On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 10:28:38AM -0700, Hal Rosenstock wrote: > How might this affect end node operation when there are standard based > routers ? If there are other larger changes for that, then this > particular issue is a red herring.
I think the current thinking in the LWG would allow Sean's patch in the end-nodes to transparently continue working in all the cases it can work, with a little help from the SM. > I do think it's important to try to keep in mind if it is possible to > smooth a migration path for end nodes (and SMs) in terms of prestandard > and standard routers. That's not to say that there should be no changes; > just that it would be nice to be able to tell the two apart and make > intelligent choices based on this. >From an end-node perspective, pre-standard vs standard operation would have to be based on the SM supporting the new capabilities. TBH, I'm not too concerned about continuing to support this pre-standard router hardware we are going to be using at SC|07. It is strictly a development tool to start getting the ULPs in shape. Jason _______________________________________________ general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
