[ofa-general] Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/4] opensm: using conventional config file

[Al Chu]

Hey Sasha,

Ira and I were chatting.  A few other comments:

1) Many configuration values are not output by default in opensm right
now, mainly b/c it behaves like a cache rather than an configuration
file.  i.e.

        if (p_opts->connect_roots)
                fprintf(opts_file,
                        "# Connect roots (use FALSE if unsure)\n"
                        "connect_roots %s\n\n",
                        p_opts->connect_roots ? "TRUE" : "FALSE");

Going forward w/ a config file, I think these should be output by
default all the time so users know they exist.

2) Will there be an option to specify an alternate configuration file,
i.e. not /etc/opensm/opensm.conf?

Al

On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 01:10 +0000, Sasha Khapyorsky wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is attempt to make some order with OpenSM configuration. Now it
> will use conventional (similar to another programs which may have
> configuration) config ($sysconfig/etc/opensm/opensm.conf) file instead
> of option cache file. Config file for some startup scripts should go
> away. Option '-c' is preserved - it can be useful for config file
> template generation, but OpenSM will not try to read option cache file.
> 
> This is RFC yet. In addition to this we will need to update scripts and
> man pages.
> 
> Any feedback? Thoughts?
> 
> Sasha
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Albert Chu
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