Quoting r. Sean Hefty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Subject: Re: SA cache design > > Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > >>>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. > > The SA itself is implemented in userspace. I don't see any issue here. > > - Sean
Sure, but its not running on the local (possibly diskless) node. -- 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