Re: [PATCH 9 of 20] ipath - char devices for diagnostics and lightweight subnet management

    Bryan> The ipath_sma.c file supports a lightweight userspace
    Bryan> subnet management agent (SMA).  This is used in deployments
    Bryan> (such as HPC clusters) where a full Infiniband protocol
    Bryan> stack is not needed.

I've never understood what forces you to maintain two separate SMAs.
Why can't you pick one of the two SMAs and use that unconditionally?

 - R.
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