[openib-general] [RFC] [PATCH 2/7] ib_multicast 2.6.20: add ib_multicast module to track join requests from the same port

Michael S. Tsirkin mst at mellanox.co.il
Thu Oct 12 12:13:25 PDT 2006


Quoting r. Sean Hefty <mshefty at ichips.intel.com>:
> Subject: Re: [openib-general] [RFC] [PATCH 2/7] ib_multicast 2.6.20: add ib_multicast module to track join requests from the same port
> 
> Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > Ah. I get it.
> > If my callback will return error, I must make sure I won't destroy the cm_id.
> > But this means that I don't get the protection on destroy that was
> > checking that callbacks have all gone. 
> > 
> > 
> > So, let's solve it in the same way we did for sa?
> 
> Yes - I agree.  I will update ib_multicast before resubmitting (I want to 
> continue to collect other feedback first), then provide separate patches for 
> ib_cm and rdma_cm.


Another comment that I'd like not to get in the noise is that we need
to handle the full set of SA queries, not just EQ.

-- 
MST




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