[openib-general] [PATCH] ib_addr: Handle Ethernet neighbour updates during route resolution.

[Steve Wise]

On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 16:13 +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > Quoting Steve Wise <swise at opengridcomputing.com>:
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH] ib_addr: Handle Ethernet neighbour updates during route resolution.
> > 
> > On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 10:15 +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > > Quoting Steve Wise <swise at opengridcomputing.com>:
> > > > Subject: [PATCH] ib_addr: Handle Ethernet neighbour updates during route resolution.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Handle Ethernet neighbour updates during route resolution.
> > > > 
> > > > The IWCM uses the ib_addr services to do route resolution (neighbour
> > > > discovery in the IP world).  The ib_addr netevent callback routine,
> > > > however, currently only acts on Inifininband neighbour updates.  It needs
> > > > to act on ethernet neighbour updates as well.
> > > > 
> > > > This patch just removes filtering on device type altogether and
> > > > will trigger on any neighour updates where the nud_type is valid.
> > > > This simplifies the code some.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Steve Wise <swise at opengridcomputing.com>
> > > 
> > > BTW, Steve, if this is a patch you want in OFED, pls specify this.
> > > 
> > 
> > Right...sorry: I believe it should go in OFED 1.2 and queued for 2.6.21.
> 
> OK.
> What happens is it conflicts (naturally) with backport
> addr_1_netevents_revert_to_2_6_17.patch.
> 
> So rather than duplicate effort, let's wait till we can pull
> from you the changes that remove addr_1_netevents_revert_to_2_6_17.patch,
> and then put this one in fixes? OK?
> 

Sounds good.