RE: [PATCH v4 0/4] Sending kernel pathrecord query to user cache server

Hefty, Sean
2015-06-10T15:21:15Z

> While this appears to address the current upstream use model for ACM
> with it's multicast overlay backend where PRs are static, it does not
> appear to address PR changes.

Although this ties into ibacm, from the viewpoint of the kernel, there's no requirement on the user space implementation.

> Should aging/revalidation of PRs be supported ? If so, would this make
> PRs similar at "high" level to IP neighbor cache in kernel ?

This is requesting a new feature not supported by anything in the kernel today, and would seem to fall well outside the scope of the suggested changes. Is there a specific issue in the patches that you are seeing related to this?