[Openib-windows] RE: IBDM and IBMgtSim Proposal Comments

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Thu, 2005-07-07 at 17:35, Hal Rosenstock wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-07-07 at 17:26, Fab Tillier wrote:
> > > So it appears there are 3 choices:
> > > 1. Port OpenIB Linux libraries to Windows and OpenIB Linux "diags" port
> > > as well (second part is less work than next alternative)
> > > 2. Port OpenIB Linux diagnostics to OSM vendor layer
> > > 3. No OpenIB "Linux" diagnostics in the windows environment
> > 
> > What about:
> > 4. Port OpenIB Linux "diags" to Windows/IBAL.
> > 
> > Seems like a pretty obvious choice, and what I've been talking about in my
> > previous emails.
> 
> Yes, that is another alternative but is similar to choice 2 in terms of
> affecting all the applications.

One more thing about approach 4:

One downside of this approach is that these tools would not work with
the Mellanox simulator as that simulator relies on the OSM vendor layer.

This is not to advocate approach 2 over approach 4 but just trying to
articulate what the end result would be.

-- Hal