[openib-general] Re: Re: port_num

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

Quoting r. Sean Hefty <mshefty at ichips.intel.com>:
> Subject: Re: Re: port_num
> 
> Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> >Right. Just take the value in the sysctl_local_port_range.
> >Do you think its better for CMA to look at sysctl_local_port_range,
> >or to add parameters to the bind function?
> 
> Is it necessary to use a value in that range for SDP?

Yes, ports outside this range are reserved for services,
they can't be assigned implicitly by wildcard port 0,
only explicitly by user with appropriate capability.

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Michael S. Tsirkin
Staff Engineer, Mellanox Technologies