[PATCH -mm 0/2] RapidIO: Changes to handling of RIO switches

[Bounine, Alexandre]

Micha Nelissen <micha at neli.hopto.org> wrote:
> 
> Bounine, Alexandre wrote:
> > 1. The destid for the switch needs an additional mechanism to share
it
> > among processors in the RIO network,
> 
> ? See comment for 2)
> 
> > 2. It takes ID value away from the pool of available IDs, what will
> 
> It does not take an ID away, it shares it with a connected endpoint to
> that switch. The tag uses one extra bit to identify the device as a
> switch instead of an endpoint. This provides the information to
> unambiguously identify a switch from an endpoint.

OK taking away #2. But do not see how it justifies storing two values of
destid.

And you have just confirmed using CT for unique identification. We
simply have differences in interpretation of CT: you are using component
tag to pass unique identification and I am using CT as a unique
identification. I prefer not to assume any relationship between routing
information and the component tag.

Alex.