[openib-general] OpenSM/osm_log API: Use symbol versions rather than pollutingnamespace

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

Quoting r. Hal Rosenstock <halr at voltaire.com>:
> Subject: Re: OpenSM/osm_log API: Use symbol versions rather than pollutingnamespace
> 
> On Wed, 2006-09-06 at 12:10, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > Quoting r. Hal Rosenstock <halr at voltaire.com>:
> > > > > (which, as I understand it, is really only an issue because opensm can
> > > > > log so much),
> > > > > which is what this entire patch series was designed to
> > > > > address.  They are two different problem spaces.
> > > > 
> > > > So ... wouldn't it be better to address the real issue?
> > > > As I see it, the problem only appears if you activate opensm in the verbose
> > > > mode. And the reason to run so for a long time is only if you suspect you'll
> > > > want to debug something later, without killing opensm.
> > > 
> > > Those patches are still pending and won't be in OFED 1,1, right ?
> > 
> > Well, I donnu. If it's assumed reducing log size is important enough
> > for 1.1, then maybe applying these patches are the way to go?
> 
> Right now these also involve an API change and that patch is being
> reworked (so they couldn't possibly make OFED 1.1 rc4).

Actually I was under impression that that patch was preserving the exiting API
(only extension).

I hope we all agree API breakage isn't an option at this point.

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