[openib-general] [PATCH 3/3] iWARP CM

[Caitlin Bestler]

Sean Hefty wrote:
> Caitlin Bestler wrote:
>> No it doesn't map to the physical port, it just typically maps to a
>> physical port. It maps to an L2 endpoint. The ethernet portion of
>> the device may be doing binding. 
>> 
>> In either case, the L2 endpoint can have multiple IP addresses, but
>> it always has a primary IP address.
> 
> I can't find where iwcm_port::local_addr is set or used.
> Maybe it can just be removed?  In fact, I can't even figure
> out how iwcm_port is used, or even iwcm_device for that
> matter.  Are these used outside of this particular patch
> somehow, or am I just missing where they're used?
> 
> - Sean

The local_addr is reported to the application in a connection
request. The application may behave differently based on what
local_addr is. For example an http/ftp server may provide 
different content based upon which IP alias that was used
to connect with it.