[openib-general] [PATCH 03/18] [RFC] Provider Registration and Methods

[Caitlin Bestler]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: openib-general-bounces at openib.org 
> [mailto:openib-general-bounces at openib.org] On Behalf Of Steve Wise
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:05 AM
> To: openib-general
> Subject: [openib-general] [PATCH 03/18] [RFC] Provider 
> Registration and Methods
> 
> 
> ISSUES:
> 
> - we're exporting the mac address assigned to each netdev 
> port as the port gid.  The IW CM/CMA uses this to find the 
> openib device, given the associated netdev mac address.  
> Caitlin wanted this to be done by IP address, not mac address.
> 
> 

Using the IP address is more theoretically correct. However, all of our
teaming solutions are capable of creating a MAC address for teamed
ports. So this is not a show-stopper if shifting to IP addresses
is difficult for anyone else.