Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932205AbWCWKUK (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:20:10 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932337AbWCWKUJ (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:20:09 -0500 Received: from mx.pathscale.com ([64.160.42.68]:52883 "EHLO mx.pathscale.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932205AbWCWKUI (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:20:08 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH 9 of 18] ipath - char devices for diagnostics and lightweight subnet management From: "Bryan O'Sullivan" To: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rdreier@cisco.com, greg@kroah.com, openib-general@openib.org In-Reply-To: <20060323101315.GE1802@mellanox.co.il> 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> <20060323101315.GE1802@mellanox.co.il> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 02:19:59 -0800 Message-Id: <1143109199.6411.73.camel@camp4.serpentine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-2.fc4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 567 Lines: 15 On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 12:13 +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > OK. I gather that much. But why? I'm just trying to figure out the motivation. I don't know for sure, but it's repeated at me in vehement terms when I ask, so someone cares :-) I'll try to find an actual compelling answer when my coworkers are awake.