[openib-general] Re: [PATCH] CMA and iWARP

[Caitlin Bestler]

Steve Wise wrote:
>> Because an iWARP device can encompass multiple Ethernet ports with
>> the same mac address.
> 
> At the same time?  How does a switch handle this?
> 

A multi-port host can re-ARP an IP address to a different
port (with a different MAC address) without disrupting
established TCP connections.

Therefore it can be handled by existing NIC logic, without
having to involve any RNIC firmware/verbs/drivers/middleware.