[ofa-general] Re: [PATCH] for-2.6.23 ib/umad: add partition support

[Sean Hefty]

>This assumes an open file desriptor per-pkey, so the proposed API
>extension umad_set_pkey would have to be changed to be per-port rather
>than per-mad. But I think this is a better API, too: most apps
>likely work within a single partition.

I don't think this is true for apps that use the userspace MAD interface (e.g.
opensm).

Beyond that, this approach doesn't work for receiving MADs on different PKeys.

- Sean