[openib-general] CMA: port 2 loopback problems

Sean Hefty mshefty at ichips.intel.com
Tue May 9 12:25:07 PDT 2006


Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> I thought about this too. People actually do expect loopback to work when link
> is down.  I guess we could create "loopback" path record, with parameters such
> as SL editable from sysfs.

Until the underlying IB stack supports loopback connections on a non-active 
port, my thinking is to have the RDMA CM select the first active port when 
connecting in loopback.

- Sean




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