> >> OPA path records need to be converted to IB path records > >> during a connection request. If the slid/dlid fields in the > >> OPA path records are extended, the resulting converted IB > >> path records will have the corresponding GIDs populated as > >> OPA GIDs > > > > I'm getting lost. Why is a conversion from OPA PRs to IB PRs > needed? > > > > If the OPA path record contained extended LIDS then the SGID/DGID > fields > of the IB path record would contain OPA GIDS. But *why* is the conversion necessary? The CM doesn't send/receive PRs. And the interface to the CM should be able to handle either. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rdma" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
