! if( (status = mx_get_info( mx_btl->mx_endpoint, MX_LINE_SPEED, ! &nic_id, sizeof(nic_id),&value, sizeof(int))) != MX_SUCCESS ) {
yes, a NIC ID is required for this call because a host may have multiple NICs with different linespeeds, e.g. a 2G card and a 10G card.
-reese
