Sean Hefty wrote: > Caitlin Bestler wrote: >> No it doesn't map to the physical port, it just typically maps to a >> physical port. It maps to an L2 endpoint. The ethernet portion of >> the device may be doing binding. >> >> In either case, the L2 endpoint can have multiple IP addresses, but >> it always has a primary IP address. > > I can't find where iwcm_port::local_addr is set or used. > Maybe it can just be removed? In fact, I can't even figure > out how iwcm_port is used, or even iwcm_device for that > matter. Are these used outside of this particular patch > somehow, or am I just missing where they're used? > > - Sean
The local_addr is reported to the application in a connection request. The application may behave differently based on what local_addr is. For example an http/ftp server may provide different content based upon which IP alias that was used to connect with it. _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list [email protected] http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
