Quoting Hal Rosenstock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Subject: Re: [openib-general] Re: [PATCH] Allow setting of NodeDescription > > On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 03:36, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > Would make more sense to initialize node_desc to an empty string > > instead of whatever is programmed in the device flash? > > This creates a way for the remote user to find out that the "echo" > > script above did not run yet, and try again later. > > I think this is the wrong direction to go as the SM may now see many > nodes without any NodeDescription. I don't think the tradeoff to know > that it wasn't set this way is worth it on what it potentially causes to > SM and any management/diagnosic tools.
Sorry, I dont really understand. Does the spec imply NodeDescription must have non-zero bytes? If not, maybe the management/diagnosic tools should be fixed. -- MST _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list [email protected] http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
