[openib-general] Re: [PATCH] CMA: allow/require bind beforeconnect

[Roland Dreier]

OK, fair enough.  I was really replying to the first sentence of:

     Caitlin> From the perspective of any given host, IP addresses are
     Caitlin> unique across all interface devices. A given connection
     Caitlin> can therefore be identified by just the 4-tuple, with no
     Caitlin> need to explicitly state "via this device".

IP addresses are not unique.  However, I do agree that a 4-tuple
uniquely identifies a TCP connection.

 - R.