[openib-general] Interface for getting RNIC's IP address

[Caitlin Bestler]

openib-general-bounces at openib.org wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-06-26 at 14:22 -0400, Sundeep Narravula wrote:
>>  Is there any s/w interface to obtain the local RNIC's IP address?
>> 
>> The current rdma cm examples, rping and cmatose, require the user to
>> enter the ip address as a command line parameter. I am currently
>> looking for a way to get this programatically.
>> 
> 
> You can use 0.0.0.0 which will allow you to listen across all
> rdma devices.  Otherwise, you have to "know" which ip address
> is bound to the device you wish to listen on.
> 
> 
> 
True, but if you know what netdevice the rdma device you want
to listen on is associated with then you can work from the
IP Address to the netdevice.