Re: "ibstat -l" displays CA device list in an unsorted order

[Jens Domke <jens.domke@riken.jp>]

Dear Leon,

with all due respect, but if you don't want to be part of the solution,
then please at least stop being part of the problem!

I (and highly likely many other admins out there who don't follow this
list) am in full support of Haim's request for sorted output.

Not everything can/will be pinned down in a manpage, but if you insist
then sure someone can submit a amendment to the ibstat documentation
which demands alphanumeric sorting for the NICs/ports.

Best,
Jens


On 2/25/20 6:18 PM, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 10:36:05AM +0200, Haim Boozaglo wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 2/25/2020 9:48 AM, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
>>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 08:06:56PM +0200, Haim Boozaglo wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> When running "ibstat" or "ibstat -l", the output of CA device list
>>>> is displayed in an unsorted order.
>>>>
>>>> Before pull request #561, ibstat displayed the CA device list sorted in
>>>> alphabetical order.
>>>>
>>>> The problem is that users expect to have the output sorted in alphabetical
>>>> order and now they get it not as expected (in an unsorted order).
>>>
>>> Do we have anything written in official man pages about this expectation?
>>> I don't think so, there is nothing "to fix".
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> Haim Boozaglo.
>>
>> Ok, but for many years people got used to getting sorted output in
>> alphabetical order and now they don't get it.
> 
> Like for many other things, those people will adapt.
> 
> Thanks
>