On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 18:51, Sean Hefty wrote: > >We could solve this by implementing a process running on the same node as the > >SA. > >And it's probably not too hard to add a way for opensm to spit out > >the table into an external file when it gets a signal or something. > > I agree that there are ways to solve this, but those solutions won't work with > existing SAs and define a new SA interface. If we're willing to break > compatibility or add extensions, we could also extend the SA to provide better > support for caching. For example, add a new 'path updated' trap.
There is ongoing work here. Stay tuned for IBA 1.2.1 hopefully coming soon... -- Hal > IMO, I don't think that there's a huge issue initially populating the cache. > The problems all seem to fall into keeping it updated. I originally thought > this would have been a bigger deal, but given that ipoib doesn't update its > cache, it doesn't seem to be an issue in practice. > > - Sean > _______________________________________________ > general mailing list > general@lists.openfabrics.org > http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general > > To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general _______________________________________________ general mailing list general@lists.openfabrics.org http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
