 01:10, Fabian Tillier wrote:
> The Windows IPoIB follows a sequence like:
> 
> if( GET broadcast group == NO_ERROR )
>     if( SET join broadcast group != NO_ERROR ) repeat GET;
> else
>     if( SET create broadcast group != NO_ERROR ) repeat GET;

Another approach that could be used is to subscribe for MC group
creation and deletion traps rather than a timed poll.

BTW, is there some timer before the loop is repeated ?

-- Hal






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