[ewg] Re: [ofa-general] RFC: SRC API

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

> On Sun, Jul 29, 2007 at 05:04:31PM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > Hello!
> > Here is an API proposal for support of the SRC
> > (scalable reliable connected) protocol extension in libibverbs.
> > 
> > This adds APIs to:
> > - manage SRC domains
> > 
> > - share SRC domains between processes,
> >   by means of creating a 1:1 association
> >   between an SRC domain and a file.
> > 
> > Notes:
> > - The file is specified by means of a file descriptor,
> >   this makes it possible for the user to manage file
> >   creation/deletion in the most flexible manner
> >   (e.g. tmpfile can be used).
> > 
> > - I envision implementing this sharing mechanism in kernel by means
> >   of a per-device tree, with inode as a key and domain object
> >   as a value.
> >  
> > Please comment.
> Can you provide a pseudo code of an application using this API?
> Especially QP sharing part.

There's no QP sharing here.
You mean SRC domain sharing?

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