On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 12:01:57PM -0400, Hal Rosenstock wrote:
> On 8/30/07, Rolf Manderscheid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi Sasha,
> >
> > This patch sets the hop limit for the IPv4 broadcast groups so that 
> > broadcasts work
> > through IB routers.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Rolf Manderscheid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > ---
> >
> > diff --git a/opensm/opensm/osm_prtn.c b/opensm/opensm/osm_prtn.c
> > index 46ee429..fc000b1 100644
> > --- a/opensm/opensm/osm_prtn.c
> > +++ b/opensm/opensm/osm_prtn.c
> > @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ ib_api_status_t osm_prtn_add_mcgroup(osm_log_t * p_log,
> >        mc_rec.pkey = pkey;
> >        mc_rec.rate = (rate ? rate : OSM_DEFAULT_MGRP_RATE) | (2 << 6); /* 
> > 10Gb/sec */
> >        mc_rec.pkt_life = OSM_DEFAULT_SUBNET_TIMEOUT;
> > -       mc_rec.sl_flow_hop = ib_member_set_sl_flow_hop(p->sl, 0, 0);
> > +       mc_rec.sl_flow_hop = ib_member_set_sl_flow_hop(p->sl, 0, 0xff);
> 
> Shouldn't this be based on whether the group is local scope or not ?

If the group has local scope then the hop limit is irrelevant, packets will get
dropped by the router anyway.  I certainly don't object to making the hop limit
conditional on scope if that's the preference.

    Rolf
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