[openib-general] [PATCH] IB/ipoib: user appropriate mtu selector for path queries

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

Quoting r. Roland Dreier <rdreier at cisco.com>:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] IB/ipoib: user appropriate mtu selector for path queries
> 
> I didn't really read the new patch before... anyway:
> 
> Why have you changed from the approach of just using the broadcast
> group's MTU?  As far as I can see, the issue being addressed here is
> purely theoretical anyway, but with the approach of taking the current
> device MTU, you now have to flush all the paths if the configured MTU
> changes, and you have to have a big switch in path_rec_start().
> 
>  - R.
> 

I'm not sure priv->broadcast is always initialized when we start
a path record query. Is there a reason why it is?

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