[openib-general] [PATCH][UVERBS][RFC] Exporting device node_type to user mode

[Roland Dreier]

    Tom> Roland: Thinking about this a little more and having read
    Tom> some less than flattering commentary on various mailing list
    Tom> about sysfs, ABI, differences between distros, etc... Is
    Tom> using sysfs for device attributes the right approach here, or
    Tom> should be bite the bullet and update the kernel-abi?

Well, we already have node_type in sysfs.  I don't think it's worth
adding a redundant way to get the info, and we're already using sysfs
for stuff like node_guid anyway.

 - R.