RE: [PATCH v5 1/4] IB/netlink: Add defines for local service requests through netlink

Weiny, Ira
2015-06-15T19:02:11Z

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> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 05:24:32AM +0000, Weiny, Ira wrote:
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> > PATH_USE_* is a better name. But I think the defines should be:
> >
> > PATH_USE_ANY (or ALL?)
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> How about PATH_USE_CONNECTED?

I don't want to bikeshed this too much as I'm not really good on names but...

How does "Connected" relate to wanting all available Path options?

Can't a connected transport use a reversible "GMP" path?

I guess that is where I am getting hung up.

Ira

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> > Why not treat unknown type as "ANY/ALL" and return all 6 if possible.
> > If not possible/supported (ie like ibacm) return GMP which is always
> > valid.
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> Make sense to me..
>
> Jason