[PATCH] nbft: use the correct interfaces for NBFT connections

stuart hayes stuart.w.hayes at gmail.com
Thu May 28 14:45:10 PDT 2026


On 5/7/2026 3:23 PM, Stuart Hayes wrote:
> The NBFT specifies which network interface should be used to connect to
> each namespace (using the HFI descriptor), but that is currently ignored
> when "nvme connect-all --nbft" is used. If there are namespaces on
> different interfaces, some namespaces can fail to connect, unless the IP
> tables were already set up to route these in the desired way when the
> interface isn't specified.
> 
> Add a bit of logic to look at the HFI descriptors in the NBFT and find the
> network interface to use when connecting each namespace.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stuart Hayes<stuart.w.hayes at gmail.com>

Should I submit this as a PR, rather than sending the patch to this list?

Thanks!






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