Quoting Sean Hefty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > To keep the design as flexible as possible, my plan is to implement the > > cache in userspace. The interface to the cache would be via MADs. > > Clients would send their queries to the sa_cache instead of the SA > > itself. The format of the MADs would be essentially identical to those > > used to query the SA itself. Response MADs would contain any requested > > information. If the cache could not satisfy a request, the sa_cache > > would query the SA, update its cache, then return a reply.
Bouncing queries required for e.g. IPoIB or SDP to userspace seems like a deadlock scenario in case userspace is located e.g. on an NFS share. -- MST _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list openib-general@openib.org http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
