Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 9 of 20] ipath - char devices for diagnostics and lightweight subnet management | | From | Roland Dreier <> | | Date | Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:20:15 -0800 |
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Bryan> The ipath_sma.c file supports a lightweight userspace Bryan> subnet management agent (SMA). This is used in deployments Bryan> (such as HPC clusters) where a full Infiniband protocol Bryan> stack is not needed.
I've never understood what forces you to maintain two separate SMAs. Why can't you pick one of the two SMAs and use that unconditionally?
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