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diff --git a/doc/rst/infiniband-diags.8.in.rst b/doc/rst/infiniband-diags.8.in.rst index 6a86ae2..9cd4524 100644 --- a/doc/rst/infiniband-diags.8.in.rst +++ b/doc/rst/infiniband-diags.8.in.rst @@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ may therefore work even in unconfigured subnets. Other, higher level utilities, require LID routed MAD's and to some extent SA/SM access. +THE USE OF SMP's (QP0) +====================== + +Many of the tools in this package rely on the use of SMP's via QP0 to acquire +data directly from hardware. While this mode of operation is not technically +in compliance with the InfiniBand specification, practical experience has found +that this level of diagnostics is valuable when working with a fabric which is +broken or only partially configured. For this reason many of these tools may +require the use of an MKey or operation from Virtual Machines may be restricted +for security reasons. + + COMMON OPTIONS ============== -- 1.7.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rdma" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
