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SubjectRe: [PATCH 7/9] RapidIO: Add handling for PW message from a lost device
Alexandre Bounine wrote:
> Add check if PW message source device is accessible and change PW message
> handler to recover if PW message source device is not available anymore (power
> down or link disconnect).

I am not quite sure what the point is of this patch. What do you need to
recover from?

> To avoid possible loss of notification, the PW message handler scans the route
> back from the source device to identify end of the broken link.

Do you mean if port-writes are dropped? Then they did not reach you in
the first place. If a link in between is broken, the associated switch
will 'complain' and send port-writes, no?

Micha


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