[openib-general] RE: [PATCH][UVERBS][RFC] node type in ibv_context

[Tom Tucker]

-----Original Message-----
From: Roland Dreier [mailto:rdreier at cisco.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 12:01 AM
To: Tom Tucker
Cc: Sean Hefty; Roland Dreier; openib-general at openib.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][UVERBS][RFC] node type in ibv_context

    Tom> Yeah, I originally had it there, but I waffled because I was
    Tom> worried (no use case btw) if the type check was every in the
    Tom> performance path that it would involve one extra pointer
    Tom> dereference.

That's a valid point.  But that seems like a pathologically stupid
app to me, to be honest.

[tt] Yeah - but these apps seem to dominate my consciousness -- thus my
history with start-ups... ;-)

[tt] I'll move it -- no worries...

 - R.