[ofa-general] vendor_id in struct ib_device_attr

Roland Dreier rdreier at cisco.com
Mon Jun 23 12:47:14 PDT 2008


 > If you are using the vendor_id to key sillicon specific optimizations
 > then I'd think it is better to look at the PCI ID rather than the
 > OUI. The OUI belongs to whoever sticks the chip on a card, and has no
 > relation to the sillicon capabilities..

PCI vendor ID is pretty much the same boat though.

OUI at least has the benefit that it's sensible for non-PCI devices such
as IBM ehca.

 - R.



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