Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750705AbWCWKMZ (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:12:25 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751118AbWCWKMZ (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:12:25 -0500 Received: from [194.90.237.34] ([194.90.237.34]:64670 "EHLO mtlexch01.mtl.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750990AbWCWKMY (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:12:24 -0500 Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:13:15 +0200 From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" To: "Bryan O'Sullivan" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rdreier@cisco.com, greg@kroah.com, openib-general@openib.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 9 of 18] ipath - char devices for diagnostics and lightweight subnet management Message-ID: <20060323101315.GE1802@mellanox.co.il> Reply-To: "Michael S. Tsirkin" References: <20060323064113.GC9841@mellanox.co.il> <1143103701.6411.21.camel@camp4.serpentine.com> <20060323093713.GB1802@mellanox.co.il> <1143107463.6411.54.camel@camp4.serpentine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1143107463.6411.54.camel@camp4.serpentine.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Mar 2006 10:15:08.0437 (UTC) FILETIME=[A9838C50:01C64E62] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 712 Lines: 18 Quoting r. Bryan O'Sullivan : > > I understand they do, but they could just use the parts of IB stack and > > never notice. > > No, in some cases they want there to not be an IB stack present, which > is not the same thing at all as not caring if it's there. OK. I gather that much. But why? I'm just trying to figure out the motivation. Might this be interesting for our drivers too? -- Michael S. Tsirkin Staff Engineer, Mellanox Technologies - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/