[openib-general] [RFC] userspace IB SA support

[Dotan Barak]

Sean Hefty wrote:
> Today, userspace support for SA related operations is limited to the libibmad
> interface, which supports sending and receiving MADs only.  I've been assigned
> with the task of exposing multicast and informinfo support to userspace.
> Specifically, the following functionality is needed:
>
> 1. Join a multicast group - needs to use the ib_sa multicast capability.
> 2. Receive notification of multicast errors.
> 3. Leave a multicast group.
> 4. Register to receive SA events - needs to use the ib_sa notice capability.
> 5. Receive notification of events.
> 6. Deregister from SA events.
>
> Are there any preferences for how this is added?
>   
What about path query or any SA query from the user level ?

Thanks
Dotan