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From: "Allen Hubbe" <Allen.Hubbe@dell.com>
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Subject: RE: New NTB API Issue
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:01:50 -0400
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To: 'Logan Gunthorpe' <logang@deltatee.com>, 'Serge Semin' <fancer.lancer@gmail.com>
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From: Logan Gunthorpe
> Hey,
> 
> Thanks Serge for the detailed explanation. This is pretty much exactly
> as I had thought it should be interpreted. My only problem remains that
> my hardware can't provide ntb_mw_get_align until the port it is asking
> about has configured itself. The easiest way to solve this is to only
> allow access when the link to that port is up. It's not a complicated
> change and would actually simplify ntb_transport and ntb_perf a little.
> 
> Is this ok with you Allen? If it is, I can include a patch in my next
> switchtec submission.

Ok.

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Logan