> >>> In Oracle, we have some tests where we enable 16 VFs on an HCA > (actually, any number), and use these VFs in a bare-metal fashion, > i.e., we have 34 IPoIB devices and no VMs. > >>> > >>> In this case, the above ibacm limitation hits us. This because we > will have 17 IP addresses associated with the triple Node GUID, Port > #, and pkey. The Node GUID is the very same for all the VFs. > >>> > >>> Would it make better sense for ibacm to use the tuple Port GUID > and pkey to designate and endpoint instead? > > Well, just chatted with Bjørn Dag (BD) here. He mentioned that the > reason for choosing the Node GUID could be suport for APM. Is that so? No, APM wasn't a consideration. I think port guid would work okay.
