On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:33:47 +0000 Sasha Khapyorsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 11:17 Tue 15 Jan , Hal Rosenstock wrote: > > On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 19:20 +0000, Sasha Khapyorsky wrote: > > > On 09:37 Tue 15 Jan , Hal Rosenstock wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 08:47 -0800, Ira Weiny wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:40:33 -0800 > > > > > Hal Rosenstock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 01:43 +0000, Sasha Khapyorsky wrote: > > > > > > > On 17:22 Mon 14 Jan , Hal Rosenstock wrote: > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 00:50 +0000, Sasha Khapyorsky wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 16:05 Mon 14 Jan , Hal Rosenstock wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 15:35 -0800, Ira Weiny wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:23:34 -0800 > > > > > > > > > > > Hal Rosenstock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 10:51 -0800, Ira Weiny wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Hal, thanks for the response. Comments below. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:57:45 -0500 > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Hal Rosenstock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <snip> <snip> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No, MLID is not the group (at least in IBA terms); I was referring > > > > > > to > > > > > > the base SNM MGID (with partition and low 24 bits masked off). > > > > > > > > > > You are right the MLID is not the group. But the patch only creates > > > > > 1 MGID as > > > > > well. > > > > > > > > I think you are confusing internal implementation with the outside view > > > > of what is going on. > > > > > > > > > I think I see where you are coming from but... > > > > > > > > > > Let me ask this. (I think I know the answer but I will ask anyway.) > > > > > If you > > > > > have 3 MGID's (0xFF...1, 0xFF...2, 0xFF...3, 3 actual mgrp structures > > > > > in > > > > > opensm) and you map them all to MLID 0xC001 will a message to 0xC001 > > > > > reach all > > > > > 3 nodes? > > > > > > > > Ignoring the partitioning (and assuming the rates and MTUs are all the > > > > same), then yes. > > > > > > > > Let me ask you this: > > > > Do all IPv6 SNM MGIDs show up when you do SA GetTable for groups ? > > > > > > Let me answer. No. Only first MGID will be shown. > > > > > > I guess it is wrong in terms of IBTA, > > > > Yup; all those MGIDs need to be able to be queried. I _will_ take your word for this, but I am still curious as to who is going to know these MGIDs to be queried? > > > > > but since whole feature is optional > > > I don't think it is a disaster (rather known limitation), and ipv6 not > > > working with big clusters is. > > > > Yes, but IMO we can/should do better than this. > > Nobody said anything against it. Totally agreed. Ira > > > It's not much more work, > > is it ? > > I guess it is more work, don't know for sure yet. > > Sasha > <snip> _______________________________________________ general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
