[openib-general] QoS in opensm will not be part of OFED 1.2

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

> Quoting Michael S. Tsirkin <mst at mellanox.co.il>:
> Subject: Re: QoS in opensm will not be part of OFED 1.2
> 
> > > > > I had an AI to check the QoS status with OSM.
> > > > > Conclusions are that QoS support in OpenSM will not be part of OFED 1.2 
> > > > > (I updated the plan on the Wiki)
> > > > > 
> > > > > The reasons for this are:
> > > > > 1. Code not ready at code freeze.
> > > > > 2. There are technical discussion in the list regarding some 
> > > > >    implementation details (e.g. XML or text syntax).
> > > > > 3. SPEC is not published by IBTA yet.
> > > > 
> > > > I think this last reason also applies to the end client QoS changes as
> > > > well.
> > > 
> > > Yes. But the other 2 don't.
> > 
> > Right but I think that precludes it from being included in OFED right
> > now.
> 
> Since the code is already included in OFED, moving it out would violate the feature
> freeze rules, unless there's an actual bug this would fix.

OTOH, you are right in that without SM support we can't claim to have this
feature at all. So, to avoid controversy, I have just removed the QoS patches
from IB core and pushed the code out.

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MST