On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:13:49 -0700
Jason Gunthorpe <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 03:00:49PM -0700, Ira Weiny wrote:
> 
> > I agree it would be nice if one could issue a combined path and "scan 
> > through"
> > any xCA on the fabric.  However, I don't think it is allowed, nor correct to
> > do so.
> 
> Well, it is explicitly not allowed:
> 
> 2) If Hop Count is non zero and Hop Pointer is in the range 1  Hop        
>    Pointer < Hop Count, this SMI is an intermediate hop in the directed   
>    route portion of the path. If the node is not a switch, the SMI shall  
>    discard the SMP, otherwise the SMI shall alter the contents of the
>    directed route SMP as follows:

I guess I was confused because in the example I gave the Hop Count would be 
zero so the above did not apply.  That is why I went off looking for other 
explanations.

Regardless I think we are all in agreement.  :-D

Ira

> 
> > Even if this is considered vague there would be a problem a xCA was allowed.
> 
> That sort of behavior is explicitly disallowed in other cases, like
> reading port info.
> 
> Jason
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