linux-kernel - Re: [ofa-general] [PATCH 7/7] IB/ehca: Prevent overwriting QP init attributes given by caller

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Message-ID: <OF50DCEF62.940E3D7F-ONC1257339.005C150A-C1257339.005C4CA8@de.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:48:18 +0200
From:	Hoang-Nam Nguyen <HNGUYEN@...ibm.com>
To:	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>
Cc:	general-bounces@...ts.openfabrics.org,
	Joachim Fenkes <fenkes@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	openib-general@...nib.org,
	Stefan Roscher <ossrosch@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [ofa-general] [PATCH 7/7] IB/ehca: Prevent overwriting QP init
	attributes given by caller

general-bounces@...ts.openfabrics.org wrote on 16.08.2007 18:17:22:

> I don't understand this patch.  <rdma/ib_verbs.h> says this about
> ib_create_qp():
>
>  * @qp_init_attr: A list of initial attributes required to create the
>  *   QP.  If QP creation succeeds, then the attributes are updated to
>  *   the actual capabilities of the created QP.
>
> So it seems the current code is actually correct and your patch breaks
> it??
Yes. That's absolutely true. Please ignore it.
Thanks!
Nam

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