Re: [openib-general] [PATCH][v3][5/21] Add InfiniBand MAD(management datagram) support

From: Tom Duffy
Date: Tue Dec 14 2004 - 12:15:16 EST


On Mon, 2004-12-13 at 10:09 -0800, Roland Dreier wrote:
> Add support for handling InfiniBand MADs (management datagrams),
> including sending and receiving MADs as well as passing MADs on to
> local agents.
>
> This is required for an SM (subnet manager) to discover and configure
> the host, since the SM's query MADs must be passed to the local SMA
> (subnet management agent). In addition, this support is used by upper
> level protocols to send queries to and receive responses from the SM.

This one didn't make it to lkml. I think it was over the size limit.

-tduffy

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