[openib-general] IPoIB multicast group creation

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Tue, 2006-03-07 at 20:20, Roland Dreier wrote:
>     Sean> When ipoib joins a multicast group, it provides a pkey as
>     Sean> part of the request. Is this required for ipoib?
> 
> It's required to create the MCG.  For non-create joins, I guess it's
> not needed but I don't think it hurts.  I don't think it's an IPoIB
> requirement really,

It's not an IBA requirement to specify PKey on joins.

>  and I don't remember why I wrote the code that
> way, but I don't think it hurts either.

-- Hal