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

[Roland Dreier]

    Caitlin> So the unique scope of the IP address is limited to the
    Caitlin> enterprise, rather than being global. But that scope
    Caitlin> still encompasses any one single host. It is incorrect to
    Caitlin> have two "private" networks with the same network prefix
    Caitlin> attached to the same host.

There is no requirement that an IP address be attached to a single
interface.  It is completely compliant to implement an IP stack where
the IP address is owned by the host as a whole.

 - R.