> Yikes!   So on a single node, if there are two independent
> applications that join then leave group membership, the first to leave
> will affect the second app?  That's surprising.  Could rdma_cm or some
> other local resource maintain a count and only really drop node
> membership when the count drops to zero?

Reference counting of multicast memberships is maintained by the kernel.  The 
rdma_cm will track join/leave requests correctly.  The mentioned issue only 
applies to applications that send their own MADs directly to the SA (i.e. use 
the umad interface).
 
- Sean
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