[openib-general] Re: RFC: e2e credits

Hal Rosenstock halr at voltaire.com
Sat Mar 25 10:41:57 PST 2006


On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 11:59, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> Quoting r. Hal Rosenstock <halr at voltaire.com>:
> > > However we have this, towards the end of page 355.
> > > 
> > > ----
> > > 
> > > "Even a responder which does generate end-to-end credits may choose to send
> > > the 'invalid' code in the AETH"
> > > 
> > > ----
> > > 
> > > This seems to imply that HCA (which must generate end-to-end credits)
> > > may choose to send the 'invalid' code in the AETH?
> > > 
> > > What's your take on this?
> > 
> > Isn't it needed for when HCAs talk to TCAs which don't support E2E ?
> 
> How so? This explicitly talks about responders that do support E2E.

You're right. I misread it. So what's the issue relative to what was
being discussed about e2e credits or is this a separate question ?

-- Hal




More information about the general mailing list