Re: RARP usage

Kanoj,

Yes... similar to the issue with DHCP. It probably is true that the QPN
will not be constant across boots - or, at least it is  likely given no
responses indicating the contrary during the DHCP discussions.

I agree that the draft can be updated to include the caution about
invariant hardware address.  Will update it.

Note that the  draft states the ethertype to be used if RARP is used  but
does not require that RARP be used.

Vivek
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Hi,

In section 3.0 of

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-ipoib-ip-over-infiniband-01.txt


RARP is indicated as one of the valid traffic types. This might lead people
to falsely believe that RARP needs to be implemented on IPoIB. In fact,
this
might not be possible, since there is no mechanism in IBA to allocate the
same QPN to the same interface each time the machine reboots, thus the mac
address defined in the draft is variable across reboots, and thus RARP does
not make sense.

As pointed out in section 2.1.1 in

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-ipoib-dhcp-over-infiniband-05.txt


some implementations might choose to preserve the same QPN for the same
interface (refer to "... if the implementation is designed to keep this
association constant across boots"), and only then RARP might make sense.

I propose some verbiage to the effect of

"Implementation of RARP is optional for IPoIB and is only suggested on
implementations designed to keep the QPN (which is a part of the mac
address) to network interface association constant across boots. If the
implementation does support RARP, it must use the 'ETHER TYPE' specified
in this document."

be added in section 3.0 of the previous draft just after Table 1.

Thanks.

Kanoj
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