> Wouldn't it make more sense to fix the bonding device or core networking > (wherever the problem is) so that it recomputes the multicast list when > the bonding hardware type changes? After this patch, do we end up with > an IPoIB interface that's not a member of the all hosts multicast group? > (That seems like it would lead to confusing breakage later) > > - R. You are right. The full fix to the example I brought needs to be higher in the stack. I'll see how can I fix it there also.
But bonding is just an example (and I don't have any other yet). The fix in IPoIB prevents starvation of pending multicast addresses if one constantly fails to join. Now, IPoIB assumes that if a join for one mcast group fails then all other joins would fail or otherwise why not let groups a try? I think that this is a wrong assumption. _______________________________________________ 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
