[openib-general] Re: port_num

[Caitlin Bestler]

Roland Dreier wrote:
>     Caitlin> I can see how an offload device can share an IP address
>     Caitlin> with the host stack and hence need to prevent conflicting
>     Caitlin> uses of the TCP port. But how do *two* offload devices
>     Caitlin> share the same IP address with each other and/or with
> the     Caitlin> host stack? 
> 
> If one offload device can share an address with the host
> stack, why can't I give the same address to another offload device?
> 
>  - R.

How would you select which offload device to use?