[Openib-windows] [IBAL][Patch] reference counter for IOC obj in IOC PnP manager

[Fabian Tillier]

Hi Yossi,

This reply is about the IOC PnP sweep problem...

On 11/17/06, Yossi Leybovich <sleybo at mellanox.co.il> wrote:
> Hi
>
> 1. cases that AL start new sweep before the former sweep finished
> IBAL will not start new sweep if there are queries outstanding
>
> Index: core/al/kernel/al_ioc_pnp.c
> ===================================================================
> --- core/al/kernel/al_ioc_pnp.c (revision 1797)
> +++ core/al/kernel/al_ioc_pnp.c (working copy)
> @@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@
>        case IB_PNP_SM_CHANGE:
>        case IB_PNP_PORT_ACTIVE:
>                /* Initiate a sweep - delay a bit to allow the ports to
> come up. */
> -               if( g_ioc_poll_interval )
> +               if( g_ioc_poll_interval && !gp_ioc_pnp->query_cnt)
>                {
>                        cl_status = cl_timer_start(
> &gp_ioc_pnp->sweep_timer, 250 );
>                        CL_ASSERT( cl_status == CL_SUCCESS );

Is this the only change related to the sweep issue you ran into?

This doesn't fix the port down event for which Alex provided a patch.
It probably makes sense to apply Alex's patch, unless you think it
causes a regression.

- Fab